concorrere — Italian conjugation
to compete
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 | concorro | I compete |
| tu | concorri | you compete |
| lui/lei | concorre | he/she/it competes |
| noi | concorriamo | we compete |
| voi | concorrete | you (pl.) compete |
| loro | concorrono | they compete |
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 | concorsi | I competed |
| tu | concorresti | you competed |
| lui/lei | concorse | he/she/it competed |
| noi | concorremmo | we competed |
| voi | concorreste | you (pl.) competed |
| loro | concorsero | they competed |
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 | concorrevo |
| tu | concorrevi |
| lui/lei | concorreva |
| noi | concorrevamo |
| voi | concorrevate |
| loro | concorrevano |
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 | concorrerei | I would compete |
| tu | concorreresti | you would compete |
| lui/lei | concorrerebbe | he/she/it would compete |
| noi | concorreremmo | we would compete |
| voi | concorrereste | you (pl.) would compete |
| loro | concorrerebbero | they would compete |
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 | concorrerò | I will compete |
| tu | concorrerai | you will compete |
| lui/lei | concorrerà | he/she/it will compete |
| noi | concorreremo | we will compete |
| voi | concorrerete | you (pl.) will compete |
| loro | concorreranno | they will compete |
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 concorso | I have competed |
| tu | hai concorso | you have competed |
| lui/lei | ha concorso | he/she/it has competed |
| noi | abbiamo concorso | we have competed |
| voi | avete concorso | you (pl.) have competed |
| loro | hanno concorso | they have competed |
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 concorso | I had competed |
| tu | avevi concorso | you had competed |
| lui/lei | aveva concorso | he/she/it had competed |
| noi | avevamo concorso | we had competed |
| voi | avevate concorso | you (pl.) had competed |
| loro | avevano concorso | they had competed |
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 concorso |
| tu | avresti concorso |
| lui/lei | avrebbe concorso |
| noi | avremmo concorso |
| voi | avreste concorso |
| loro | avrebbero concorso |
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 concorso | I will have competed |
| tu | avrai concorso | you will have competed |
| lui/lei | avrà concorso | he/she/it will have competed |
| noi | avremo concorso | we will have competed |
| voi | avrete concorso | you (pl.) will have competed |
| loro | avranno concorso | they will have competed |
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 | concorra |
| tu | concorra |
| lui/lei | concorra |
| noi | concorriamo |
| voi | concorriate |
| loro | concorrano |
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 | concorressi |
| tu | concorressi |
| lui/lei | concorresse |
| noi | concorressimo |
| voi | concorreste |
| loro | concorressero |
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 | concorri |
| lui/lei | concorra |
| noi | concorriamo |
| voi | concorrete |
| loro | concorrano |
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 concorrere |
| lui/lei | non concorra |
| noi | non concorriamo |
| voi | non concorrete |
| loro | non concorrano |