assistere — Italian conjugation
to assist
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 | assisto | I assist |
| tu | assisti | you assist |
| lui/lei | assiste | he/she/it assists |
| noi | assistiamo | we assist |
| voi | assistete | you (pl.) assist |
| loro | assistono | they assist |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Irregular
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 | assistei | I assisted |
| tu | assistesti | you assisted |
| lui/lei | assisté | he/she/it assisted |
| noi | assistemmo | we assisted |
| voi | assisteste | you (pl.) assisted |
| loro | assisterono | they assisted |
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 | assistevo |
| tu | assistevi |
| lui/lei | assisteva |
| noi | assistevamo |
| voi | assistevate |
| loro | assistevano |
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 | assisterei | I would assist |
| tu | assisteresti | you would assist |
| lui/lei | assisterebbe | he/she/it would assist |
| noi | assisteremmo | we would assist |
| voi | assistereste | you (pl.) would assist |
| loro | assisterebbero | they would assist |
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 | assisterò | I will assist |
| tu | assisterai | you will assist |
| lui/lei | assisterà | he/she/it will assist |
| noi | assisteremo | we will assist |
| voi | assisterete | you (pl.) will assist |
| loro | assisteranno | they will assist |
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 assistito | I have assisted |
| tu | hai assistito | you have assisted |
| lui/lei | ha assistito | he/she/it has assisted |
| noi | abbiamo assistito | we have assisted |
| voi | avete assistito | you (pl.) have assisted |
| loro | hanno assistito | they have assisted |
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 assistito | I had assisted |
| tu | avevi assistito | you had assisted |
| lui/lei | aveva assistito | he/she/it had assisted |
| noi | avevamo assistito | we had assisted |
| voi | avevate assistito | you (pl.) had assisted |
| loro | avevano assistito | they had assisted |
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 assistito |
| tu | avresti assistito |
| lui/lei | avrebbe assistito |
| noi | avremmo assistito |
| voi | avreste assistito |
| loro | avrebbero assistito |
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 assistito | I will have assisted |
| tu | avrai assistito | you will have assisted |
| lui/lei | avrà assistito | he/she/it will have assisted |
| noi | avremo assistito | we will have assisted |
| voi | avrete assistito | you (pl.) will have assisted |
| loro | avranno assistito | they will have assisted |
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 | assista |
| tu | assista |
| lui/lei | assista |
| noi | assistiamo |
| voi | assistiate |
| loro | assistano |
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 | assistessi |
| tu | assistessi |
| lui/lei | assistesse |
| noi | assistessimo |
| voi | assisteste |
| loro | assistessero |
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 | assisti |
| lui/lei | assista |
| noi | assistiamo |
| voi | assistete |
| loro | assistano |
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 assistere |
| lui/lei | non assista |
| noi | non assistiamo |
| voi | non assistete |
| loro | non assistano |