conquistare — Italian conjugation
to conquer
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 | conquisto | I conquer |
| tu | conquisti | you conquer |
| lui/lei | conquista | he/she/it conquers |
| noi | conquistiamo | we conquer |
| voi | conquistate | you (pl.) conquer |
| loro | conquistano | they conquer |
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 | conquistai | I conquered |
| tu | conquistasti | you conquered |
| lui/lei | conquistò | he/she/it conquered |
| noi | conquistammo | we conquered |
| voi | conquistaste | you (pl.) conquered |
| loro | conquistarono | they conquered |
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 | conquistavo |
| tu | conquistavi |
| lui/lei | conquistava |
| noi | conquistavamo |
| voi | conquistavate |
| loro | conquistavano |
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 | conquisterei | I would conquer |
| tu | conquisteresti | you would conquer |
| lui/lei | conquisterebbe | he/she/it would conquer |
| noi | conquisteremmo | we would conquer |
| voi | conquistereste | you (pl.) would conquer |
| loro | conquisterebbero | they would conquer |
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 | conquisterò | I will conquer |
| tu | conquisterai | you will conquer |
| lui/lei | conquisterà | he/she/it will conquer |
| noi | conquisteremo | we will conquer |
| voi | conquisterete | you (pl.) will conquer |
| loro | conquisteranno | they will conquer |
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 conquistato | I have conquered |
| tu | hai conquistato | you have conquered |
| lui/lei | ha conquistato | he/she/it has conquered |
| noi | abbiamo conquistato | we have conquered |
| voi | avete conquistato | you (pl.) have conquered |
| loro | hanno conquistato | they have conquered |
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 conquistato | I had conquered |
| tu | avevi conquistato | you had conquered |
| lui/lei | aveva conquistato | he/she/it had conquered |
| noi | avevamo conquistato | we had conquered |
| voi | avevate conquistato | you (pl.) had conquered |
| loro | avevano conquistato | they had conquered |
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 conquistato |
| tu | avresti conquistato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe conquistato |
| noi | avremmo conquistato |
| voi | avreste conquistato |
| loro | avrebbero conquistato |
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 conquistato | I will have conquered |
| tu | avrai conquistato | you will have conquered |
| lui/lei | avrà conquistato | he/she/it will have conquered |
| noi | avremo conquistato | we will have conquered |
| voi | avrete conquistato | you (pl.) will have conquered |
| loro | avranno conquistato | they will have conquered |
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 | conquisti |
| tu | conquisti |
| lui/lei | conquisti |
| noi | conquistiamo |
| voi | conquistiate |
| loro | conquistino |
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 | conquistassi |
| tu | conquistassi |
| lui/lei | conquistasse |
| noi | conquistassimo |
| voi | conquistaste |
| loro | conquistassero |
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 | conquista |
| lui/lei | conquisti |
| noi | conquistiamo |
| voi | conquistate |
| loro | conquistino |
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 conquistare |
| lui/lei | non conquisti |
| noi | non conquistiamo |
| voi | non conquistate |
| loro | non conquistino |