augurare — Italian conjugation
to wish
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 | auguro | I wish |
| tu | auguri | you wish |
| lui/lei | augura | he/she/it wishes |
| noi | auguriamo | we wish |
| voi | augurate | you (pl.) wish |
| loro | augurano | they wish |
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 | augurai | I wished |
| tu | augurasti | you wished |
| lui/lei | augurò | he/she/it wished |
| noi | augurammo | we wished |
| voi | auguraste | you (pl.) wished |
| loro | augurarono | they wished |
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 | auguravo |
| tu | auguravi |
| lui/lei | augurava |
| noi | auguravamo |
| voi | auguravate |
| loro | auguravano |
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 | augurerei | I would wish |
| tu | augureresti | you would wish |
| lui/lei | augurerebbe | he/she/it would wish |
| noi | augureremmo | we would wish |
| voi | augurereste | you (pl.) would wish |
| loro | augurerebbero | they would wish |
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 | augurerò | I will wish |
| tu | augurerai | you will wish |
| lui/lei | augurerà | he/she/it will wish |
| noi | augureremo | we will wish |
| voi | augurerete | you (pl.) will wish |
| loro | augureranno | they will wish |
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 augurato | I have wished |
| tu | hai augurato | you have wished |
| lui/lei | ha augurato | he/she/it has wished |
| noi | abbiamo augurato | we have wished |
| voi | avete augurato | you (pl.) have wished |
| loro | hanno augurato | they have wished |
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 augurato | I had wished |
| tu | avevi augurato | you had wished |
| lui/lei | aveva augurato | he/she/it had wished |
| noi | avevamo augurato | we had wished |
| voi | avevate augurato | you (pl.) had wished |
| loro | avevano augurato | they had wished |
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 augurato |
| tu | avresti augurato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe augurato |
| noi | avremmo augurato |
| voi | avreste augurato |
| loro | avrebbero augurato |
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 augurato | I will have wished |
| tu | avrai augurato | you will have wished |
| lui/lei | avrà augurato | he/she/it will have wished |
| noi | avremo augurato | we will have wished |
| voi | avrete augurato | you (pl.) will have wished |
| loro | avranno augurato | they will have wished |
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 | auguri |
| tu | auguri |
| lui/lei | auguri |
| noi | auguriamo |
| voi | auguriate |
| loro | augurino |
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 | augurassi |
| tu | augurassi |
| lui/lei | augurasse |
| noi | augurassimo |
| voi | auguraste |
| loro | augurassero |
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 | augura |
| lui/lei | auguri |
| noi | auguriamo |
| voi | augurate |
| loro | augurino |
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 augurare |
| lui/lei | non auguri |
| noi | non auguriamo |
| voi | non augurate |
| loro | non augurino |