apparire — Italian conjugation
to appear
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 | appaio | I appear |
| tu | appari | you appear |
| lui/lei | appare | he/she/it appears |
| noi | appariamo | we appear |
| voi | apparite | you (pl.) appear |
| loro | appaiono | they appear |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Irregular
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 | apparvi | I appeared |
| tu | apparisti | you appeared |
| lui/lei | apparve | he/she/it appeared |
| noi | apparimmo | we appeared |
| voi | appariste | you (pl.) appeared |
| loro | apparvero | they appeared |
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 | apparivo |
| tu | apparivi |
| lui/lei | appariva |
| noi | apparivamo |
| voi | apparivate |
| loro | apparivano |
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 | apparirei | I would appear |
| tu | appariresti | you would appear |
| lui/lei | apparirebbe | he/she/it would appear |
| noi | appariremmo | we would appear |
| voi | apparireste | you (pl.) would appear |
| loro | apparirebbero | they would appear |
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 | apparirò | I will appear |
| tu | apparirai | you will appear |
| lui/lei | apparirà | he/she/it will appear |
| noi | appariremo | we will appear |
| voi | apparirete | you (pl.) will appear |
| loro | appariranno | they will appear |
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 | sono apparso/a | I have appeared |
| tu | sei apparso/a | you have appeared |
| lui/lei | è apparso/a | he/she/it has appeared |
| noi | siamo apparsi/e | we have appeared |
| voi | siete apparsi/e | you (pl.) have appeared |
| loro | sono apparsi/e | they have appeared |
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 | ero apparso/a | I had appeared |
| tu | eri apparso/a | you had appeared |
| lui/lei | era apparso/a | he/she/it had appeared |
| noi | eravamo apparsi/e | we had appeared |
| voi | eravate apparsi/e | you (pl.) had appeared |
| loro | erano apparsi/e | they had appeared |
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 | sarei apparso/a |
| tu | saresti apparso/a |
| lui/lei | sarebbe apparso/a |
| noi | saremmo apparsi/e |
| voi | sareste apparsi/e |
| loro | sarebbero apparsi/e |
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 | sarò apparso/a | I will have appeared |
| tu | sarai apparso/a | you will have appeared |
| lui/lei | sarà apparso/a | he/she/it will have appeared |
| noi | saremo apparsi/e | we will have appeared |
| voi | sarete apparsi/e | you (pl.) will have appeared |
| loro | saranno apparsi/e | they will have appeared |
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 | appaia |
| tu | appaia |
| lui/lei | appaia |
| noi | appariamo |
| voi | appariate |
| loro | appaiano |
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 | apparissi |
| tu | apparissi |
| lui/lei | apparisse |
| noi | apparissimo |
| voi | appariste |
| loro | apparissero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Irregular
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 | appari |
| lui/lei | appaia |
| noi | appariamo |
| voi | apparite |
| loro | appaiano |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Irregular
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 apparire |
| lui/lei | non appaia |
| noi | non appariamo |
| voi | non apparite |
| loro | non appaiano |