compromettere — Italian conjugation
to compromise, to damage, to endanger, to jeopardise, to impair
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 | comprometto | I compromise |
| tu | comprometti | you compromise |
| lui/lei | compromette | he/she/it compromises |
| noi | compromettiamo | we compromise |
| voi | compromettete | you (pl.) compromise |
| loro | compromettono | they compromise |
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 | compromisi | I compromised |
| tu | compromettesti | you compromised |
| lui/lei | compromise | he/she/it compromised |
| noi | compromettemmo | we compromised |
| voi | comprometteste | you (pl.) compromised |
| loro | compromisero | they compromised |
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 | compromettevo |
| tu | compromettevi |
| lui/lei | comprometteva |
| noi | compromettevamo |
| voi | compromettevate |
| loro | compromettevano |
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 | comprometterei | I would compromise |
| tu | comprometteresti | you would compromise |
| lui/lei | comprometterebbe | he/she/it would compromise |
| noi | comprometteremmo | we would compromise |
| voi | compromettereste | you (pl.) would compromise |
| loro | comprometterebbero | they would compromise |
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 | comprometterò | I will compromise |
| tu | comprometterai | you will compromise |
| lui/lei | comprometterà | he/she/it will compromise |
| noi | comprometteremo | we will compromise |
| voi | comprometterete | you (pl.) will compromise |
| loro | comprometteranno | they will compromise |
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 compromesso | I have compromised |
| tu | hai compromesso | you have compromised |
| lui/lei | ha compromesso | he/she/it has compromised |
| noi | abbiamo compromesso | we have compromised |
| voi | avete compromesso | you (pl.) have compromised |
| loro | hanno compromesso | they have compromised |
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 compromesso | I had compromised |
| tu | avevi compromesso | you had compromised |
| lui/lei | aveva compromesso | he/she/it had compromised |
| noi | avevamo compromesso | we had compromised |
| voi | avevate compromesso | you (pl.) had compromised |
| loro | avevano compromesso | they had compromised |
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 compromesso |
| tu | avresti compromesso |
| lui/lei | avrebbe compromesso |
| noi | avremmo compromesso |
| voi | avreste compromesso |
| loro | avrebbero compromesso |
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 compromesso | I will have compromised |
| tu | avrai compromesso | you will have compromised |
| lui/lei | avrà compromesso | he/she/it will have compromised |
| noi | avremo compromesso | we will have compromised |
| voi | avrete compromesso | you (pl.) will have compromised |
| loro | avranno compromesso | they will have compromised |
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 | comprometta |
| tu | comprometta |
| lui/lei | comprometta |
| noi | compromettiamo |
| voi | compromettiate |
| loro | compromettano |
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 | compromettessi |
| tu | compromettessi |
| lui/lei | compromettesse |
| noi | compromettessimo |
| voi | comprometteste |
| loro | compromettessero |
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 | comprometti |
| lui/lei | comprometta |
| noi | compromettiamo |
| voi | compromettete |
| loro | compromettano |
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 compromettere |
| lui/lei | non comprometta |
| noi | non compromettiamo |
| voi | non compromettete |
| loro | non compromettano |