concepire — Italian conjugation
to conceive
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 | concepisco | I conceive |
| tu | concepisci | you conceive |
| lui/lei | concepisce | he/she/it conceives |
| noi | concepiamo | we conceive |
| voi | concepite | you (pl.) conceive |
| loro | concepiscono | they conceive |
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 | concepii | I conceived |
| tu | concepisti | you conceived |
| lui/lei | concepì | he/she/it conceived |
| noi | concepimmo | we conceived |
| voi | concepiste | you (pl.) conceived |
| loro | concepirono | they conceived |
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 | concepivo |
| tu | concepivi |
| lui/lei | concepiva |
| noi | concepivamo |
| voi | concepivate |
| loro | concepivano |
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 | concepirei | I would conceive |
| tu | concepiresti | you would conceive |
| lui/lei | concepirebbe | he/she/it would conceive |
| noi | concepiremmo | we would conceive |
| voi | concepireste | you (pl.) would conceive |
| loro | concepirebbero | they would conceive |
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 | concepirò | I will conceive |
| tu | concepirai | you will conceive |
| lui/lei | concepirà | he/she/it will conceive |
| noi | concepiremo | we will conceive |
| voi | concepirete | you (pl.) will conceive |
| loro | concepiranno | they will conceive |
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 concepito | I have conceived |
| tu | hai concepito | you have conceived |
| lui/lei | ha concepito | he/she/it has conceived |
| noi | abbiamo concepito | we have conceived |
| voi | avete concepito | you (pl.) have conceived |
| loro | hanno concepito | they have conceived |
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 concepito | I had conceived |
| tu | avevi concepito | you had conceived |
| lui/lei | aveva concepito | he/she/it had conceived |
| noi | avevamo concepito | we had conceived |
| voi | avevate concepito | you (pl.) had conceived |
| loro | avevano concepito | they had conceived |
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 concepito |
| tu | avresti concepito |
| lui/lei | avrebbe concepito |
| noi | avremmo concepito |
| voi | avreste concepito |
| loro | avrebbero concepito |
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 concepito | I will have conceived |
| tu | avrai concepito | you will have conceived |
| lui/lei | avrà concepito | he/she/it will have conceived |
| noi | avremo concepito | we will have conceived |
| voi | avrete concepito | you (pl.) will have conceived |
| loro | avranno concepito | they will have conceived |
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 | concepisca |
| tu | concepisca |
| lui/lei | concepisca |
| noi | concepiamo |
| voi | concepiate |
| loro | concepiscano |
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 | concepissi |
| tu | concepissi |
| lui/lei | concepisse |
| noi | concepissimo |
| voi | concepiste |
| loro | concepissero |
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 | concepisci |
| lui/lei | concepisca |
| noi | concepiamo |
| voi | concepite |
| loro | concepiscano |
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 concepire |
| lui/lei | non concepisca |
| noi | non concepiamo |
| voi | non concepite |
| loro | non concepiscano |