commettere — Italian conjugation
to commit
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 | commetto | I commit |
| tu | commetti | you commit |
| lui/lei | commette | he/she/it commits |
| noi | commettiamo | we commit |
| voi | commettete | you (pl.) commit |
| loro | commettono | they commit |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Irregular
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 | commisi | I committed |
| tu | commettesti | you committed |
| lui/lei | commise | he/she/it committed |
| noi | commettemmo | we committed |
| voi | commetteste | you (pl.) committed |
| loro | commisero | they committed |
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 | commettevo |
| tu | commettevi |
| lui/lei | commetteva |
| noi | commettevamo |
| voi | commettevate |
| loro | commettevano |
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 | commetterei | I would commit |
| tu | commetteresti | you would commit |
| lui/lei | commetterebbe | he/she/it would commit |
| noi | commetteremmo | we would commit |
| voi | commettereste | you (pl.) would commit |
| loro | commetterebbero | they would commit |
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 | commetterò | I will commit |
| tu | commetterai | you will commit |
| lui/lei | commetterà | he/she/it will commit |
| noi | commetteremo | we will commit |
| voi | commetterete | you (pl.) will commit |
| loro | commetteranno | they will commit |
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 commesso | I have committed |
| tu | hai commesso | you have committed |
| lui/lei | ha commesso | he/she/it has committed |
| noi | abbiamo commesso | we have committed |
| voi | avete commesso | you (pl.) have committed |
| loro | hanno commesso | they have committed |
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 commesso | I had committed |
| tu | avevi commesso | you had committed |
| lui/lei | aveva commesso | he/she/it had committed |
| noi | avevamo commesso | we had committed |
| voi | avevate commesso | you (pl.) had committed |
| loro | avevano commesso | they had committed |
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 commesso |
| tu | avresti commesso |
| lui/lei | avrebbe commesso |
| noi | avremmo commesso |
| voi | avreste commesso |
| loro | avrebbero commesso |
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 commesso | I will have committed |
| tu | avrai commesso | you will have committed |
| lui/lei | avrà commesso | he/she/it will have committed |
| noi | avremo commesso | we will have committed |
| voi | avrete commesso | you (pl.) will have committed |
| loro | avranno commesso | they will have committed |
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 | commetta |
| tu | commetta |
| lui/lei | commetta |
| noi | commettiamo |
| voi | commettiate |
| loro | commettano |
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 | commettessi |
| tu | commettessi |
| lui/lei | commettesse |
| noi | commettessimo |
| voi | commetteste |
| loro | commettessero |
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 | commetti |
| lui/lei | commetta |
| noi | commettiamo |
| voi | commettete |
| loro | commettano |
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 commettere |
| lui/lei | non commetta |
| noi | non commettiamo |
| voi | non commettete |
| loro | non commettano |