attraversare — Italian conjugation
to cross
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 | attraverso | I cross |
| tu | attraversi | you cross |
| lui/lei | attraversa | he/she/it crosses |
| noi | attraversiamo | we cross |
| voi | attraversate | you (pl.) cross |
| loro | attraversano | they cross |
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 | attraversai | I crossed |
| tu | attraversasti | you crossed |
| lui/lei | attraversò | he/she/it crossed |
| noi | attraversammo | we crossed |
| voi | attraversaste | you (pl.) crossed |
| loro | attraversarono | they crossed |
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 | attraversavo |
| tu | attraversavi |
| lui/lei | attraversava |
| noi | attraversavamo |
| voi | attraversavate |
| loro | attraversavano |
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 | attraverserei | I would cross |
| tu | attraverseresti | you would cross |
| lui/lei | attraverserebbe | he/she/it would cross |
| noi | attraverseremmo | we would cross |
| voi | attraversereste | you (pl.) would cross |
| loro | attraverserebbero | they would cross |
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 | attraverserò | I will cross |
| tu | attraverserai | you will cross |
| lui/lei | attraverserà | he/she/it will cross |
| noi | attraverseremo | we will cross |
| voi | attraverserete | you (pl.) will cross |
| loro | attraverseranno | they will cross |
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 attraversato | I have crossed |
| tu | hai attraversato | you have crossed |
| lui/lei | ha attraversato | he/she/it has crossed |
| noi | abbiamo attraversato | we have crossed |
| voi | avete attraversato | you (pl.) have crossed |
| loro | hanno attraversato | they have crossed |
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 attraversato | I had crossed |
| tu | avevi attraversato | you had crossed |
| lui/lei | aveva attraversato | he/she/it had crossed |
| noi | avevamo attraversato | we had crossed |
| voi | avevate attraversato | you (pl.) had crossed |
| loro | avevano attraversato | they had crossed |
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 attraversato |
| tu | avresti attraversato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe attraversato |
| noi | avremmo attraversato |
| voi | avreste attraversato |
| loro | avrebbero attraversato |
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 attraversato | I will have crossed |
| tu | avrai attraversato | you will have crossed |
| lui/lei | avrà attraversato | he/she/it will have crossed |
| noi | avremo attraversato | we will have crossed |
| voi | avrete attraversato | you (pl.) will have crossed |
| loro | avranno attraversato | they will have crossed |
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 | attraversi |
| tu | attraversi |
| lui/lei | attraversi |
| noi | attraversiamo |
| voi | attraversiate |
| loro | attraversino |
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 | attraversassi |
| tu | attraversassi |
| lui/lei | attraversasse |
| noi | attraversassimo |
| voi | attraversaste |
| loro | attraversassero |
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 | attraversa |
| lui/lei | attraversi |
| noi | attraversiamo |
| voi | attraversate |
| loro | attraversino |
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 attraversare |
| lui/lei | non attraversi |
| noi | non attraversiamo |
| voi | non attraversate |
| loro | non attraversino |