arricchire — Italian conjugation
to enrich
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 | arricchisco | I enrich |
| tu | arricchisci | you enrich |
| lui/lei | arricchisce | he/she/it enriches |
| noi | arricchiamo | we enrich |
| voi | arricchite | you (pl.) enrich |
| loro | arricchiscono | they enrich |
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 | arricchii | I enriched |
| tu | arricchisti | you enriched |
| lui/lei | arricchì | he/she/it enriched |
| noi | arricchimmo | we enriched |
| voi | arricchiste | you (pl.) enriched |
| loro | arricchirono | they enriched |
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 | arricchivo |
| tu | arricchivi |
| lui/lei | arricchiva |
| noi | arricchivamo |
| voi | arricchivate |
| loro | arricchivano |
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 | arricchirei | I would enrich |
| tu | arricchiresti | you would enrich |
| lui/lei | arricchirebbe | he/she/it would enrich |
| noi | arricchiremmo | we would enrich |
| voi | arricchireste | you (pl.) would enrich |
| loro | arricchirebbero | they would enrich |
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 | arricchirò | I will enrich |
| tu | arricchirai | you will enrich |
| lui/lei | arricchirà | he/she/it will enrich |
| noi | arricchiremo | we will enrich |
| voi | arricchirete | you (pl.) will enrich |
| loro | arricchiranno | they will enrich |
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 arricchito | I have enriched |
| tu | hai arricchito | you have enriched |
| lui/lei | ha arricchito | he/she/it has enriched |
| noi | abbiamo arricchito | we have enriched |
| voi | avete arricchito | you (pl.) have enriched |
| loro | hanno arricchito | they have enriched |
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 arricchito | I had enriched |
| tu | avevi arricchito | you had enriched |
| lui/lei | aveva arricchito | he/she/it had enriched |
| noi | avevamo arricchito | we had enriched |
| voi | avevate arricchito | you (pl.) had enriched |
| loro | avevano arricchito | they had enriched |
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 arricchito |
| tu | avresti arricchito |
| lui/lei | avrebbe arricchito |
| noi | avremmo arricchito |
| voi | avreste arricchito |
| loro | avrebbero arricchito |
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 arricchito | I will have enriched |
| tu | avrai arricchito | you will have enriched |
| lui/lei | avrà arricchito | he/she/it will have enriched |
| noi | avremo arricchito | we will have enriched |
| voi | avrete arricchito | you (pl.) will have enriched |
| loro | avranno arricchito | they will have enriched |
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 | arricchisca |
| tu | arricchisca |
| lui/lei | arricchisca |
| noi | arricchiamo |
| voi | arricchiate |
| loro | arricchiscano |
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 | arricchissi |
| tu | arricchissi |
| lui/lei | arricchisse |
| noi | arricchissimo |
| voi | arricchiste |
| loro | arricchissero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Irregular
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 | arricchisci |
| lui/lei | arricchisca |
| noi | arricchiamo |
| voi | arricchite |
| loro | arricchiscano |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Irregular
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 arricchire |
| lui/lei | non arricchisca |
| noi | non arricchiamo |
| voi | non arricchite |
| loro | non arricchiscano |