combinare — Italian conjugation
to combine
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 | combino | I combine |
| tu | combini | you combine |
| lui/lei | combina | he/she/it combines |
| noi | combiniamo | we combine |
| voi | combinate | you (pl.) combine |
| loro | combinano | they combine |
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 | combinai | I combined |
| tu | combinasti | you combined |
| lui/lei | combinò | he/she/it combined |
| noi | combinammo | we combined |
| voi | combinaste | you (pl.) combined |
| loro | combinarono | they combined |
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 | combinavo |
| tu | combinavi |
| lui/lei | combinava |
| noi | combinavamo |
| voi | combinavate |
| loro | combinavano |
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 | combinerei | I would combine |
| tu | combineresti | you would combine |
| lui/lei | combinerebbe | he/she/it would combine |
| noi | combineremmo | we would combine |
| voi | combinereste | you (pl.) would combine |
| loro | combinerebbero | they would combine |
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 | combinerò | I will combine |
| tu | combinerai | you will combine |
| lui/lei | combinerà | he/she/it will combine |
| noi | combineremo | we will combine |
| voi | combinerete | you (pl.) will combine |
| loro | combineranno | they will combine |
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 combinato | I have combined |
| tu | hai combinato | you have combined |
| lui/lei | ha combinato | he/she/it has combined |
| noi | abbiamo combinato | we have combined |
| voi | avete combinato | you (pl.) have combined |
| loro | hanno combinato | they have combined |
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 combinato | I had combined |
| tu | avevi combinato | you had combined |
| lui/lei | aveva combinato | he/she/it had combined |
| noi | avevamo combinato | we had combined |
| voi | avevate combinato | you (pl.) had combined |
| loro | avevano combinato | they had combined |
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 combinato |
| tu | avresti combinato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe combinato |
| noi | avremmo combinato |
| voi | avreste combinato |
| loro | avrebbero combinato |
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 combinato | I will have combined |
| tu | avrai combinato | you will have combined |
| lui/lei | avrà combinato | he/she/it will have combined |
| noi | avremo combinato | we will have combined |
| voi | avrete combinato | you (pl.) will have combined |
| loro | avranno combinato | they will have combined |
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 | combini |
| tu | combini |
| lui/lei | combini |
| noi | combiniamo |
| voi | combiniate |
| loro | combinino |
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 | combinassi |
| tu | combinassi |
| lui/lei | combinasse |
| noi | combinassimo |
| voi | combinaste |
| loro | combinassero |
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 | combina |
| lui/lei | combini |
| noi | combiniamo |
| voi | combinate |
| loro | combinino |
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 combinare |
| lui/lei | non combini |
| noi | non combiniamo |
| voi | non combinate |
| loro | non combinino |