annunciare — Italian conjugation
to announce
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 | annuncio | I announce |
| tu | annunci | you announce |
| lui/lei | annuncia | he/she/it announces |
| noi | annunciamo | we announce |
| voi | annunciate | you (pl.) announce |
| loro | annunciano | they announce |
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 | annunciai | I announced |
| tu | annunciasti | you announced |
| lui/lei | annunciò | he/she/it announced |
| noi | annunciammo | we announced |
| voi | annunciaste | you (pl.) announced |
| loro | annunciarono | they announced |
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 | annunciavo |
| tu | annunciavi |
| lui/lei | annunciava |
| noi | annunciavamo |
| voi | annunciavate |
| loro | annunciavano |
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 | annuncerei | I would announce |
| tu | annunceresti | you would announce |
| lui/lei | annuncerebbe | he/she/it would announce |
| noi | annunceremmo | we would announce |
| voi | annuncereste | you (pl.) would announce |
| loro | annuncerebbero | they would announce |
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 | annuncerò | I will announce |
| tu | annuncerai | you will announce |
| lui/lei | annuncerà | he/she/it will announce |
| noi | annunceremo | we will announce |
| voi | annuncerete | you (pl.) will announce |
| loro | annunceranno | they will announce |
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 annunciato | I have announced |
| tu | hai annunciato | you have announced |
| lui/lei | ha annunciato | he/she/it has announced |
| noi | abbiamo annunciato | we have announced |
| voi | avete annunciato | you (pl.) have announced |
| loro | hanno annunciato | they have announced |
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 annunciato | I had announced |
| tu | avevi annunciato | you had announced |
| lui/lei | aveva annunciato | he/she/it had announced |
| noi | avevamo annunciato | we had announced |
| voi | avevate annunciato | you (pl.) had announced |
| loro | avevano annunciato | they had announced |
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 annunciato |
| tu | avresti annunciato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe annunciato |
| noi | avremmo annunciato |
| voi | avreste annunciato |
| loro | avrebbero annunciato |
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 annunciato | I will have announced |
| tu | avrai annunciato | you will have announced |
| lui/lei | avrà annunciato | he/she/it will have announced |
| noi | avremo annunciato | we will have announced |
| voi | avrete annunciato | you (pl.) will have announced |
| loro | avranno annunciato | they will have announced |
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 | annunci |
| tu | annunci |
| lui/lei | annunci |
| noi | annunciamo |
| voi | annunciate |
| loro | annuncino |
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 | annunciassi |
| tu | annunciassi |
| lui/lei | annunciasse |
| noi | annunciassimo |
| voi | annunciaste |
| loro | annunciassero |
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 | annuncia |
| lui/lei | annunci |
| noi | annunciamo |
| voi | annunciate |
| loro | annuncino |
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 annunciare |
| lui/lei | non annunci |
| noi | non annunciamo |
| voi | non annunciate |
| loro | non annuncino |