attingere — Italian conjugation
to draw (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 | attingo | I draw |
| tu | attingi | you draw |
| lui/lei | attinge | he/she/it draws |
| noi | attingiamo | we draw |
| voi | attingete | you (pl.) draw |
| loro | attingono | they draw |
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 | attinsi | I drew |
| tu | attingesti | you drew |
| lui/lei | attinse | he/she/it drew |
| noi | attingemmo | we drew |
| voi | attingeste | you (pl.) drew |
| loro | attinsero | they drew |
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 | attingevo |
| tu | attingevi |
| lui/lei | attingeva |
| noi | attingevamo |
| voi | attingevate |
| loro | attingevano |
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 | attingerei | I would draw |
| tu | attingeresti | you would draw |
| lui/lei | attingerebbe | he/she/it would draw |
| noi | attingeremmo | we would draw |
| voi | attingereste | you (pl.) would draw |
| loro | attingerebbero | they would draw |
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 | attingerò | I will draw |
| tu | attingerai | you will draw |
| lui/lei | attingerà | he/she/it will draw |
| noi | attingeremo | we will draw |
| voi | attingerete | you (pl.) will draw |
| loro | attingeranno | they will draw |
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 attinto | I have drawn |
| tu | hai attinto | you have drawn |
| lui/lei | ha attinto | he/she/it has drawn |
| noi | abbiamo attinto | we have drawn |
| voi | avete attinto | you (pl.) have drawn |
| loro | hanno attinto | they have drawn |
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 attinto | I had drawn |
| tu | avevi attinto | you had drawn |
| lui/lei | aveva attinto | he/she/it had drawn |
| noi | avevamo attinto | we had drawn |
| voi | avevate attinto | you (pl.) had drawn |
| loro | avevano attinto | they had drawn |
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 attinto |
| tu | avresti attinto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe attinto |
| noi | avremmo attinto |
| voi | avreste attinto |
| loro | avrebbero attinto |
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 attinto | I will have drawn |
| tu | avrai attinto | you will have drawn |
| lui/lei | avrà attinto | he/she/it will have drawn |
| noi | avremo attinto | we will have drawn |
| voi | avrete attinto | you (pl.) will have drawn |
| loro | avranno attinto | they will have drawn |
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 | attinga |
| tu | attinga |
| lui/lei | attinga |
| noi | attingiamo |
| voi | attingiate |
| loro | attingano |
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 | attingessi |
| tu | attingessi |
| lui/lei | attingesse |
| noi | attingessimo |
| voi | attingeste |
| loro | attingessero |
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 | attingi |
| lui/lei | attinga |
| noi | attingiamo |
| voi | attingete |
| loro | attingano |
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 attingere |
| lui/lei | non attinga |
| noi | non attingiamo |
| voi | non attingete |
| loro | non attingano |