considerare — Italian conjugation
to consider
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 | considero | I consider |
| tu | consideri | you consider |
| lui/lei | considera | he/she/it considers |
| noi | consideriamo | we consider |
| voi | considerate | you (pl.) consider |
| loro | considerano | they consider |
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 | considerai | I considered |
| tu | considerasti | you considered |
| lui/lei | considerò | he/she/it considered |
| noi | considerammo | we considered |
| voi | consideraste | you (pl.) considered |
| loro | considerarono | they considered |
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 | consideravo |
| tu | consideravi |
| lui/lei | considerava |
| noi | consideravamo |
| voi | consideravate |
| loro | consideravano |
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 | considererei | I would consider |
| tu | considereresti | you would consider |
| lui/lei | considererebbe | he/she/it would consider |
| noi | considereremmo | we would consider |
| voi | considerereste | you (pl.) would consider |
| loro | considererebbero | they would consider |
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 | considererò | I will consider |
| tu | considererai | you will consider |
| lui/lei | considererà | he/she/it will consider |
| noi | considereremo | we will consider |
| voi | considererete | you (pl.) will consider |
| loro | considereranno | they will consider |
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 considerato | I have considered |
| tu | hai considerato | you have considered |
| lui/lei | ha considerato | he/she/it has considered |
| noi | abbiamo considerato | we have considered |
| voi | avete considerato | you (pl.) have considered |
| loro | hanno considerato | they have considered |
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 considerato | I had considered |
| tu | avevi considerato | you had considered |
| lui/lei | aveva considerato | he/she/it had considered |
| noi | avevamo considerato | we had considered |
| voi | avevate considerato | you (pl.) had considered |
| loro | avevano considerato | they had considered |
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 considerato |
| tu | avresti considerato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe considerato |
| noi | avremmo considerato |
| voi | avreste considerato |
| loro | avrebbero considerato |
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 considerato | I will have considered |
| tu | avrai considerato | you will have considered |
| lui/lei | avrà considerato | he/she/it will have considered |
| noi | avremo considerato | we will have considered |
| voi | avrete considerato | you (pl.) will have considered |
| loro | avranno considerato | they will have considered |
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 | consideri |
| tu | consideri |
| lui/lei | consideri |
| noi | consideriamo |
| voi | consideriate |
| loro | considerino |
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 | considerassi |
| tu | considerassi |
| lui/lei | considerasse |
| noi | considerassimo |
| voi | consideraste |
| loro | considerassero |
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 | considera |
| lui/lei | consideri |
| noi | consideriamo |
| voi | considerate |
| loro | considerino |
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 considerare |
| lui/lei | non consideri |
| noi | non consideriamo |
| voi | non considerate |
| loro | non considerino |