assimilare — Italian conjugation
to assimilate
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 | assimilo | I assimilate |
| tu | assimili | you assimilate |
| lui/lei | assimila | he/she/it assimilates |
| noi | assimiliamo | we assimilate |
| voi | assimilate | you (pl.) assimilate |
| loro | assimilano | they assimilate |
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 | assimilai | I assimilated |
| tu | assimilasti | you assimilated |
| lui/lei | assimilò | he/she/it assimilated |
| noi | assimilammo | we assimilated |
| voi | assimilaste | you (pl.) assimilated |
| loro | assimilarono | they assimilated |
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 | assimilavo |
| tu | assimilavi |
| lui/lei | assimilava |
| noi | assimilavamo |
| voi | assimilavate |
| loro | assimilavano |
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 | assimilerei | I would assimilate |
| tu | assimileresti | you would assimilate |
| lui/lei | assimilerebbe | he/she/it would assimilate |
| noi | assimileremmo | we would assimilate |
| voi | assimilereste | you (pl.) would assimilate |
| loro | assimilerebbero | they would assimilate |
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 | assimilerò | I will assimilate |
| tu | assimilerai | you will assimilate |
| lui/lei | assimilerà | he/she/it will assimilate |
| noi | assimileremo | we will assimilate |
| voi | assimilerete | you (pl.) will assimilate |
| loro | assimileranno | they will assimilate |
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 assimilato | I have assimilated |
| tu | hai assimilato | you have assimilated |
| lui/lei | ha assimilato | he/she/it has assimilated |
| noi | abbiamo assimilato | we have assimilated |
| voi | avete assimilato | you (pl.) have assimilated |
| loro | hanno assimilato | they have assimilated |
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 assimilato | I had assimilated |
| tu | avevi assimilato | you had assimilated |
| lui/lei | aveva assimilato | he/she/it had assimilated |
| noi | avevamo assimilato | we had assimilated |
| voi | avevate assimilato | you (pl.) had assimilated |
| loro | avevano assimilato | they had assimilated |
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 assimilato |
| tu | avresti assimilato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe assimilato |
| noi | avremmo assimilato |
| voi | avreste assimilato |
| loro | avrebbero assimilato |
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 assimilato | I will have assimilated |
| tu | avrai assimilato | you will have assimilated |
| lui/lei | avrà assimilato | he/she/it will have assimilated |
| noi | avremo assimilato | we will have assimilated |
| voi | avrete assimilato | you (pl.) will have assimilated |
| loro | avranno assimilato | they will have assimilated |
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 | assimili |
| tu | assimili |
| lui/lei | assimili |
| noi | assimiliamo |
| voi | assimiliate |
| loro | assimilino |
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 | assimilassi |
| tu | assimilassi |
| lui/lei | assimilasse |
| noi | assimilassimo |
| voi | assimilaste |
| loro | assimilassero |
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 | assimila |
| lui/lei | assimili |
| noi | assimiliamo |
| voi | assimilate |
| loro | assimilino |
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 assimilare |
| lui/lei | non assimili |
| noi | non assimiliamo |
| voi | non assimilate |
| loro | non assimilino |