amplificare — Italian conjugation
to amplify
Indicative
Present (Presente) Irregular
The presente covers habits, ongoing situations, and plans about to start — much like English “I study” and “I am studying”. One present tense does both in Italian.
Lavora da casa tre giorni a settimana.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | amplifico | I amplify |
| tu | amplifichi | you amplify |
| lui/lei | amplifica | he/she/it amplifies |
| noi | amplifichiamo | we amplify |
| voi | amplificate | you (pl.) amplify |
| loro | amplificano | they amplify |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Regular
The passato remoto tells a completed, narrative past, especially in the south and in literature. The passato prossimo is the normal spoken past in the north, so you choose register and region, not a difference in time alone.
Quella sera arrivò tardi, senza alibi.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | amplificai | I amplified |
| tu | amplificasti | you amplified |
| lui/lei | amplificò | he/she/it amplified |
| noi | amplificammo | we amplified |
| voi | amplificaste | you (pl.) amplified |
| loro | amplificarono | they amplified |
Imperfect (Imperfetto) Regular
The imperfetto is for incomplete past actions, context, and repeated or habitual situations without a clear end. The passato prossimo, not the remoto, is its usual “event” partner in speech.
Da bambina passavo le estati al mare.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | amplificavo |
| tu | amplificavi |
| lui/lei | amplificava |
| noi | amplificavamo |
| voi | amplificavate |
| loro | amplificavano |
Conditional (Condizionale) Regular
The condizionale is for polite “would you…”, first-condition hypotheticals, and reported future from a past point of view. The classic if-chain is se + imperfetto → condizionale.
Potresti alzare un poco la voce?
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | amplificherei | I would amplify |
| tu | amplificheresti | you would amplify |
| lui/lei | amplificherebbe | he/she/it would amplify |
| noi | amplificheremmo | we would amplify |
| voi | amplifichereste | you (pl.) would amplify |
| loro | amplificherebbero | they would amplify |
Future (Futuro semplice) Irregular
The futuro semplice is for predictions and far decisions. In speech you often hear the present (with a time adverb) or a paraphrase, and a famous trick is the futuro di probabilità for a present guess: saranno le tre.
Domani partiremo all'alba.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | amplificherò | I will amplify |
| tu | amplificherai | you will amplify |
| lui/lei | amplificherà | he/she/it will amplify |
| noi | amplificheremo | we will amplify |
| voi | amplificherete | you (pl.) will amplify |
| loro | amplificheranno | they will amplify |
Present perfect (Passato prossimo) Regular
The passato prossimo is the workhorse preterit-like past in the north and in everyday Italian: avere/essere + participle, essere for reflexives, motion, and other change-of-state patterns.
Siamo andati a piedi, poi abbiamo preso l'autobus.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | ho amplificato | I have amplified |
| tu | hai amplificato | you have amplified |
| lui/lei | ha amplificato | he/she/it has amplified |
| noi | abbiamo amplificato | we have amplified |
| voi | avete amplificato | you (pl.) have amplified |
| loro | hanno amplificato | they have amplified |
Pluperfect (Trapassato prossimo) Regular
The trapassato prossimo is “further in the past than another past” — the Italian pluperfect. It pairs with a main past clause to mark sequence.
Avevamo già mangiato quando suonò il telefono.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avevo amplificato | I had amplified |
| tu | avevi amplificato | you had amplified |
| lui/lei | aveva amplificato | he/she/it had amplified |
| noi | avevamo amplificato | we had amplified |
| voi | avevate amplificato | you (pl.) had amplified |
| loro | avevano amplificato | they had amplified |
Conditional perfect (Condizionale passato) Regular
The condizionale passato is for unreal or missed past results and often appears with se + trapassato prossimo in the protasis.
Avrei accettato, se mi avessero avvisato in tempo.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | avrei amplificato |
| tu | avresti amplificato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe amplificato |
| noi | avremmo amplificato |
| voi | avreste amplificato |
| loro | avrebbero amplificato |
Future perfect (Futuro anteriore) Regular
The futuro anteriore says something will already be over before a still-later future, or, like the French, can express a logical guess about a past result.
Entro le cinque, avrà già lasciato l'ufficio.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avrò amplificato | I will have amplified |
| tu | avrai amplificato | you will have amplified |
| lui/lei | avrà amplificato | he/she/it will have amplified |
| noi | avremo amplificato | we will have amplified |
| voi | avrete amplificato | you (pl.) will have amplified |
| loro | avranno amplificato | they will have amplified |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Irregular
The congiuntivo presente is required after many verbs and fixed phrases of will, fear, purpose, and doubt. Impersonal and semi-impersonal triggers (è importante che) also force the subjunctive mood.
Penso che sia la scelta giusta.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | amplifichi |
| tu | amplifichi |
| lui/lei | amplifichi |
| noi | amplifichiamo |
| voi | amplifichiate |
| loro | amplifichino |
Imperfect subjunctive (Congiuntivo imperfetto) Regular
The congiuntivo imperfetto is the past of the congiuntivo system after a past matrix clause and in se + congi. imperf. → condizionale with unreal conditions.
Se avessi più tempo, viaggerei ogni mese.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | amplificassi |
| tu | amplificassi |
| lui/lei | amplificasse |
| noi | amplificassimo |
| voi | amplificaste |
| loro | amplificassero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Regular
The affirmative imperativo reuses the tu form as 3sg for -are verbs, while other conjugations use the normal tu present. It is the direct command register.
Raccontami com'è andata l'esame.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | amplifica |
| lui/lei | amplifichi |
| noi | amplifichiamo |
| voi | amplificate |
| loro | amplifichino |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular
Negative commands use non + full infinitive in modern Italian, which is a distinctive rule compared to other Romance languages. Polite or indirect “please don’t” can still soften the tone in context.
Non aprire quella finestra, per favore.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | non amplificare |
| lui/lei | non amplifichi |
| noi | non amplifichiamo |
| voi | non amplificate |
| loro | non amplifichino |