configurare — Italian conjugation
to configure
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 | configuro | I configure |
| tu | configuri | you configure |
| lui/lei | configura | he/she/it configures |
| noi | configuriamo | we configure |
| voi | configurate | you (pl.) configure |
| loro | configurano | they configure |
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 | configurai | I configured |
| tu | configurasti | you configured |
| lui/lei | configurò | he/she/it configured |
| noi | configurammo | we configured |
| voi | configuraste | you (pl.) configured |
| loro | configurarono | they configured |
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 | configuravo |
| tu | configuravi |
| lui/lei | configurava |
| noi | configuravamo |
| voi | configuravate |
| loro | configuravano |
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 | configurerei | I would configure |
| tu | configureresti | you would configure |
| lui/lei | configurerebbe | he/she/it would configure |
| noi | configureremmo | we would configure |
| voi | configurereste | you (pl.) would configure |
| loro | configurerebbero | they would configure |
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 | configurerò | I will configure |
| tu | configurerai | you will configure |
| lui/lei | configurerà | he/she/it will configure |
| noi | configureremo | we will configure |
| voi | configurerete | you (pl.) will configure |
| loro | configureranno | they will configure |
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 configurato | I have configured |
| tu | hai configurato | you have configured |
| lui/lei | ha configurato | he/she/it has configured |
| noi | abbiamo configurato | we have configured |
| voi | avete configurato | you (pl.) have configured |
| loro | hanno configurato | they have configured |
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 configurato | I had configured |
| tu | avevi configurato | you had configured |
| lui/lei | aveva configurato | he/she/it had configured |
| noi | avevamo configurato | we had configured |
| voi | avevate configurato | you (pl.) had configured |
| loro | avevano configurato | they had configured |
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 configurato |
| tu | avresti configurato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe configurato |
| noi | avremmo configurato |
| voi | avreste configurato |
| loro | avrebbero configurato |
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 configurato | I will have configured |
| tu | avrai configurato | you will have configured |
| lui/lei | avrà configurato | he/she/it will have configured |
| noi | avremo configurato | we will have configured |
| voi | avrete configurato | you (pl.) will have configured |
| loro | avranno configurato | they will have configured |
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 | configuri |
| tu | configuri |
| lui/lei | configuri |
| noi | configuriamo |
| voi | configuriate |
| loro | configurino |
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 | configurassi |
| tu | configurassi |
| lui/lei | configurasse |
| noi | configurassimo |
| voi | configuraste |
| loro | configurassero |
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 | configura |
| lui/lei | configuri |
| noi | configuriamo |
| voi | configurate |
| loro | configurino |
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 configurare |
| lui/lei | non configuri |
| noi | non configuriamo |
| voi | non configurate |
| loro | non configurino |