barare — Italian conjugation
to cheat
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 | baro | I cheat |
| tu | bari | you cheat |
| lui/lei | bara | he/she/it cheats |
| noi | bariamo | we cheat |
| voi | barate | you (pl.) cheat |
| loro | barano | they cheat |
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 | barai | I cheated |
| tu | barasti | you cheated |
| lui/lei | barò | he/she/it cheated |
| noi | barammo | we cheated |
| voi | baraste | you (pl.) cheated |
| loro | bararono | they cheated |
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 | baravo |
| tu | baravi |
| lui/lei | barava |
| noi | baravamo |
| voi | baravate |
| loro | baravano |
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 | barerei | I would cheat |
| tu | bareresti | you would cheat |
| lui/lei | barerebbe | he/she/it would cheat |
| noi | bareremmo | we would cheat |
| voi | barereste | you (pl.) would cheat |
| loro | barerebbero | they would cheat |
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 | barerò | I will cheat |
| tu | barerai | you will cheat |
| lui/lei | barerà | he/she/it will cheat |
| noi | bareremo | we will cheat |
| voi | barerete | you (pl.) will cheat |
| loro | bareranno | they will cheat |
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 barato | I have cheated |
| tu | hai barato | you have cheated |
| lui/lei | ha barato | he/she/it has cheated |
| noi | abbiamo barato | we have cheated |
| voi | avete barato | you (pl.) have cheated |
| loro | hanno barato | they have cheated |
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 barato | I had cheated |
| tu | avevi barato | you had cheated |
| lui/lei | aveva barato | he/she/it had cheated |
| noi | avevamo barato | we had cheated |
| voi | avevate barato | you (pl.) had cheated |
| loro | avevano barato | they had cheated |
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 barato |
| tu | avresti barato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe barato |
| noi | avremmo barato |
| voi | avreste barato |
| loro | avrebbero barato |
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 barato | I will have cheated |
| tu | avrai barato | you will have cheated |
| lui/lei | avrà barato | he/she/it will have cheated |
| noi | avremo barato | we will have cheated |
| voi | avrete barato | you (pl.) will have cheated |
| loro | avranno barato | they will have cheated |
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 | bari |
| tu | bari |
| lui/lei | bari |
| noi | bariamo |
| voi | bariate |
| loro | barino |
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 | barassi |
| tu | barassi |
| lui/lei | barasse |
| noi | barassimo |
| voi | baraste |
| loro | barassero |
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 | bara |
| lui/lei | bari |
| noi | bariamo |
| voi | barate |
| loro | barino |
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 barare |
| lui/lei | non bari |
| noi | non bariamo |
| voi | non barate |
| loro | non barino |