appendere — Italian conjugation
to hang (something up on something else); to pin up
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 | appendo | I hang |
| tu | appendi | you hang |
| lui/lei | appende | he/she/it hangs |
| noi | appendiamo | we hang |
| voi | appendete | you (pl.) hang |
| loro | appendono | they hang |
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 | appesi | I hung |
| tu | appendesti | you hung |
| lui/lei | appese | he/she/it hung |
| noi | appendemmo | we hung |
| voi | appendeste | you (pl.) hung |
| loro | appesero | they hung |
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 | appendevo |
| tu | appendevi |
| lui/lei | appendeva |
| noi | appendevamo |
| voi | appendevate |
| loro | appendevano |
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 | appenderei | I would hang |
| tu | appenderesti | you would hang |
| lui/lei | appenderebbe | he/she/it would hang |
| noi | appenderemmo | we would hang |
| voi | appendereste | you (pl.) would hang |
| loro | appenderebbero | they would hang |
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 | appenderò | I will hang |
| tu | appenderai | you will hang |
| lui/lei | appenderà | he/she/it will hang |
| noi | appenderemo | we will hang |
| voi | appenderete | you (pl.) will hang |
| loro | appenderanno | they will hang |
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 appeso | I have hung |
| tu | hai appeso | you have hung |
| lui/lei | ha appeso | he/she/it has hung |
| noi | abbiamo appeso | we have hung |
| voi | avete appeso | you (pl.) have hung |
| loro | hanno appeso | they have hung |
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 appeso | I had hung |
| tu | avevi appeso | you had hung |
| lui/lei | aveva appeso | he/she/it had hung |
| noi | avevamo appeso | we had hung |
| voi | avevate appeso | you (pl.) had hung |
| loro | avevano appeso | they had hung |
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 appeso |
| tu | avresti appeso |
| lui/lei | avrebbe appeso |
| noi | avremmo appeso |
| voi | avreste appeso |
| loro | avrebbero appeso |
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 appeso | I will have hung |
| tu | avrai appeso | you will have hung |
| lui/lei | avrà appeso | he/she/it will have hung |
| noi | avremo appeso | we will have hung |
| voi | avrete appeso | you (pl.) will have hung |
| loro | avranno appeso | they will have hung |
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 | appenda |
| tu | appenda |
| lui/lei | appenda |
| noi | appendiamo |
| voi | appendiate |
| loro | appendano |
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 | appendessi |
| tu | appendessi |
| lui/lei | appendesse |
| noi | appendessimo |
| voi | appendeste |
| loro | appendessero |
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 | appendi |
| lui/lei | appenda |
| noi | appendiamo |
| voi | appendete |
| loro | appendano |
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 appendere |
| lui/lei | non appenda |
| noi | non appendiamo |
| voi | non appendete |
| loro | non appendano |