coinvolgere — Italian conjugation
to involve
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 | coinvolgo | I involve |
| tu | coinvolgi | you involve |
| lui/lei | coinvolge | he/she/it involves |
| noi | coinvolgiamo | we involve |
| voi | coinvolgete | you (pl.) involve |
| loro | coinvolgono | they involve |
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 | coinvolsi | I involved |
| tu | coinvolgesti | you involved |
| lui/lei | coinvolse | he/she/it involved |
| noi | coinvolgemmo | we involved |
| voi | coinvolgeste | you (pl.) involved |
| loro | coinvolsero | they involved |
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 | coinvolgevo |
| tu | coinvolgevi |
| lui/lei | coinvolgeva |
| noi | coinvolgevamo |
| voi | coinvolgevate |
| loro | coinvolgevano |
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 | coinvolgerei | I would involve |
| tu | coinvolgeresti | you would involve |
| lui/lei | coinvolgerebbe | he/she/it would involve |
| noi | coinvolgeremmo | we would involve |
| voi | coinvolgereste | you (pl.) would involve |
| loro | coinvolgerebbero | they would involve |
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 | coinvolgerò | I will involve |
| tu | coinvolgerai | you will involve |
| lui/lei | coinvolgerà | he/she/it will involve |
| noi | coinvolgeremo | we will involve |
| voi | coinvolgerete | you (pl.) will involve |
| loro | coinvolgeranno | they will involve |
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 coinvolto | I have involved |
| tu | hai coinvolto | you have involved |
| lui/lei | ha coinvolto | he/she/it has involved |
| noi | abbiamo coinvolto | we have involved |
| voi | avete coinvolto | you (pl.) have involved |
| loro | hanno coinvolto | they have involved |
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 coinvolto | I had involved |
| tu | avevi coinvolto | you had involved |
| lui/lei | aveva coinvolto | he/she/it had involved |
| noi | avevamo coinvolto | we had involved |
| voi | avevate coinvolto | you (pl.) had involved |
| loro | avevano coinvolto | they had involved |
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 coinvolto |
| tu | avresti coinvolto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe coinvolto |
| noi | avremmo coinvolto |
| voi | avreste coinvolto |
| loro | avrebbero coinvolto |
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 coinvolto | I will have involved |
| tu | avrai coinvolto | you will have involved |
| lui/lei | avrà coinvolto | he/she/it will have involved |
| noi | avremo coinvolto | we will have involved |
| voi | avrete coinvolto | you (pl.) will have involved |
| loro | avranno coinvolto | they will have involved |
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 | coinvolga |
| tu | coinvolga |
| lui/lei | coinvolga |
| noi | coinvolgiamo |
| voi | coinvolgiate |
| loro | coinvolgano |
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 | coinvolgessi |
| tu | coinvolgessi |
| lui/lei | coinvolgesse |
| noi | coinvolgessimo |
| voi | coinvolgeste |
| loro | coinvolgessero |
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 | coinvolgi |
| lui/lei | coinvolga |
| noi | coinvolgiamo |
| voi | coinvolgete |
| loro | coinvolgano |
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 coinvolgere |
| lui/lei | non coinvolga |
| noi | non coinvolgiamo |
| voi | non coinvolgete |
| loro | non coinvolgano |