aspirare — Italian conjugation
to aspire
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 | aspiro | I aspire |
| tu | aspiri | you aspire |
| lui/lei | aspira | he/she/it aspires |
| noi | aspiriamo | we aspire |
| voi | aspirate | you (pl.) aspire |
| loro | aspirano | they aspire |
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 | aspirai | I aspired |
| tu | aspirasti | you aspired |
| lui/lei | aspirò | he/she/it aspired |
| noi | aspirammo | we aspired |
| voi | aspiraste | you (pl.) aspired |
| loro | aspirarono | they aspired |
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 | aspiravo |
| tu | aspiravi |
| lui/lei | aspirava |
| noi | aspiravamo |
| voi | aspiravate |
| loro | aspiravano |
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 | aspirerei | I would aspire |
| tu | aspireresti | you would aspire |
| lui/lei | aspirerebbe | he/she/it would aspire |
| noi | aspireremmo | we would aspire |
| voi | aspirereste | you (pl.) would aspire |
| loro | aspirerebbero | they would aspire |
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 | aspirerò | I will aspire |
| tu | aspirerai | you will aspire |
| lui/lei | aspirerà | he/she/it will aspire |
| noi | aspireremo | we will aspire |
| voi | aspirerete | you (pl.) will aspire |
| loro | aspireranno | they will aspire |
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 aspirato | I have aspired |
| tu | hai aspirato | you have aspired |
| lui/lei | ha aspirato | he/she/it has aspired |
| noi | abbiamo aspirato | we have aspired |
| voi | avete aspirato | you (pl.) have aspired |
| loro | hanno aspirato | they have aspired |
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 aspirato | I had aspired |
| tu | avevi aspirato | you had aspired |
| lui/lei | aveva aspirato | he/she/it had aspired |
| noi | avevamo aspirato | we had aspired |
| voi | avevate aspirato | you (pl.) had aspired |
| loro | avevano aspirato | they had aspired |
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 aspirato |
| tu | avresti aspirato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe aspirato |
| noi | avremmo aspirato |
| voi | avreste aspirato |
| loro | avrebbero aspirato |
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 aspirato | I will have aspired |
| tu | avrai aspirato | you will have aspired |
| lui/lei | avrà aspirato | he/she/it will have aspired |
| noi | avremo aspirato | we will have aspired |
| voi | avrete aspirato | you (pl.) will have aspired |
| loro | avranno aspirato | they will have aspired |
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 | aspiri |
| tu | aspiri |
| lui/lei | aspiri |
| noi | aspiriamo |
| voi | aspiriate |
| loro | aspirino |
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 | aspirassi |
| tu | aspirassi |
| lui/lei | aspirasse |
| noi | aspirassimo |
| voi | aspiraste |
| loro | aspirassero |
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 | aspira |
| lui/lei | aspiri |
| noi | aspiriamo |
| voi | aspirate |
| loro | aspirino |
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 aspirare |
| lui/lei | non aspiri |
| noi | non aspiriamo |
| voi | non aspirate |
| loro | non aspirino |