bombardare — Italian conjugation
to bombard, to bomb
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 | bombardo | I bombard |
| tu | bombardi | you bombard |
| lui/lei | bombarda | he/she/it bombards |
| noi | bombardiamo | we bombard |
| voi | bombardate | you (pl.) bombard |
| loro | bombardano | they bombard |
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 | bombardai | I bombarded |
| tu | bombardasti | you bombarded |
| lui/lei | bombardò | he/she/it bombarded |
| noi | bombardammo | we bombarded |
| voi | bombardaste | you (pl.) bombarded |
| loro | bombardarono | they bombarded |
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 | bombardavo |
| tu | bombardavi |
| lui/lei | bombardava |
| noi | bombardavamo |
| voi | bombardavate |
| loro | bombardavano |
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 | bombarderei | I would bombard |
| tu | bombarderesti | you would bombard |
| lui/lei | bombarderebbe | he/she/it would bombard |
| noi | bombarderemmo | we would bombard |
| voi | bombardereste | you (pl.) would bombard |
| loro | bombarderebbero | they would bombard |
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 | bombarderò | I will bombard |
| tu | bombarderai | you will bombard |
| lui/lei | bombarderà | he/she/it will bombard |
| noi | bombarderemo | we will bombard |
| voi | bombarderete | you (pl.) will bombard |
| loro | bombarderanno | they will bombard |
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 bombardato | I have bombarded |
| tu | hai bombardato | you have bombarded |
| lui/lei | ha bombardato | he/she/it has bombarded |
| noi | abbiamo bombardato | we have bombarded |
| voi | avete bombardato | you (pl.) have bombarded |
| loro | hanno bombardato | they have bombarded |
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 bombardato | I had bombarded |
| tu | avevi bombardato | you had bombarded |
| lui/lei | aveva bombardato | he/she/it had bombarded |
| noi | avevamo bombardato | we had bombarded |
| voi | avevate bombardato | you (pl.) had bombarded |
| loro | avevano bombardato | they had bombarded |
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 bombardato |
| tu | avresti bombardato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe bombardato |
| noi | avremmo bombardato |
| voi | avreste bombardato |
| loro | avrebbero bombardato |
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 bombardato | I will have bombarded |
| tu | avrai bombardato | you will have bombarded |
| lui/lei | avrà bombardato | he/she/it will have bombarded |
| noi | avremo bombardato | we will have bombarded |
| voi | avrete bombardato | you (pl.) will have bombarded |
| loro | avranno bombardato | they will have bombarded |
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 | bombardi |
| tu | bombardi |
| lui/lei | bombardi |
| noi | bombardiamo |
| voi | bombardiate |
| loro | bombardino |
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 | bombardassi |
| tu | bombardassi |
| lui/lei | bombardasse |
| noi | bombardassimo |
| voi | bombardaste |
| loro | bombardassero |
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 | bombarda |
| lui/lei | bombardi |
| noi | bombardiamo |
| voi | bombardate |
| loro | bombardino |
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 bombardare |
| lui/lei | non bombardi |
| noi | non bombardiamo |
| voi | non bombardate |
| loro | non bombardino |