anticipare — Italian conjugation
to bring forward, to anticipate; to advance (money)
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 | anticipo | I bring forward |
| tu | anticipi | you bring forward |
| lui/lei | anticipa | he/she/it brings forward |
| noi | anticipiamo | we bring forward |
| voi | anticipate | you (pl.) bring forward |
| loro | anticipano | they bring forward |
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 | anticipai | I brought forward |
| tu | anticipasti | you brought forward |
| lui/lei | anticipò | he/she/it brought forward |
| noi | anticipammo | we brought forward |
| voi | anticipaste | you (pl.) brought forward |
| loro | anticiparono | they brought forward |
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 | anticipavo |
| tu | anticipavi |
| lui/lei | anticipava |
| noi | anticipavamo |
| voi | anticipavate |
| loro | anticipavano |
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 | anticiperei | I would bring forward |
| tu | anticiperesti | you would bring forward |
| lui/lei | anticiperebbe | he/she/it would bring forward |
| noi | anticiperemmo | we would bring forward |
| voi | anticipereste | you (pl.) would bring forward |
| loro | anticiperebbero | they would bring forward |
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 | anticiperò | I will bring forward |
| tu | anticiperai | you will bring forward |
| lui/lei | anticiperà | he/she/it will bring forward |
| noi | anticiperemo | we will bring forward |
| voi | anticiperete | you (pl.) will bring forward |
| loro | anticiperanno | they will bring forward |
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 anticipato | I have brought forward |
| tu | hai anticipato | you have brought forward |
| lui/lei | ha anticipato | he/she/it has brought forward |
| noi | abbiamo anticipato | we have brought forward |
| voi | avete anticipato | you (pl.) have brought forward |
| loro | hanno anticipato | they have brought forward |
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 anticipato | I had brought forward |
| tu | avevi anticipato | you had brought forward |
| lui/lei | aveva anticipato | he/she/it had brought forward |
| noi | avevamo anticipato | we had brought forward |
| voi | avevate anticipato | you (pl.) had brought forward |
| loro | avevano anticipato | they had brought forward |
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 anticipato |
| tu | avresti anticipato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe anticipato |
| noi | avremmo anticipato |
| voi | avreste anticipato |
| loro | avrebbero anticipato |
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 anticipato | I will have brought forward |
| tu | avrai anticipato | you will have brought forward |
| lui/lei | avrà anticipato | he/she/it will have brought forward |
| noi | avremo anticipato | we will have brought forward |
| voi | avrete anticipato | you (pl.) will have brought forward |
| loro | avranno anticipato | they will have brought forward |
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 | anticipi |
| tu | anticipi |
| lui/lei | anticipi |
| noi | anticipiamo |
| voi | anticipiate |
| loro | anticipino |
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 | anticipassi |
| tu | anticipassi |
| lui/lei | anticipasse |
| noi | anticipassimo |
| voi | anticipaste |
| loro | anticipassero |
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 | anticipa |
| lui/lei | anticipi |
| noi | anticipiamo |
| voi | anticipate |
| loro | anticipino |
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 anticipare |
| lui/lei | non anticipi |
| noi | non anticipiamo |
| voi | non anticipate |
| loro | non anticipino |