beccare — Italian conjugation
to peck
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 | becco | I peck |
| tu | becchi | you peck |
| lui/lei | becca | he/she/it pecks |
| noi | becchiamo | we peck |
| voi | beccate | you (pl.) peck |
| loro | beccano | they peck |
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 | beccai | I pecked |
| tu | beccasti | you pecked |
| lui/lei | beccò | he/she/it pecked |
| noi | beccammo | we pecked |
| voi | beccaste | you (pl.) pecked |
| loro | beccarono | they pecked |
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 | beccavo |
| tu | beccavi |
| lui/lei | beccava |
| noi | beccavamo |
| voi | beccavate |
| loro | beccavano |
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 | beccherei | I would peck |
| tu | beccheresti | you would peck |
| lui/lei | beccherebbe | he/she/it would peck |
| noi | beccheremmo | we would peck |
| voi | becchereste | you (pl.) would peck |
| loro | beccherebbero | they would peck |
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 | beccherò | I will peck |
| tu | beccherai | you will peck |
| lui/lei | beccherà | he/she/it will peck |
| noi | beccheremo | we will peck |
| voi | beccherete | you (pl.) will peck |
| loro | beccheranno | they will peck |
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 beccato | I have pecked |
| tu | hai beccato | you have pecked |
| lui/lei | ha beccato | he/she/it has pecked |
| noi | abbiamo beccato | we have pecked |
| voi | avete beccato | you (pl.) have pecked |
| loro | hanno beccato | they have pecked |
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 beccato | I had pecked |
| tu | avevi beccato | you had pecked |
| lui/lei | aveva beccato | he/she/it had pecked |
| noi | avevamo beccato | we had pecked |
| voi | avevate beccato | you (pl.) had pecked |
| loro | avevano beccato | they had pecked |
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 beccato |
| tu | avresti beccato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe beccato |
| noi | avremmo beccato |
| voi | avreste beccato |
| loro | avrebbero beccato |
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 beccato | I will have pecked |
| tu | avrai beccato | you will have pecked |
| lui/lei | avrà beccato | he/she/it will have pecked |
| noi | avremo beccato | we will have pecked |
| voi | avrete beccato | you (pl.) will have pecked |
| loro | avranno beccato | they will have pecked |
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 | becchi |
| tu | becchi |
| lui/lei | becchi |
| noi | becchiamo |
| voi | becchiate |
| loro | becchino |
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 | beccassi |
| tu | beccassi |
| lui/lei | beccasse |
| noi | beccassimo |
| voi | beccaste |
| loro | beccassero |
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 | becca |
| lui/lei | becchi |
| noi | becchiamo |
| voi | beccate |
| loro | becchino |
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 beccare |
| lui/lei | non becchi |
| noi | non becchiamo |
| voi | non beccate |
| loro | non becchino |