arrestare — Italian conjugation
to arrest; to stop, to halt
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 | arresto | I arrest |
| tu | arresti | you arrest |
| lui/lei | arresta | he/she/it arrests |
| noi | arrestiamo | we arrest |
| voi | arrestate | you (pl.) arrest |
| loro | arrestano | they arrest |
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 | arrestai | I arrested |
| tu | arrestasti | you arrested |
| lui/lei | arrestò | he/she/it arrested |
| noi | arrestammo | we arrested |
| voi | arrestaste | you (pl.) arrested |
| loro | arrestarono | they arrested |
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 | arrestavo |
| tu | arrestavi |
| lui/lei | arrestava |
| noi | arrestavamo |
| voi | arrestavate |
| loro | arrestavano |
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 | arresterei | I would arrest |
| tu | arresteresti | you would arrest |
| lui/lei | arresterebbe | he/she/it would arrest |
| noi | arresteremmo | we would arrest |
| voi | arrestereste | you (pl.) would arrest |
| loro | arresterebbero | they would arrest |
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 | arresterò | I will arrest |
| tu | arresterai | you will arrest |
| lui/lei | arresterà | he/she/it will arrest |
| noi | arresteremo | we will arrest |
| voi | arresterete | you (pl.) will arrest |
| loro | arresteranno | they will arrest |
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 arrestato | I have arrested |
| tu | hai arrestato | you have arrested |
| lui/lei | ha arrestato | he/she/it has arrested |
| noi | abbiamo arrestato | we have arrested |
| voi | avete arrestato | you (pl.) have arrested |
| loro | hanno arrestato | they have arrested |
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 arrestato | I had arrested |
| tu | avevi arrestato | you had arrested |
| lui/lei | aveva arrestato | he/she/it had arrested |
| noi | avevamo arrestato | we had arrested |
| voi | avevate arrestato | you (pl.) had arrested |
| loro | avevano arrestato | they had arrested |
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 arrestato |
| tu | avresti arrestato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe arrestato |
| noi | avremmo arrestato |
| voi | avreste arrestato |
| loro | avrebbero arrestato |
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 arrestato | I will have arrested |
| tu | avrai arrestato | you will have arrested |
| lui/lei | avrà arrestato | he/she/it will have arrested |
| noi | avremo arrestato | we will have arrested |
| voi | avrete arrestato | you (pl.) will have arrested |
| loro | avranno arrestato | they will have arrested |
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 | arresti |
| tu | arresti |
| lui/lei | arresti |
| noi | arrestiamo |
| voi | arrestiate |
| loro | arrestino |
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 | arrestassi |
| tu | arrestassi |
| lui/lei | arrestasse |
| noi | arrestassimo |
| voi | arrestaste |
| loro | arrestassero |
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 | arresta |
| lui/lei | arresti |
| noi | arrestiamo |
| voi | arrestate |
| loro | arrestino |
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 arrestare |
| lui/lei | non arresti |
| noi | non arrestiamo |
| voi | non arrestate |
| loro | non arrestino |