attaccare — Italian conjugation
to attack
Indicative
Present (Presente) Irregular
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 | attacco | I attack |
| tu | attacchi | you attack |
| lui/lei | attacca | he/she/it attacks |
| noi | attacchiamo | we attack |
| voi | attaccate | you (pl.) attack |
| loro | attaccano | they attack |
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 | attaccai | I attacked |
| tu | attaccasti | you attacked |
| lui/lei | attaccò | he/she/it attacked |
| noi | attaccammo | we attacked |
| voi | attaccaste | you (pl.) attacked |
| loro | attaccarono | they attacked |
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 | attaccavo |
| tu | attaccavi |
| lui/lei | attaccava |
| noi | attaccavamo |
| voi | attaccavate |
| loro | attaccavano |
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 | attaccherei | I would attack |
| tu | attaccheresti | you would attack |
| lui/lei | attaccherebbe | he/she/it would attack |
| noi | attaccheremmo | we would attack |
| voi | attacchereste | you (pl.) would attack |
| loro | attaccherebbero | they would attack |
Future (Futuro semplice) Irregular
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 | attaccherò | I will attack |
| tu | attaccherai | you will attack |
| lui/lei | attaccherà | he/she/it will attack |
| noi | attaccheremo | we will attack |
| voi | attaccherete | you (pl.) will attack |
| loro | attaccheranno | they will attack |
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 attaccato | I have attacked |
| tu | hai attaccato | you have attacked |
| lui/lei | ha attaccato | he/she/it has attacked |
| noi | abbiamo attaccato | we have attacked |
| voi | avete attaccato | you (pl.) have attacked |
| loro | hanno attaccato | they have attacked |
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 attaccato | I had attacked |
| tu | avevi attaccato | you had attacked |
| lui/lei | aveva attaccato | he/she/it had attacked |
| noi | avevamo attaccato | we had attacked |
| voi | avevate attaccato | you (pl.) had attacked |
| loro | avevano attaccato | they had attacked |
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 attaccato |
| tu | avresti attaccato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe attaccato |
| noi | avremmo attaccato |
| voi | avreste attaccato |
| loro | avrebbero attaccato |
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 attaccato | I will have attacked |
| tu | avrai attaccato | you will have attacked |
| lui/lei | avrà attaccato | he/she/it will have attacked |
| noi | avremo attaccato | we will have attacked |
| voi | avrete attaccato | you (pl.) will have attacked |
| loro | avranno attaccato | they will have attacked |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Irregular
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 | attacchi |
| tu | attacchi |
| lui/lei | attacchi |
| noi | attacchiamo |
| voi | attacchiate |
| loro | attacchino |
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 | attaccassi |
| tu | attaccassi |
| lui/lei | attaccasse |
| noi | attaccassimo |
| voi | attaccaste |
| loro | attaccassero |
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 | attacca |
| lui/lei | attacchi |
| noi | attacchiamo |
| voi | attaccate |
| loro | attacchino |
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 attaccare |
| lui/lei | non attacchi |
| noi | non attacchiamo |
| voi | non attaccate |
| loro | non attacchino |