assolvere — Italian conjugation
to absolve (from)
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 | assolvo | I absolve |
| tu | assolvi | you absolve |
| lui/lei | assolve | he/she/it absolves |
| noi | assolviamo | we absolve |
| voi | assolvete | you (pl.) absolve |
| loro | assolvono | they absolve |
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 | assolsi | I absolved |
| tu | assolvesti | you absolved |
| lui/lei | assolse | he/she/it absolved |
| noi | assolvemmo | we absolved |
| voi | assolveste | you (pl.) absolved |
| loro | assolsero | they absolved |
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 | assolvevo |
| tu | assolvevi |
| lui/lei | assolveva |
| noi | assolvevamo |
| voi | assolvevate |
| loro | assolvevano |
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 | assolverei | I would absolve |
| tu | assolveresti | you would absolve |
| lui/lei | assolverebbe | he/she/it would absolve |
| noi | assolveremmo | we would absolve |
| voi | assolvereste | you (pl.) would absolve |
| loro | assolverebbero | they would absolve |
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 | assolverò | I will absolve |
| tu | assolverai | you will absolve |
| lui/lei | assolverà | he/she/it will absolve |
| noi | assolveremo | we will absolve |
| voi | assolverete | you (pl.) will absolve |
| loro | assolveranno | they will absolve |
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 assolto | I have absolved |
| tu | hai assolto | you have absolved |
| lui/lei | ha assolto | he/she/it has absolved |
| noi | abbiamo assolto | we have absolved |
| voi | avete assolto | you (pl.) have absolved |
| loro | hanno assolto | they have absolved |
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 assolto | I had absolved |
| tu | avevi assolto | you had absolved |
| lui/lei | aveva assolto | he/she/it had absolved |
| noi | avevamo assolto | we had absolved |
| voi | avevate assolto | you (pl.) had absolved |
| loro | avevano assolto | they had absolved |
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 assolto |
| tu | avresti assolto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe assolto |
| noi | avremmo assolto |
| voi | avreste assolto |
| loro | avrebbero assolto |
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 assolto | I will have absolved |
| tu | avrai assolto | you will have absolved |
| lui/lei | avrà assolto | he/she/it will have absolved |
| noi | avremo assolto | we will have absolved |
| voi | avrete assolto | you (pl.) will have absolved |
| loro | avranno assolto | they will have absolved |
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 | assolva |
| tu | assolva |
| lui/lei | assolva |
| noi | assolviamo |
| voi | assolviate |
| loro | assolvano |
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 | assolvessi |
| tu | assolvessi |
| lui/lei | assolvesse |
| noi | assolvessimo |
| voi | assolveste |
| loro | assolvessero |
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 | assolvi |
| lui/lei | assolva |
| noi | assolviamo |
| voi | assolvete |
| loro | assolvano |
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 assolvere |
| lui/lei | non assolva |
| noi | non assolviamo |
| voi | non assolvete |
| loro | non assolvano |