censurare — Italian conjugation
to censor
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 | censuro | I censor |
| tu | censuri | you censor |
| lui/lei | censura | he/she/it censors |
| noi | censuriamo | we censor |
| voi | censurate | you (pl.) censor |
| loro | censurano | they censor |
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 | censurai | I censored |
| tu | censurasti | you censored |
| lui/lei | censurò | he/she/it censored |
| noi | censurammo | we censored |
| voi | censuraste | you (pl.) censored |
| loro | censurarono | they censored |
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 | censuravo |
| tu | censuravi |
| lui/lei | censurava |
| noi | censuravamo |
| voi | censuravate |
| loro | censuravano |
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 | censurerei | I would censor |
| tu | censureresti | you would censor |
| lui/lei | censurerebbe | he/she/it would censor |
| noi | censureremmo | we would censor |
| voi | censurereste | you (pl.) would censor |
| loro | censurerebbero | they would censor |
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 | censurerò | I will censor |
| tu | censurerai | you will censor |
| lui/lei | censurerà | he/she/it will censor |
| noi | censureremo | we will censor |
| voi | censurerete | you (pl.) will censor |
| loro | censureranno | they will censor |
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 censurato | I have censored |
| tu | hai censurato | you have censored |
| lui/lei | ha censurato | he/she/it has censored |
| noi | abbiamo censurato | we have censored |
| voi | avete censurato | you (pl.) have censored |
| loro | hanno censurato | they have censored |
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 censurato | I had censored |
| tu | avevi censurato | you had censored |
| lui/lei | aveva censurato | he/she/it had censored |
| noi | avevamo censurato | we had censored |
| voi | avevate censurato | you (pl.) had censored |
| loro | avevano censurato | they had censored |
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 censurato |
| tu | avresti censurato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe censurato |
| noi | avremmo censurato |
| voi | avreste censurato |
| loro | avrebbero censurato |
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 censurato | I will have censored |
| tu | avrai censurato | you will have censored |
| lui/lei | avrà censurato | he/she/it will have censored |
| noi | avremo censurato | we will have censored |
| voi | avrete censurato | you (pl.) will have censored |
| loro | avranno censurato | they will have censored |
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 | censuri |
| tu | censuri |
| lui/lei | censuri |
| noi | censuriamo |
| voi | censuriate |
| loro | censurino |
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 | censurassi |
| tu | censurassi |
| lui/lei | censurasse |
| noi | censurassimo |
| voi | censuraste |
| loro | censurassero |
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 | censura |
| lui/lei | censuri |
| noi | censuriamo |
| voi | censurate |
| loro | censurino |
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 censurare |
| lui/lei | non censuri |
| noi | non censuriamo |
| voi | non censurate |
| loro | non censurino |