bagnare — Italian conjugation
to wet, to soak (bagnarsi: to get wet)
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 | bagno | I wet |
| tu | bagni | you wet |
| lui/lei | bagna | he/she/it wets |
| noi | bagniamo | we wet |
| voi | bagnate | you (pl.) wet |
| loro | bagnano | they wet |
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 | bagnai | I wetted |
| tu | bagnasti | you wetted |
| lui/lei | bagnò | he/she/it wetted |
| noi | bagnammo | we wetted |
| voi | bagnaste | you (pl.) wetted |
| loro | bagnarono | they wetted |
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 | bagnavo |
| tu | bagnavi |
| lui/lei | bagnava |
| noi | bagnavamo |
| voi | bagnavate |
| loro | bagnavano |
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 | bagnerei | I would wet |
| tu | bagneresti | you would wet |
| lui/lei | bagnerebbe | he/she/it would wet |
| noi | bagneremmo | we would wet |
| voi | bagnereste | you (pl.) would wet |
| loro | bagnerebbero | they would wet |
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 | bagnerò | I will wet |
| tu | bagnerai | you will wet |
| lui/lei | bagnerà | he/she/it will wet |
| noi | bagneremo | we will wet |
| voi | bagnerete | you (pl.) will wet |
| loro | bagneranno | they will wet |
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 bagnato | I have wetted |
| tu | hai bagnato | you have wetted |
| lui/lei | ha bagnato | he/she/it has wetted |
| noi | abbiamo bagnato | we have wetted |
| voi | avete bagnato | you (pl.) have wetted |
| loro | hanno bagnato | they have wetted |
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 bagnato | I had wetted |
| tu | avevi bagnato | you had wetted |
| lui/lei | aveva bagnato | he/she/it had wetted |
| noi | avevamo bagnato | we had wetted |
| voi | avevate bagnato | you (pl.) had wetted |
| loro | avevano bagnato | they had wetted |
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 bagnato |
| tu | avresti bagnato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe bagnato |
| noi | avremmo bagnato |
| voi | avreste bagnato |
| loro | avrebbero bagnato |
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 bagnato | I will have wetted |
| tu | avrai bagnato | you will have wetted |
| lui/lei | avrà bagnato | he/she/it will have wetted |
| noi | avremo bagnato | we will have wetted |
| voi | avrete bagnato | you (pl.) will have wetted |
| loro | avranno bagnato | they will have wetted |
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 | bagni |
| tu | bagni |
| lui/lei | bagni |
| noi | bagniamo |
| voi | bagniate |
| loro | bagnino |
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 | bagnassi |
| tu | bagnassi |
| lui/lei | bagnasse |
| noi | bagnassimo |
| voi | bagnaste |
| loro | bagnassero |
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 | bagna |
| lui/lei | bagni |
| noi | bagniamo |
| voi | bagnate |
| loro | bagnino |
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 bagnare |
| lui/lei | non bagni |
| noi | non bagniamo |
| voi | non bagnate |
| loro | non bagnino |