coccolare — Italian conjugation
to cuddle
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 | coccolo | I cuddle |
| tu | coccoli | you cuddle |
| lui/lei | coccola | he/she/it cuddles |
| noi | coccoliamo | we cuddle |
| voi | coccolate | you (pl.) cuddle |
| loro | coccolano | they cuddle |
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 | coccolai | I cuddled |
| tu | coccolasti | you cuddled |
| lui/lei | coccolò | he/she/it cuddled |
| noi | coccolammo | we cuddled |
| voi | coccolaste | you (pl.) cuddled |
| loro | coccolarono | they cuddled |
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 | coccolavo |
| tu | coccolavi |
| lui/lei | coccolava |
| noi | coccolavamo |
| voi | coccolavate |
| loro | coccolavano |
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 | coccolerei | I would cuddle |
| tu | coccoleresti | you would cuddle |
| lui/lei | coccolerebbe | he/she/it would cuddle |
| noi | coccoleremmo | we would cuddle |
| voi | coccolereste | you (pl.) would cuddle |
| loro | coccolerebbero | they would cuddle |
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 | coccolerò | I will cuddle |
| tu | coccolerai | you will cuddle |
| lui/lei | coccolerà | he/she/it will cuddle |
| noi | coccoleremo | we will cuddle |
| voi | coccolerete | you (pl.) will cuddle |
| loro | coccoleranno | they will cuddle |
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 coccolato | I have cuddled |
| tu | hai coccolato | you have cuddled |
| lui/lei | ha coccolato | he/she/it has cuddled |
| noi | abbiamo coccolato | we have cuddled |
| voi | avete coccolato | you (pl.) have cuddled |
| loro | hanno coccolato | they have cuddled |
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 coccolato | I had cuddled |
| tu | avevi coccolato | you had cuddled |
| lui/lei | aveva coccolato | he/she/it had cuddled |
| noi | avevamo coccolato | we had cuddled |
| voi | avevate coccolato | you (pl.) had cuddled |
| loro | avevano coccolato | they had cuddled |
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 coccolato |
| tu | avresti coccolato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe coccolato |
| noi | avremmo coccolato |
| voi | avreste coccolato |
| loro | avrebbero coccolato |
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 coccolato | I will have cuddled |
| tu | avrai coccolato | you will have cuddled |
| lui/lei | avrà coccolato | he/she/it will have cuddled |
| noi | avremo coccolato | we will have cuddled |
| voi | avrete coccolato | you (pl.) will have cuddled |
| loro | avranno coccolato | they will have cuddled |
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 | coccoli |
| tu | coccoli |
| lui/lei | coccoli |
| noi | coccoliamo |
| voi | coccoliate |
| loro | coccolino |
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 | coccolassi |
| tu | coccolassi |
| lui/lei | coccolasse |
| noi | coccolassimo |
| voi | coccolaste |
| loro | coccolassero |
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 | coccola |
| lui/lei | coccoli |
| noi | coccoliamo |
| voi | coccolate |
| loro | coccolino |
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 coccolare |
| lui/lei | non coccoli |
| noi | non coccoliamo |
| voi | non coccolate |
| loro | non coccolino |