consentire — Italian conjugation
to allow, to consent
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 | consento | I allow |
| tu | consenti | you allow |
| lui/lei | consente | he/she/it allows |
| noi | consentiamo | we allow |
| voi | consentite | you (pl.) allow |
| loro | consentono | they allow |
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 | consentii | I allowed |
| tu | consentisti | you allowed |
| lui/lei | consentì | he/she/it allowed |
| noi | consentimmo | we allowed |
| voi | consentiste | you (pl.) allowed |
| loro | consentirono | they allowed |
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 | consentivo |
| tu | consentivi |
| lui/lei | consentiva |
| noi | consentivamo |
| voi | consentivate |
| loro | consentivano |
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 | consentirei | I would allow |
| tu | consentiresti | you would allow |
| lui/lei | consentirebbe | he/she/it would allow |
| noi | consentiremmo | we would allow |
| voi | consentireste | you (pl.) would allow |
| loro | consentirebbero | they would allow |
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 | consentirò | I will allow |
| tu | consentirai | you will allow |
| lui/lei | consentirà | he/she/it will allow |
| noi | consentiremo | we will allow |
| voi | consentirete | you (pl.) will allow |
| loro | consentiranno | they will allow |
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 consentito | I have allowed |
| tu | hai consentito | you have allowed |
| lui/lei | ha consentito | he/she/it has allowed |
| noi | abbiamo consentito | we have allowed |
| voi | avete consentito | you (pl.) have allowed |
| loro | hanno consentito | they have allowed |
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 consentito | I had allowed |
| tu | avevi consentito | you had allowed |
| lui/lei | aveva consentito | he/she/it had allowed |
| noi | avevamo consentito | we had allowed |
| voi | avevate consentito | you (pl.) had allowed |
| loro | avevano consentito | they had allowed |
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 consentito |
| tu | avresti consentito |
| lui/lei | avrebbe consentito |
| noi | avremmo consentito |
| voi | avreste consentito |
| loro | avrebbero consentito |
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 consentito | I will have allowed |
| tu | avrai consentito | you will have allowed |
| lui/lei | avrà consentito | he/she/it will have allowed |
| noi | avremo consentito | we will have allowed |
| voi | avrete consentito | you (pl.) will have allowed |
| loro | avranno consentito | they will have allowed |
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 | consenta |
| tu | consenta |
| lui/lei | consenta |
| noi | consentiamo |
| voi | consentiate |
| loro | consentano |
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 | consentissi |
| tu | consentissi |
| lui/lei | consentisse |
| noi | consentissimo |
| voi | consentiste |
| loro | consentissero |
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 | consenti |
| lui/lei | consenta |
| noi | consentiamo |
| voi | consentite |
| loro | consentano |
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 consentire |
| lui/lei | non consenta |
| noi | non consentiamo |
| voi | non consentite |
| loro | non consentano |