attirare — Italian conjugation
to attract
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 | attiro | I attract |
| tu | attiri | you attract |
| lui/lei | attira | he/she/it attracts |
| noi | attiriamo | we attract |
| voi | attirate | you (pl.) attract |
| loro | attirano | they attract |
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 | attirai | I attracted |
| tu | attirasti | you attracted |
| lui/lei | attirò | he/she/it attracted |
| noi | attirammo | we attracted |
| voi | attiraste | you (pl.) attracted |
| loro | attirarono | they attracted |
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 | attiravo |
| tu | attiravi |
| lui/lei | attirava |
| noi | attiravamo |
| voi | attiravate |
| loro | attiravano |
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 | attirerei | I would attract |
| tu | attireresti | you would attract |
| lui/lei | attirerebbe | he/she/it would attract |
| noi | attireremmo | we would attract |
| voi | attirereste | you (pl.) would attract |
| loro | attirerebbero | they would attract |
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 | attirerò | I will attract |
| tu | attirerai | you will attract |
| lui/lei | attirerà | he/she/it will attract |
| noi | attireremo | we will attract |
| voi | attirerete | you (pl.) will attract |
| loro | attireranno | they will attract |
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 attirato | I have attracted |
| tu | hai attirato | you have attracted |
| lui/lei | ha attirato | he/she/it has attracted |
| noi | abbiamo attirato | we have attracted |
| voi | avete attirato | you (pl.) have attracted |
| loro | hanno attirato | they have attracted |
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 attirato | I had attracted |
| tu | avevi attirato | you had attracted |
| lui/lei | aveva attirato | he/she/it had attracted |
| noi | avevamo attirato | we had attracted |
| voi | avevate attirato | you (pl.) had attracted |
| loro | avevano attirato | they had attracted |
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 attirato |
| tu | avresti attirato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe attirato |
| noi | avremmo attirato |
| voi | avreste attirato |
| loro | avrebbero attirato |
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 attirato | I will have attracted |
| tu | avrai attirato | you will have attracted |
| lui/lei | avrà attirato | he/she/it will have attracted |
| noi | avremo attirato | we will have attracted |
| voi | avrete attirato | you (pl.) will have attracted |
| loro | avranno attirato | they will have attracted |
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 | attiri |
| tu | attiri |
| lui/lei | attiri |
| noi | attiriamo |
| voi | attiriate |
| loro | attirino |
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 | attirassi |
| tu | attirassi |
| lui/lei | attirasse |
| noi | attirassimo |
| voi | attiraste |
| loro | attirassero |
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 | attira |
| lui/lei | attiri |
| noi | attiriamo |
| voi | attirate |
| loro | attirino |
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 attirare |
| lui/lei | non attiri |
| noi | non attiriamo |
| voi | non attirate |
| loro | non attirino |