appellare — Italian conjugation
to appeal
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 | appello | I appeal |
| tu | appelli | you appeal |
| lui/lei | appella | he/she/it appeals |
| noi | appelliamo | we appeal |
| voi | appellate | you (pl.) appeal |
| loro | appellano | they appeal |
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 | appellai | I appealed |
| tu | appellasti | you appealed |
| lui/lei | appellò | he/she/it appealed |
| noi | appellammo | we appealed |
| voi | appellaste | you (pl.) appealed |
| loro | appellarono | they appealed |
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 | appellavo |
| tu | appellavi |
| lui/lei | appellava |
| noi | appellavamo |
| voi | appellavate |
| loro | appellavano |
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 | appellerei | I would appeal |
| tu | appelleresti | you would appeal |
| lui/lei | appellerebbe | he/she/it would appeal |
| noi | appelleremmo | we would appeal |
| voi | appellereste | you (pl.) would appeal |
| loro | appellerebbero | they would appeal |
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 | appellerò | I will appeal |
| tu | appellerai | you will appeal |
| lui/lei | appellerà | he/she/it will appeal |
| noi | appelleremo | we will appeal |
| voi | appellerete | you (pl.) will appeal |
| loro | appelleranno | they will appeal |
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 appellato | I have appealed |
| tu | hai appellato | you have appealed |
| lui/lei | ha appellato | he/she/it has appealed |
| noi | abbiamo appellato | we have appealed |
| voi | avete appellato | you (pl.) have appealed |
| loro | hanno appellato | they have appealed |
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 appellato | I had appealed |
| tu | avevi appellato | you had appealed |
| lui/lei | aveva appellato | he/she/it had appealed |
| noi | avevamo appellato | we had appealed |
| voi | avevate appellato | you (pl.) had appealed |
| loro | avevano appellato | they had appealed |
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 appellato |
| tu | avresti appellato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe appellato |
| noi | avremmo appellato |
| voi | avreste appellato |
| loro | avrebbero appellato |
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 appellato | I will have appealed |
| tu | avrai appellato | you will have appealed |
| lui/lei | avrà appellato | he/she/it will have appealed |
| noi | avremo appellato | we will have appealed |
| voi | avrete appellato | you (pl.) will have appealed |
| loro | avranno appellato | they will have appealed |
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 | appelli |
| tu | appelli |
| lui/lei | appelli |
| noi | appelliamo |
| voi | appelliate |
| loro | appellino |
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 | appellassi |
| tu | appellassi |
| lui/lei | appellasse |
| noi | appellassimo |
| voi | appellaste |
| loro | appellassero |
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 | appella |
| lui/lei | appelli |
| noi | appelliamo |
| voi | appellate |
| loro | appellino |
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 appellare |
| lui/lei | non appelli |
| noi | non appelliamo |
| voi | non appellate |
| loro | non appellino |