condire — Italian conjugation
to season
Indicative
Present (Presente) Irregular
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 | condisco | I season |
| tu | condisci | you season |
| lui/lei | condisce | he/she/it seasons |
| noi | condiamo | we season |
| voi | condite | you (pl.) season |
| loro | condiscono | they season |
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 | condii | I seasoned |
| tu | condisti | you seasoned |
| lui/lei | condì | he/she/it seasoned |
| noi | condimmo | we seasoned |
| voi | condiste | you (pl.) seasoned |
| loro | condirono | they seasoned |
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 | condivo |
| tu | condivi |
| lui/lei | condiva |
| noi | condivamo |
| voi | condivate |
| loro | condivano |
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 | condirei | I would season |
| tu | condiresti | you would season |
| lui/lei | condirebbe | he/she/it would season |
| noi | condiremmo | we would season |
| voi | condireste | you (pl.) would season |
| loro | condirebbero | they would season |
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 | condirò | I will season |
| tu | condirai | you will season |
| lui/lei | condirà | he/she/it will season |
| noi | condiremo | we will season |
| voi | condirete | you (pl.) will season |
| loro | condiranno | they will season |
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 condito | I have seasoned |
| tu | hai condito | you have seasoned |
| lui/lei | ha condito | he/she/it has seasoned |
| noi | abbiamo condito | we have seasoned |
| voi | avete condito | you (pl.) have seasoned |
| loro | hanno condito | they have seasoned |
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 condito | I had seasoned |
| tu | avevi condito | you had seasoned |
| lui/lei | aveva condito | he/she/it had seasoned |
| noi | avevamo condito | we had seasoned |
| voi | avevate condito | you (pl.) had seasoned |
| loro | avevano condito | they had seasoned |
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 condito |
| tu | avresti condito |
| lui/lei | avrebbe condito |
| noi | avremmo condito |
| voi | avreste condito |
| loro | avrebbero condito |
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 condito | I will have seasoned |
| tu | avrai condito | you will have seasoned |
| lui/lei | avrà condito | he/she/it will have seasoned |
| noi | avremo condito | we will have seasoned |
| voi | avrete condito | you (pl.) will have seasoned |
| loro | avranno condito | they will have seasoned |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Irregular
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 | condisca |
| tu | condisca |
| lui/lei | condisca |
| noi | condiamo |
| voi | condiate |
| loro | condiscano |
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 | condissi |
| tu | condissi |
| lui/lei | condisse |
| noi | condissimo |
| voi | condiste |
| loro | condissero |
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 | condisci |
| lui/lei | condisca |
| noi | condiamo |
| voi | condite |
| loro | condiscano |
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 condire |
| lui/lei | non condisca |
| noi | non condiamo |
| voi | non condite |
| loro | non condiscano |