assicurare — Italian conjugation
to assure
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 | assicuro | I assure |
| tu | assicuri | you assure |
| lui/lei | assicura | he/she/it assures |
| noi | assicuriamo | we assure |
| voi | assicurate | you (pl.) assure |
| loro | assicurano | they assure |
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 | assicurai | I assured |
| tu | assicurasti | you assured |
| lui/lei | assicurò | he/she/it assured |
| noi | assicurammo | we assured |
| voi | assicuraste | you (pl.) assured |
| loro | assicurarono | they assured |
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 | assicuravo |
| tu | assicuravi |
| lui/lei | assicurava |
| noi | assicuravamo |
| voi | assicuravate |
| loro | assicuravano |
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 | assicurerei | I would assure |
| tu | assicureresti | you would assure |
| lui/lei | assicurerebbe | he/she/it would assure |
| noi | assicureremmo | we would assure |
| voi | assicurereste | you (pl.) would assure |
| loro | assicurerebbero | they would assure |
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 | assicurerò | I will assure |
| tu | assicurerai | you will assure |
| lui/lei | assicurerà | he/she/it will assure |
| noi | assicureremo | we will assure |
| voi | assicurerete | you (pl.) will assure |
| loro | assicureranno | they will assure |
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 assicurato | I have assured |
| tu | hai assicurato | you have assured |
| lui/lei | ha assicurato | he/she/it has assured |
| noi | abbiamo assicurato | we have assured |
| voi | avete assicurato | you (pl.) have assured |
| loro | hanno assicurato | they have assured |
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 assicurato | I had assured |
| tu | avevi assicurato | you had assured |
| lui/lei | aveva assicurato | he/she/it had assured |
| noi | avevamo assicurato | we had assured |
| voi | avevate assicurato | you (pl.) had assured |
| loro | avevano assicurato | they had assured |
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 assicurato |
| tu | avresti assicurato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe assicurato |
| noi | avremmo assicurato |
| voi | avreste assicurato |
| loro | avrebbero assicurato |
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 assicurato | I will have assured |
| tu | avrai assicurato | you will have assured |
| lui/lei | avrà assicurato | he/she/it will have assured |
| noi | avremo assicurato | we will have assured |
| voi | avrete assicurato | you (pl.) will have assured |
| loro | avranno assicurato | they will have assured |
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 | assicuri |
| tu | assicuri |
| lui/lei | assicuri |
| noi | assicuriamo |
| voi | assicuriate |
| loro | assicurino |
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 | assicurassi |
| tu | assicurassi |
| lui/lei | assicurasse |
| noi | assicurassimo |
| voi | assicuraste |
| loro | assicurassero |
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 | assicura |
| lui/lei | assicuri |
| noi | assicuriamo |
| voi | assicurate |
| loro | assicurino |
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 assicurare |
| lui/lei | non assicuri |
| noi | non assicuriamo |
| voi | non assicurate |
| loro | non assicurino |