clonare — Italian conjugation
to clone
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 | clono | I clone |
| tu | cloni | you clone |
| lui/lei | clona | he/she/it clones |
| noi | cloniamo | we clone |
| voi | clonate | you (pl.) clone |
| loro | clonano | they clone |
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 | clonai | I cloned |
| tu | clonasti | you cloned |
| lui/lei | clonò | he/she/it cloned |
| noi | clonammo | we cloned |
| voi | clonaste | you (pl.) cloned |
| loro | clonarono | they cloned |
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 | clonavo |
| tu | clonavi |
| lui/lei | clonava |
| noi | clonavamo |
| voi | clonavate |
| loro | clonavano |
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 | clonerei | I would clone |
| tu | cloneresti | you would clone |
| lui/lei | clonerebbe | he/she/it would clone |
| noi | cloneremmo | we would clone |
| voi | clonereste | you (pl.) would clone |
| loro | clonerebbero | they would clone |
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 | clonerò | I will clone |
| tu | clonerai | you will clone |
| lui/lei | clonerà | he/she/it will clone |
| noi | cloneremo | we will clone |
| voi | clonerete | you (pl.) will clone |
| loro | cloneranno | they will clone |
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 clonato | I have cloned |
| tu | hai clonato | you have cloned |
| lui/lei | ha clonato | he/she/it has cloned |
| noi | abbiamo clonato | we have cloned |
| voi | avete clonato | you (pl.) have cloned |
| loro | hanno clonato | they have cloned |
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 clonato | I had cloned |
| tu | avevi clonato | you had cloned |
| lui/lei | aveva clonato | he/she/it had cloned |
| noi | avevamo clonato | we had cloned |
| voi | avevate clonato | you (pl.) had cloned |
| loro | avevano clonato | they had cloned |
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 clonato |
| tu | avresti clonato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe clonato |
| noi | avremmo clonato |
| voi | avreste clonato |
| loro | avrebbero clonato |
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 clonato | I will have cloned |
| tu | avrai clonato | you will have cloned |
| lui/lei | avrà clonato | he/she/it will have cloned |
| noi | avremo clonato | we will have cloned |
| voi | avrete clonato | you (pl.) will have cloned |
| loro | avranno clonato | they will have cloned |
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 | cloni |
| tu | cloni |
| lui/lei | cloni |
| noi | cloniamo |
| voi | cloniate |
| loro | clonino |
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 | clonassi |
| tu | clonassi |
| lui/lei | clonasse |
| noi | clonassimo |
| voi | clonaste |
| loro | clonassero |
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 | clona |
| lui/lei | cloni |
| noi | cloniamo |
| voi | clonate |
| loro | clonino |
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 clonare |
| lui/lei | non cloni |
| noi | non cloniamo |
| voi | non clonate |
| loro | non clonino |