bighellonare — Italian conjugation
to loiter
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 | bighellono | I loiter |
| tu | bighelloni | you loiter |
| lui/lei | bighellona | he/she/it loiters |
| noi | bighelloniamo | we loiter |
| voi | bighellonate | you (pl.) loiter |
| loro | bighellonano | they loiter |
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 | bighellonai | I loitered |
| tu | bighellonasti | you loitered |
| lui/lei | bighellonò | he/she/it loitered |
| noi | bighellonammo | we loitered |
| voi | bighellonaste | you (pl.) loitered |
| loro | bighellonarono | they loitered |
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 | bighellonavo |
| tu | bighellonavi |
| lui/lei | bighellonava |
| noi | bighellonavamo |
| voi | bighellonavate |
| loro | bighellonavano |
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 | bighellonerei | I would loiter |
| tu | bighelloneresti | you would loiter |
| lui/lei | bighellonerebbe | he/she/it would loiter |
| noi | bighelloneremmo | we would loiter |
| voi | bighellonereste | you (pl.) would loiter |
| loro | bighellonerebbero | they would loiter |
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 | bighellonerò | I will loiter |
| tu | bighellonerai | you will loiter |
| lui/lei | bighellonerà | he/she/it will loiter |
| noi | bighelloneremo | we will loiter |
| voi | bighellonerete | you (pl.) will loiter |
| loro | bighelloneranno | they will loiter |
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 bighellonato | I have loitered |
| tu | hai bighellonato | you have loitered |
| lui/lei | ha bighellonato | he/she/it has loitered |
| noi | abbiamo bighellonato | we have loitered |
| voi | avete bighellonato | you (pl.) have loitered |
| loro | hanno bighellonato | they have loitered |
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 bighellonato | I had loitered |
| tu | avevi bighellonato | you had loitered |
| lui/lei | aveva bighellonato | he/she/it had loitered |
| noi | avevamo bighellonato | we had loitered |
| voi | avevate bighellonato | you (pl.) had loitered |
| loro | avevano bighellonato | they had loitered |
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 bighellonato |
| tu | avresti bighellonato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe bighellonato |
| noi | avremmo bighellonato |
| voi | avreste bighellonato |
| loro | avrebbero bighellonato |
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 bighellonato | I will have loitered |
| tu | avrai bighellonato | you will have loitered |
| lui/lei | avrà bighellonato | he/she/it will have loitered |
| noi | avremo bighellonato | we will have loitered |
| voi | avrete bighellonato | you (pl.) will have loitered |
| loro | avranno bighellonato | they will have loitered |
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 | bighelloni |
| tu | bighelloni |
| lui/lei | bighelloni |
| noi | bighelloniamo |
| voi | bighelloniate |
| loro | bighellonino |
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 | bighellonassi |
| tu | bighellonassi |
| lui/lei | bighellonasse |
| noi | bighellonassimo |
| voi | bighellonaste |
| loro | bighellonassero |
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 | bighellona |
| lui/lei | bighelloni |
| noi | bighelloniamo |
| voi | bighellonate |
| loro | bighellonino |
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 bighellonare |
| lui/lei | non bighelloni |
| noi | non bighelloniamo |
| voi | non bighellonate |
| loro | non bighellonino |