archiviare — Italian conjugation
to archive
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 | archivio | I archive |
| tu | archivi | you archive |
| lui/lei | archivia | he/she/it archives |
| noi | archiviamo | we archive |
| voi | archiviate | you (pl.) archive |
| loro | archiviano | they archive |
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 | archiviai | I archived |
| tu | archiviasti | you archived |
| lui/lei | archiviò | he/she/it archived |
| noi | archiviammo | we archived |
| voi | archiviaste | you (pl.) archived |
| loro | archiviarono | they archived |
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 | archiviavo |
| tu | archiviavi |
| lui/lei | archiviava |
| noi | archiviavamo |
| voi | archiviavate |
| loro | archiviavano |
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 | archivierei | I would archive |
| tu | archivieresti | you would archive |
| lui/lei | archivierebbe | he/she/it would archive |
| noi | archivieremmo | we would archive |
| voi | archiviereste | you (pl.) would archive |
| loro | archivierebbero | they would archive |
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 | archivierò | I will archive |
| tu | archivierai | you will archive |
| lui/lei | archivierà | he/she/it will archive |
| noi | archivieremo | we will archive |
| voi | archivierete | you (pl.) will archive |
| loro | archivieranno | they will archive |
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 archiviato | I have archived |
| tu | hai archiviato | you have archived |
| lui/lei | ha archiviato | he/she/it has archived |
| noi | abbiamo archiviato | we have archived |
| voi | avete archiviato | you (pl.) have archived |
| loro | hanno archiviato | they have archived |
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 archiviato | I had archived |
| tu | avevi archiviato | you had archived |
| lui/lei | aveva archiviato | he/she/it had archived |
| noi | avevamo archiviato | we had archived |
| voi | avevate archiviato | you (pl.) had archived |
| loro | avevano archiviato | they had archived |
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 archiviato |
| tu | avresti archiviato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe archiviato |
| noi | avremmo archiviato |
| voi | avreste archiviato |
| loro | avrebbero archiviato |
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 archiviato | I will have archived |
| tu | avrai archiviato | you will have archived |
| lui/lei | avrà archiviato | he/she/it will have archived |
| noi | avremo archiviato | we will have archived |
| voi | avrete archiviato | you (pl.) will have archived |
| loro | avranno archiviato | they will have archived |
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 | archivi |
| tu | archivi |
| lui/lei | archivi |
| noi | archiviamo |
| voi | archiviate |
| loro | archivino |
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 | archiviassi |
| tu | archiviassi |
| lui/lei | archiviasse |
| noi | archiviassimo |
| voi | archiviaste |
| loro | archiviassero |
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 | archivia |
| lui/lei | archivi |
| noi | archiviamo |
| voi | archiviate |
| loro | archivino |
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 archiviare |
| lui/lei | non archivi |
| noi | non archiviamo |
| voi | non archiviate |
| loro | non archivino |