chattare — Italian conjugation
to chat
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 | chatto | I chat |
| tu | chatti | you chat |
| lui/lei | chatta | he/she/it chats |
| noi | chattiamo | we chat |
| voi | chattate | you (pl.) chat |
| loro | chattano | they chat |
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 | chattai | I chatted |
| tu | chattasti | you chatted |
| lui/lei | chattò | he/she/it chatted |
| noi | chattammo | we chatted |
| voi | chattaste | you (pl.) chatted |
| loro | chattarono | they chatted |
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 | chattavo |
| tu | chattavi |
| lui/lei | chattava |
| noi | chattavamo |
| voi | chattavate |
| loro | chattavano |
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 | chatterei | I would chat |
| tu | chatteresti | you would chat |
| lui/lei | chatterebbe | he/she/it would chat |
| noi | chatteremmo | we would chat |
| voi | chattereste | you (pl.) would chat |
| loro | chatterebbero | they would chat |
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 | chatterò | I will chat |
| tu | chatterai | you will chat |
| lui/lei | chatterà | he/she/it will chat |
| noi | chatteremo | we will chat |
| voi | chatterete | you (pl.) will chat |
| loro | chatteranno | they will chat |
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 chattato | I have chatted |
| tu | hai chattato | you have chatted |
| lui/lei | ha chattato | he/she/it has chatted |
| noi | abbiamo chattato | we have chatted |
| voi | avete chattato | you (pl.) have chatted |
| loro | hanno chattato | they have chatted |
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 chattato | I had chatted |
| tu | avevi chattato | you had chatted |
| lui/lei | aveva chattato | he/she/it had chatted |
| noi | avevamo chattato | we had chatted |
| voi | avevate chattato | you (pl.) had chatted |
| loro | avevano chattato | they had chatted |
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 chattato |
| tu | avresti chattato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe chattato |
| noi | avremmo chattato |
| voi | avreste chattato |
| loro | avrebbero chattato |
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 chattato | I will have chatted |
| tu | avrai chattato | you will have chatted |
| lui/lei | avrà chattato | he/she/it will have chatted |
| noi | avremo chattato | we will have chatted |
| voi | avrete chattato | you (pl.) will have chatted |
| loro | avranno chattato | they will have chatted |
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 | chatti |
| tu | chatti |
| lui/lei | chatti |
| noi | chattiamo |
| voi | chattiate |
| loro | chattino |
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 | chattassi |
| tu | chattassi |
| lui/lei | chattasse |
| noi | chattassimo |
| voi | chattaste |
| loro | chattassero |
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 | chatta |
| lui/lei | chatti |
| noi | chattiamo |
| voi | chattate |
| loro | chattino |
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 chattare |
| lui/lei | non chatti |
| noi | non chattiamo |
| voi | non chattate |
| loro | non chattino |