appassire — Italian conjugation
to wither
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 | appassisco | I wither |
| tu | appassisci | you wither |
| lui/lei | appassisce | he/she/it withers |
| noi | appassiamo | we wither |
| voi | appassite | you (pl.) wither |
| loro | appassiscono | they wither |
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 | appassii | I withered |
| tu | appassisti | you withered |
| lui/lei | appassì | he/she/it withered |
| noi | appassimmo | we withered |
| voi | appassiste | you (pl.) withered |
| loro | appassirono | they withered |
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 | appassivo |
| tu | appassivi |
| lui/lei | appassiva |
| noi | appassivamo |
| voi | appassivate |
| loro | appassivano |
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 | appassirei | I would wither |
| tu | appassiresti | you would wither |
| lui/lei | appassirebbe | he/she/it would wither |
| noi | appassiremmo | we would wither |
| voi | appassireste | you (pl.) would wither |
| loro | appassirebbero | they would wither |
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 | appassirò | I will wither |
| tu | appassirai | you will wither |
| lui/lei | appassirà | he/she/it will wither |
| noi | appassiremo | we will wither |
| voi | appassirete | you (pl.) will wither |
| loro | appassiranno | they will wither |
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 appassito/a | I have withered |
| tu | sei appassito/a | you have withered |
| lui/lei | è appassito/a | he/she/it has withered |
| noi | siamo appassiti/e | we have withered |
| voi | siete appassiti/e | you (pl.) have withered |
| loro | sono appassiti/e | they have withered |
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 appassito/a | I had withered |
| tu | eri appassito/a | you had withered |
| lui/lei | era appassito/a | he/she/it had withered |
| noi | eravamo appassiti/e | we had withered |
| voi | eravate appassiti/e | you (pl.) had withered |
| loro | erano appassiti/e | they had withered |
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 appassito/a |
| tu | saresti appassito/a |
| lui/lei | sarebbe appassito/a |
| noi | saremmo appassiti/e |
| voi | sareste appassiti/e |
| loro | sarebbero appassiti/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 appassito/a | I will have withered |
| tu | sarai appassito/a | you will have withered |
| lui/lei | sarà appassito/a | he/she/it will have withered |
| noi | saremo appassiti/e | we will have withered |
| voi | sarete appassiti/e | you (pl.) will have withered |
| loro | saranno appassiti/e | they will have withered |
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 | appassisca |
| tu | appassisca |
| lui/lei | appassisca |
| noi | appassiamo |
| voi | appassiate |
| loro | appassiscano |
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 | appassissi |
| tu | appassissi |
| lui/lei | appassisse |
| noi | appassissimo |
| voi | appassiste |
| loro | appassissero |
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 | appassisci |
| lui/lei | appassisca |
| noi | appassiamo |
| voi | appassite |
| loro | appassiscano |
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 appassire |
| lui/lei | non appassisca |
| noi | non appassiamo |
| voi | non appassite |
| loro | non appassiscano |