armare — Italian conjugation
to arm
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 | armo | I arm |
| tu | armi | you arm |
| lui/lei | arma | he/she/it arms |
| noi | armiamo | we arm |
| voi | armate | you (pl.) arm |
| loro | armano | they arm |
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 | armai | I armed |
| tu | armasti | you armed |
| lui/lei | armò | he/she/it armed |
| noi | armammo | we armed |
| voi | armaste | you (pl.) armed |
| loro | armarono | they armed |
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 | armavo |
| tu | armavi |
| lui/lei | armava |
| noi | armavamo |
| voi | armavate |
| loro | armavano |
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 | armerei | I would arm |
| tu | armeresti | you would arm |
| lui/lei | armerebbe | he/she/it would arm |
| noi | armeremmo | we would arm |
| voi | armereste | you (pl.) would arm |
| loro | armerebbero | they would arm |
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 | armerò | I will arm |
| tu | armerai | you will arm |
| lui/lei | armerà | he/she/it will arm |
| noi | armeremo | we will arm |
| voi | armerete | you (pl.) will arm |
| loro | armeranno | they will arm |
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 armato | I have armed |
| tu | hai armato | you have armed |
| lui/lei | ha armato | he/she/it has armed |
| noi | abbiamo armato | we have armed |
| voi | avete armato | you (pl.) have armed |
| loro | hanno armato | they have armed |
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 armato | I had armed |
| tu | avevi armato | you had armed |
| lui/lei | aveva armato | he/she/it had armed |
| noi | avevamo armato | we had armed |
| voi | avevate armato | you (pl.) had armed |
| loro | avevano armato | they had armed |
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 armato |
| tu | avresti armato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe armato |
| noi | avremmo armato |
| voi | avreste armato |
| loro | avrebbero armato |
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 armato | I will have armed |
| tu | avrai armato | you will have armed |
| lui/lei | avrà armato | he/she/it will have armed |
| noi | avremo armato | we will have armed |
| voi | avrete armato | you (pl.) will have armed |
| loro | avranno armato | they will have armed |
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 | armi |
| tu | armi |
| lui/lei | armi |
| noi | armiamo |
| voi | armiate |
| loro | armino |
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 | armassi |
| tu | armassi |
| lui/lei | armasse |
| noi | armassimo |
| voi | armaste |
| loro | armassero |
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 | arma |
| lui/lei | armi |
| noi | armiamo |
| voi | armate |
| loro | armino |
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 armare |
| lui/lei | non armi |
| noi | non armiamo |
| voi | non armate |
| loro | non armino |