ansare — Italian conjugation
to gasp
Indicative
Present (Presente) Regular
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 | anso | I gasp |
| tu | ansi | you gasp |
| lui/lei | ansa | he/she/it gasps |
| noi | ansiamo | we gasp |
| voi | ansate | you (pl.) gasp |
| loro | ansano | they gasp |
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 | ansai | I gasped |
| tu | ansasti | you gasped |
| lui/lei | ansò | he/she/it gasped |
| noi | ansammo | we gasped |
| voi | ansaste | you (pl.) gasped |
| loro | ansarono | they gasped |
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 | ansavo |
| tu | ansavi |
| lui/lei | ansava |
| noi | ansavamo |
| voi | ansavate |
| loro | ansavano |
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 | anserei | I would gasp |
| tu | anseresti | you would gasp |
| lui/lei | anserebbe | he/she/it would gasp |
| noi | anseremmo | we would gasp |
| voi | ansereste | you (pl.) would gasp |
| loro | anserebbero | they would gasp |
Future (Futuro semplice) Regular
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 | anserò | I will gasp |
| tu | anserai | you will gasp |
| lui/lei | anserà | he/she/it will gasp |
| noi | anseremo | we will gasp |
| voi | anserete | you (pl.) will gasp |
| loro | anseranno | they will gasp |
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 ansato | I have gasped |
| tu | hai ansato | you have gasped |
| lui/lei | ha ansato | he/she/it has gasped |
| noi | abbiamo ansato | we have gasped |
| voi | avete ansato | you (pl.) have gasped |
| loro | hanno ansato | they have gasped |
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 ansato | I had gasped |
| tu | avevi ansato | you had gasped |
| lui/lei | aveva ansato | he/she/it had gasped |
| noi | avevamo ansato | we had gasped |
| voi | avevate ansato | you (pl.) had gasped |
| loro | avevano ansato | they had gasped |
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 ansato |
| tu | avresti ansato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe ansato |
| noi | avremmo ansato |
| voi | avreste ansato |
| loro | avrebbero ansato |
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 ansato | I will have gasped |
| tu | avrai ansato | you will have gasped |
| lui/lei | avrà ansato | he/she/it will have gasped |
| noi | avremo ansato | we will have gasped |
| voi | avrete ansato | you (pl.) will have gasped |
| loro | avranno ansato | they will have gasped |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Regular
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 | ansi |
| tu | ansi |
| lui/lei | ansi |
| noi | ansiamo |
| voi | ansiate |
| loro | ansino |
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 | ansassi |
| tu | ansassi |
| lui/lei | ansasse |
| noi | ansassimo |
| voi | ansaste |
| loro | ansassero |
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 | ansa |
| lui/lei | ansi |
| noi | ansiamo |
| voi | ansate |
| loro | ansino |
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 ansare |
| lui/lei | non ansi |
| noi | non ansiamo |
| voi | non ansate |
| loro | non ansino |