compilare — Italian conjugation
to compile
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 | compilo | I compile |
| tu | compili | you compile |
| lui/lei | compila | he/she/it compiles |
| noi | compiliamo | we compile |
| voi | compilate | you (pl.) compile |
| loro | compilano | they compile |
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 | compilai | I compiled |
| tu | compilasti | you compiled |
| lui/lei | compilò | he/she/it compiled |
| noi | compilammo | we compiled |
| voi | compilaste | you (pl.) compiled |
| loro | compilarono | they compiled |
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 | compilavo |
| tu | compilavi |
| lui/lei | compilava |
| noi | compilavamo |
| voi | compilavate |
| loro | compilavano |
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 | compilerei | I would compile |
| tu | compileresti | you would compile |
| lui/lei | compilerebbe | he/she/it would compile |
| noi | compileremmo | we would compile |
| voi | compilereste | you (pl.) would compile |
| loro | compilerebbero | they would compile |
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 | compilerò | I will compile |
| tu | compilerai | you will compile |
| lui/lei | compilerà | he/she/it will compile |
| noi | compileremo | we will compile |
| voi | compilerete | you (pl.) will compile |
| loro | compileranno | they will compile |
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 compilato | I have compiled |
| tu | hai compilato | you have compiled |
| lui/lei | ha compilato | he/she/it has compiled |
| noi | abbiamo compilato | we have compiled |
| voi | avete compilato | you (pl.) have compiled |
| loro | hanno compilato | they have compiled |
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 compilato | I had compiled |
| tu | avevi compilato | you had compiled |
| lui/lei | aveva compilato | he/she/it had compiled |
| noi | avevamo compilato | we had compiled |
| voi | avevate compilato | you (pl.) had compiled |
| loro | avevano compilato | they had compiled |
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 compilato |
| tu | avresti compilato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe compilato |
| noi | avremmo compilato |
| voi | avreste compilato |
| loro | avrebbero compilato |
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 compilato | I will have compiled |
| tu | avrai compilato | you will have compiled |
| lui/lei | avrà compilato | he/she/it will have compiled |
| noi | avremo compilato | we will have compiled |
| voi | avrete compilato | you (pl.) will have compiled |
| loro | avranno compilato | they will have compiled |
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 | compili |
| tu | compili |
| lui/lei | compili |
| noi | compiliamo |
| voi | compiliate |
| loro | compilino |
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 | compilassi |
| tu | compilassi |
| lui/lei | compilasse |
| noi | compilassimo |
| voi | compilaste |
| loro | compilassero |
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 | compila |
| lui/lei | compili |
| noi | compiliamo |
| voi | compilate |
| loro | compilino |
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 compilare |
| lui/lei | non compili |
| noi | non compiliamo |
| voi | non compilate |
| loro | non compilino |