commemorare — Italian conjugation
to commemorate
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 | commemoro | I commemorate |
| tu | commemori | you commemorate |
| lui/lei | commemora | he/she/it commemorates |
| noi | commemoriamo | we commemorate |
| voi | commemorate | you (pl.) commemorate |
| loro | commemorano | they commemorate |
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 | commemorai | I commemorated |
| tu | commemorasti | you commemorated |
| lui/lei | commemorò | he/she/it commemorated |
| noi | commemorammo | we commemorated |
| voi | commemoraste | you (pl.) commemorated |
| loro | commemorarono | they commemorated |
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 | commemoravo |
| tu | commemoravi |
| lui/lei | commemorava |
| noi | commemoravamo |
| voi | commemoravate |
| loro | commemoravano |
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 | commemorerei | I would commemorate |
| tu | commemoreresti | you would commemorate |
| lui/lei | commemorerebbe | he/she/it would commemorate |
| noi | commemoreremmo | we would commemorate |
| voi | commemorereste | you (pl.) would commemorate |
| loro | commemorerebbero | they would commemorate |
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 | commemorerò | I will commemorate |
| tu | commemorerai | you will commemorate |
| lui/lei | commemorerà | he/she/it will commemorate |
| noi | commemoreremo | we will commemorate |
| voi | commemorerete | you (pl.) will commemorate |
| loro | commemoreranno | they will commemorate |
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 commemorato | I have commemorated |
| tu | hai commemorato | you have commemorated |
| lui/lei | ha commemorato | he/she/it has commemorated |
| noi | abbiamo commemorato | we have commemorated |
| voi | avete commemorato | you (pl.) have commemorated |
| loro | hanno commemorato | they have commemorated |
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 commemorato | I had commemorated |
| tu | avevi commemorato | you had commemorated |
| lui/lei | aveva commemorato | he/she/it had commemorated |
| noi | avevamo commemorato | we had commemorated |
| voi | avevate commemorato | you (pl.) had commemorated |
| loro | avevano commemorato | they had commemorated |
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 commemorato |
| tu | avresti commemorato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe commemorato |
| noi | avremmo commemorato |
| voi | avreste commemorato |
| loro | avrebbero commemorato |
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 commemorato | I will have commemorated |
| tu | avrai commemorato | you will have commemorated |
| lui/lei | avrà commemorato | he/she/it will have commemorated |
| noi | avremo commemorato | we will have commemorated |
| voi | avrete commemorato | you (pl.) will have commemorated |
| loro | avranno commemorato | they will have commemorated |
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 | commemori |
| tu | commemori |
| lui/lei | commemori |
| noi | commemoriamo |
| voi | commemoriate |
| loro | commemorino |
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 | commemorassi |
| tu | commemorassi |
| lui/lei | commemorasse |
| noi | commemorassimo |
| voi | commemoraste |
| loro | commemorassero |
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 | commemora |
| lui/lei | commemori |
| noi | commemoriamo |
| voi | commemorate |
| loro | commemorino |
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 commemorare |
| lui/lei | non commemori |
| noi | non commemoriamo |
| voi | non commemorate |
| loro | non commemorino |