concentrare — Italian conjugation
to concentrate
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 | concentro | I concentrate |
| tu | concentri | you concentrate |
| lui/lei | concentra | he/she/it concentrates |
| noi | concentriamo | we concentrate |
| voi | concentrate | you (pl.) concentrate |
| loro | concentrano | they concentrate |
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 | concentrai | I concentrated |
| tu | concentrasti | you concentrated |
| lui/lei | concentrò | he/she/it concentrated |
| noi | concentrammo | we concentrated |
| voi | concentraste | you (pl.) concentrated |
| loro | concentrarono | they concentrated |
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 | concentravo |
| tu | concentravi |
| lui/lei | concentrava |
| noi | concentravamo |
| voi | concentravate |
| loro | concentravano |
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 | concentrerei | I would concentrate |
| tu | concentreresti | you would concentrate |
| lui/lei | concentrerebbe | he/she/it would concentrate |
| noi | concentreremmo | we would concentrate |
| voi | concentrereste | you (pl.) would concentrate |
| loro | concentrerebbero | they would concentrate |
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 | concentrerò | I will concentrate |
| tu | concentrerai | you will concentrate |
| lui/lei | concentrerà | he/she/it will concentrate |
| noi | concentreremo | we will concentrate |
| voi | concentrerete | you (pl.) will concentrate |
| loro | concentreranno | they will concentrate |
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 concentrato | I have concentrated |
| tu | hai concentrato | you have concentrated |
| lui/lei | ha concentrato | he/she/it has concentrated |
| noi | abbiamo concentrato | we have concentrated |
| voi | avete concentrato | you (pl.) have concentrated |
| loro | hanno concentrato | they have concentrated |
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 concentrato | I had concentrated |
| tu | avevi concentrato | you had concentrated |
| lui/lei | aveva concentrato | he/she/it had concentrated |
| noi | avevamo concentrato | we had concentrated |
| voi | avevate concentrato | you (pl.) had concentrated |
| loro | avevano concentrato | they had concentrated |
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 concentrato |
| tu | avresti concentrato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe concentrato |
| noi | avremmo concentrato |
| voi | avreste concentrato |
| loro | avrebbero concentrato |
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 concentrato | I will have concentrated |
| tu | avrai concentrato | you will have concentrated |
| lui/lei | avrà concentrato | he/she/it will have concentrated |
| noi | avremo concentrato | we will have concentrated |
| voi | avrete concentrato | you (pl.) will have concentrated |
| loro | avranno concentrato | they will have concentrated |
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 | concentri |
| tu | concentri |
| lui/lei | concentri |
| noi | concentriamo |
| voi | concentriate |
| loro | concentrino |
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 | concentrassi |
| tu | concentrassi |
| lui/lei | concentrasse |
| noi | concentrassimo |
| voi | concentraste |
| loro | concentrassero |
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 | concentra |
| lui/lei | concentri |
| noi | concentriamo |
| voi | concentrate |
| loro | concentrino |
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 concentrare |
| lui/lei | non concentri |
| noi | non concentriamo |
| voi | non concentrate |
| loro | non concentrino |