arrangiare — Italian conjugation

to arrange (all senses)

Frequency#1451IrregularReflexivearrangiarsi — to get by, to make do

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.

PronounItalianEnglish
ioarrangioI arrange
tuarrangiyou arrange
lui/leiarrangiahe/she/it arranges
noiarrangiamowe arrange
voiarrangiateyou (pl.) arrange
loroarrangianothey arrange

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.

PronounItalianEnglish
ioarrangiaiI arranged
tuarrangiastiyou arranged
lui/leiarrangiòhe/she/it arranged
noiarrangiammowe arranged
voiarrangiasteyou (pl.) arranged
loroarrangiaronothey arranged

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.

PronounItalian
ioarrangiavo
tuarrangiavi
lui/leiarrangiava
noiarrangiavamo
voiarrangiavate
loroarrangiavano

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?

PronounItalianEnglish
ioarrangereiI would arrange
tuarrangerestiyou would arrange
lui/leiarrangerebbehe/she/it would arrange
noiarrangeremmowe would arrange
voiarrangeresteyou (pl.) would arrange
loroarrangerebberothey would arrange

Future (Futuro semplice) Irregular

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.

PronounItalianEnglish
ioarrangeròI will arrange
tuarrangeraiyou will arrange
lui/leiarrangeràhe/she/it will arrange
noiarrangeremowe will arrange
voiarrangereteyou (pl.) will arrange
loroarrangerannothey will arrange

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.

PronounItalianEnglish
ioho arrangiatoI have arranged
tuhai arrangiatoyou have arranged
lui/leiha arrangiatohe/she/it has arranged
noiabbiamo arrangiatowe have arranged
voiavete arrangiatoyou (pl.) have arranged
lorohanno arrangiatothey have arranged

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.

PronounItalianEnglish
ioavevo arrangiatoI had arranged
tuavevi arrangiatoyou had arranged
lui/leiaveva arrangiatohe/she/it had arranged
noiavevamo arrangiatowe had arranged
voiavevate arrangiatoyou (pl.) had arranged
loroavevano arrangiatothey had arranged

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.

PronounItalian
ioavrei arrangiato
tuavresti arrangiato
lui/leiavrebbe arrangiato
noiavremmo arrangiato
voiavreste arrangiato
loroavrebbero arrangiato

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.

PronounItalianEnglish
ioavrò arrangiatoI will have arranged
tuavrai arrangiatoyou will have arranged
lui/leiavrà arrangiatohe/she/it will have arranged
noiavremo arrangiatowe will have arranged
voiavrete arrangiatoyou (pl.) will have arranged
loroavranno arrangiatothey will have arranged

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.

PronounItalian
ioarrangi
tuarrangi
lui/leiarrangi
noiarrangiamo
voiarrangiate
loroarrangino

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.

PronounItalian
ioarrangiassi
tuarrangiassi
lui/leiarrangiasse
noiarrangiassimo
voiarrangiaste
loroarrangiassero

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.

PronounItalian
tuarrangia
lui/leiarrangi
noiarrangiamo
voiarrangiate
loroarrangino

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.

PronounItalian
tunon arrangiare
lui/leinon arrangi
noinon arrangiamo
voinon arrangiate
loronon arrangino