attrarre — Italian conjugation
to attract
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 | attraggo | I attract |
| tu | attrai | you attract |
| lui/lei | attrae | he/she/it attracts |
| noi | attraiamo | we attract |
| voi | attraete | you (pl.) attract |
| loro | attraggono | they attract |
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 | attrassi | I attracted |
| tu | attraesti | you attracted |
| lui/lei | attrasse | he/she/it attracted |
| noi | attraemmo | we attracted |
| voi | attraeste | you (pl.) attracted |
| loro | attrassero | they attracted |
Imperfect (Imperfetto) Irregular
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 | attraevo |
| tu | attraevi |
| lui/lei | attraeva |
| noi | attraevamo |
| voi | attraevate |
| loro | attraevano |
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 | attrarrei | I would attract |
| tu | attrarresti | you would attract |
| lui/lei | attrarrebbe | he/she/it would attract |
| noi | attrarremmo | we would attract |
| voi | attrarreste | you (pl.) would attract |
| loro | attrarrebbero | they would attract |
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 | attrarrò | I will attract |
| tu | attrarrai | you will attract |
| lui/lei | attrarrà | he/she/it will attract |
| noi | attrarremo | we will attract |
| voi | attrarrete | you (pl.) will attract |
| loro | attrarranno | 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 attratto | I have attracted |
| tu | hai attratto | you have attracted |
| lui/lei | ha attratto | he/she/it has attracted |
| noi | abbiamo attratto | we have attracted |
| voi | avete attratto | you (pl.) have attracted |
| loro | hanno attratto | 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 attratto | I had attracted |
| tu | avevi attratto | you had attracted |
| lui/lei | aveva attratto | he/she/it had attracted |
| noi | avevamo attratto | we had attracted |
| voi | avevate attratto | you (pl.) had attracted |
| loro | avevano attratto | 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 attratto |
| tu | avresti attratto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe attratto |
| noi | avremmo attratto |
| voi | avreste attratto |
| loro | avrebbero attratto |
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 attratto | I will have attracted |
| tu | avrai attratto | you will have attracted |
| lui/lei | avrà attratto | he/she/it will have attracted |
| noi | avremo attratto | we will have attracted |
| voi | avrete attratto | you (pl.) will have attracted |
| loro | avranno attratto | they will have attracted |
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 | attragga |
| tu | attragga |
| lui/lei | attragga |
| noi | attraiamo |
| voi | attraiate |
| loro | attraggano |
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 | attraessi |
| tu | attraessi |
| lui/lei | attraesse |
| noi | attraessimo |
| voi | attraeste |
| loro | attraessero |
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 | attrai |
| lui/lei | attragga |
| noi | attraiamo |
| voi | attraete |
| loro | attraggano |
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 attrarre |
| lui/lei | non attragga |
| noi | non attraiamo |
| voi | non attraete |
| loro | non attraggano |