consigliare — Italian conjugation
to advise, to suggest, to recommend, to counsel
Indicative
Present (Presente) Irregular
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 | consiglio | I advise |
| tu | consigli | you advise |
| lui/lei | consiglia | he/she/it advises |
| noi | consigliamo | we advise |
| voi | consigliate | you (pl.) advise |
| loro | consigliano | they advise |
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 | consigliai | I advised |
| tu | consigliasti | you advised |
| lui/lei | consigliò | he/she/it advised |
| noi | consigliammo | we advised |
| voi | consigliaste | you (pl.) advised |
| loro | consigliarono | they advised |
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 | consigliavo |
| tu | consigliavi |
| lui/lei | consigliava |
| noi | consigliavamo |
| voi | consigliavate |
| loro | consigliavano |
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 | consiglierei | I would advise |
| tu | consiglieresti | you would advise |
| lui/lei | consiglierebbe | he/she/it would advise |
| noi | consiglieremmo | we would advise |
| voi | consigliereste | you (pl.) would advise |
| loro | consiglierebbero | they would advise |
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 | consiglierò | I will advise |
| tu | consiglierai | you will advise |
| lui/lei | consiglierà | he/she/it will advise |
| noi | consiglieremo | we will advise |
| voi | consiglierete | you (pl.) will advise |
| loro | consiglieranno | they will advise |
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 consigliato | I have advised |
| tu | hai consigliato | you have advised |
| lui/lei | ha consigliato | he/she/it has advised |
| noi | abbiamo consigliato | we have advised |
| voi | avete consigliato | you (pl.) have advised |
| loro | hanno consigliato | they have advised |
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 consigliato | I had advised |
| tu | avevi consigliato | you had advised |
| lui/lei | aveva consigliato | he/she/it had advised |
| noi | avevamo consigliato | we had advised |
| voi | avevate consigliato | you (pl.) had advised |
| loro | avevano consigliato | they had advised |
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 consigliato |
| tu | avresti consigliato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe consigliato |
| noi | avremmo consigliato |
| voi | avreste consigliato |
| loro | avrebbero consigliato |
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 consigliato | I will have advised |
| tu | avrai consigliato | you will have advised |
| lui/lei | avrà consigliato | he/she/it will have advised |
| noi | avremo consigliato | we will have advised |
| voi | avrete consigliato | you (pl.) will have advised |
| loro | avranno consigliato | they will have advised |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Irregular
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 | consigli |
| tu | consigli |
| lui/lei | consigli |
| noi | consigliamo |
| voi | consigliate |
| loro | consiglino |
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 | consigliassi |
| tu | consigliassi |
| lui/lei | consigliasse |
| noi | consigliassimo |
| voi | consigliaste |
| loro | consigliassero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Irregular
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 | consiglia |
| lui/lei | consigli |
| noi | consigliamo |
| voi | consigliate |
| loro | consiglino |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Irregular
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 consigliare |
| lui/lei | non consigli |
| noi | non consigliamo |
| voi | non consigliate |
| loro | non consiglino |