atterrare — Italian conjugation
to land
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 | atterro | I land |
| tu | atterri | you land |
| lui/lei | atterra | he/she/it lands |
| noi | atterriamo | we land |
| voi | atterrate | you (pl.) land |
| loro | atterrano | they land |
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 | atterrai | I landed |
| tu | atterrasti | you landed |
| lui/lei | atterrò | he/she/it landed |
| noi | atterrammo | we landed |
| voi | atterraste | you (pl.) landed |
| loro | atterrarono | they landed |
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 | atterravo |
| tu | atterravi |
| lui/lei | atterrava |
| noi | atterravamo |
| voi | atterravate |
| loro | atterravano |
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 | atterrerei | I would land |
| tu | atterreresti | you would land |
| lui/lei | atterrerebbe | he/she/it would land |
| noi | atterreremmo | we would land |
| voi | atterrereste | you (pl.) would land |
| loro | atterrerebbero | they would land |
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 | atterrerò | I will land |
| tu | atterrerai | you will land |
| lui/lei | atterrerà | he/she/it will land |
| noi | atterreremo | we will land |
| voi | atterrerete | you (pl.) will land |
| loro | atterreranno | they will land |
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 atterrato | I have landed |
| tu | hai atterrato | you have landed |
| lui/lei | ha atterrato | he/she/it has landed |
| noi | abbiamo atterrato | we have landed |
| voi | avete atterrato | you (pl.) have landed |
| loro | hanno atterrato | they have landed |
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 atterrato | I had landed |
| tu | avevi atterrato | you had landed |
| lui/lei | aveva atterrato | he/she/it had landed |
| noi | avevamo atterrato | we had landed |
| voi | avevate atterrato | you (pl.) had landed |
| loro | avevano atterrato | they had landed |
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 atterrato |
| tu | avresti atterrato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe atterrato |
| noi | avremmo atterrato |
| voi | avreste atterrato |
| loro | avrebbero atterrato |
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 atterrato | I will have landed |
| tu | avrai atterrato | you will have landed |
| lui/lei | avrà atterrato | he/she/it will have landed |
| noi | avremo atterrato | we will have landed |
| voi | avrete atterrato | you (pl.) will have landed |
| loro | avranno atterrato | they will have landed |
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 | atterri |
| tu | atterri |
| lui/lei | atterri |
| noi | atterriamo |
| voi | atterriate |
| loro | atterrino |
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 | atterrassi |
| tu | atterrassi |
| lui/lei | atterrasse |
| noi | atterrassimo |
| voi | atterraste |
| loro | atterrassero |
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 | atterra |
| lui/lei | atterri |
| noi | atterriamo |
| voi | atterrate |
| loro | atterrino |
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 atterrare |
| lui/lei | non atterri |
| noi | non atterriamo |
| voi | non atterrate |
| loro | non atterrino |