arrossire — Italian conjugation
to blush
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 | arrossisco | I blush |
| tu | arrossisci | you blush |
| lui/lei | arrossisce | he/she/it blushes |
| noi | arrossiamo | we blush |
| voi | arrossite | you (pl.) blush |
| loro | arrossiscono | they blush |
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 | arrossii | I blushed |
| tu | arrossisti | you blushed |
| lui/lei | arrossì | he/she/it blushed |
| noi | arrossimmo | we blushed |
| voi | arrossiste | you (pl.) blushed |
| loro | arrossirono | they blushed |
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 | arrossivo |
| tu | arrossivi |
| lui/lei | arrossiva |
| noi | arrossivamo |
| voi | arrossivate |
| loro | arrossivano |
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 | arrossirei | I would blush |
| tu | arrossiresti | you would blush |
| lui/lei | arrossirebbe | he/she/it would blush |
| noi | arrossiremmo | we would blush |
| voi | arrossireste | you (pl.) would blush |
| loro | arrossirebbero | they would blush |
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 | arrossirò | I will blush |
| tu | arrossirai | you will blush |
| lui/lei | arrossirà | he/she/it will blush |
| noi | arrossiremo | we will blush |
| voi | arrossirete | you (pl.) will blush |
| loro | arrossiranno | they will blush |
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 | sono arrossito/a | I have blushed |
| tu | sei arrossito/a | you have blushed |
| lui/lei | è arrossito/a | he/she/it has blushed |
| noi | siamo arrossiti/e | we have blushed |
| voi | siete arrossiti/e | you (pl.) have blushed |
| loro | sono arrossiti/e | they have blushed |
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 | ero arrossito/a | I had blushed |
| tu | eri arrossito/a | you had blushed |
| lui/lei | era arrossito/a | he/she/it had blushed |
| noi | eravamo arrossiti/e | we had blushed |
| voi | eravate arrossiti/e | you (pl.) had blushed |
| loro | erano arrossiti/e | they had blushed |
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 | sarei arrossito/a |
| tu | saresti arrossito/a |
| lui/lei | sarebbe arrossito/a |
| noi | saremmo arrossiti/e |
| voi | sareste arrossiti/e |
| loro | sarebbero arrossiti/e |
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 | sarò arrossito/a | I will have blushed |
| tu | sarai arrossito/a | you will have blushed |
| lui/lei | sarà arrossito/a | he/she/it will have blushed |
| noi | saremo arrossiti/e | we will have blushed |
| voi | sarete arrossiti/e | you (pl.) will have blushed |
| loro | saranno arrossiti/e | they will have blushed |
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 | arrossisca |
| tu | arrossisca |
| lui/lei | arrossisca |
| noi | arrossiamo |
| voi | arrossiate |
| loro | arrossiscano |
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 | arrossissi |
| tu | arrossissi |
| lui/lei | arrossisse |
| noi | arrossissimo |
| voi | arrossiste |
| loro | arrossissero |
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 | arrossisci |
| lui/lei | arrossisca |
| noi | arrossiamo |
| voi | arrossite |
| loro | arrossiscano |
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 arrossire |
| lui/lei | non arrossisca |
| noi | non arrossiamo |
| voi | non arrossite |
| loro | non arrossiscano |