congelare — Italian conjugation
to freeze
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 | congelo | I freeze |
| tu | congeli | you freeze |
| lui/lei | congela | he/she/it freezes |
| noi | congeliamo | we freeze |
| voi | congelate | you (pl.) freeze |
| loro | congelano | they freeze |
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 | congelai | I froze |
| tu | congelasti | you froze |
| lui/lei | congelò | he/she/it froze |
| noi | congelammo | we froze |
| voi | congelaste | you (pl.) froze |
| loro | congelarono | they froze |
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 | congelavo |
| tu | congelavi |
| lui/lei | congelava |
| noi | congelavamo |
| voi | congelavate |
| loro | congelavano |
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 | congelerei | I would freeze |
| tu | congeleresti | you would freeze |
| lui/lei | congelerebbe | he/she/it would freeze |
| noi | congeleremmo | we would freeze |
| voi | congelereste | you (pl.) would freeze |
| loro | congelerebbero | they would freeze |
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 | congelerò | I will freeze |
| tu | congelerai | you will freeze |
| lui/lei | congelerà | he/she/it will freeze |
| noi | congeleremo | we will freeze |
| voi | congelerete | you (pl.) will freeze |
| loro | congeleranno | they will freeze |
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 congelato | I have frozen |
| tu | hai congelato | you have frozen |
| lui/lei | ha congelato | he/she/it has frozen |
| noi | abbiamo congelato | we have frozen |
| voi | avete congelato | you (pl.) have frozen |
| loro | hanno congelato | they have frozen |
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 congelato | I had frozen |
| tu | avevi congelato | you had frozen |
| lui/lei | aveva congelato | he/she/it had frozen |
| noi | avevamo congelato | we had frozen |
| voi | avevate congelato | you (pl.) had frozen |
| loro | avevano congelato | they had frozen |
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 congelato |
| tu | avresti congelato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe congelato |
| noi | avremmo congelato |
| voi | avreste congelato |
| loro | avrebbero congelato |
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 congelato | I will have frozen |
| tu | avrai congelato | you will have frozen |
| lui/lei | avrà congelato | he/she/it will have frozen |
| noi | avremo congelato | we will have frozen |
| voi | avrete congelato | you (pl.) will have frozen |
| loro | avranno congelato | they will have frozen |
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 | congeli |
| tu | congeli |
| lui/lei | congeli |
| noi | congeliamo |
| voi | congeliate |
| loro | congelino |
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 | congelassi |
| tu | congelassi |
| lui/lei | congelasse |
| noi | congelassimo |
| voi | congelaste |
| loro | congelassero |
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 | congela |
| lui/lei | congeli |
| noi | congeliamo |
| voi | congelate |
| loro | congelino |
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 congelare |
| lui/lei | non congeli |
| noi | non congeliamo |
| voi | non congelate |
| loro | non congelino |