consumare — Italian conjugation
to consume
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 | consumo | I consume |
| tu | consumi | you consume |
| lui/lei | consuma | he/she/it consumes |
| noi | consumiamo | we consume |
| voi | consumate | you (pl.) consume |
| loro | consumano | they consume |
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 | consumai | I consumed |
| tu | consumasti | you consumed |
| lui/lei | consumò | he/she/it consumed |
| noi | consumammo | we consumed |
| voi | consumaste | you (pl.) consumed |
| loro | consumarono | they consumed |
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 | consumavo |
| tu | consumavi |
| lui/lei | consumava |
| noi | consumavamo |
| voi | consumavate |
| loro | consumavano |
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 | consumerei | I would consume |
| tu | consumeresti | you would consume |
| lui/lei | consumerebbe | he/she/it would consume |
| noi | consumeremmo | we would consume |
| voi | consumereste | you (pl.) would consume |
| loro | consumerebbero | they would consume |
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 | consumerò | I will consume |
| tu | consumerai | you will consume |
| lui/lei | consumerà | he/she/it will consume |
| noi | consumeremo | we will consume |
| voi | consumerete | you (pl.) will consume |
| loro | consumeranno | they will consume |
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 consumato | I have consumed |
| tu | hai consumato | you have consumed |
| lui/lei | ha consumato | he/she/it has consumed |
| noi | abbiamo consumato | we have consumed |
| voi | avete consumato | you (pl.) have consumed |
| loro | hanno consumato | they have consumed |
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 consumato | I had consumed |
| tu | avevi consumato | you had consumed |
| lui/lei | aveva consumato | he/she/it had consumed |
| noi | avevamo consumato | we had consumed |
| voi | avevate consumato | you (pl.) had consumed |
| loro | avevano consumato | they had consumed |
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 consumato |
| tu | avresti consumato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe consumato |
| noi | avremmo consumato |
| voi | avreste consumato |
| loro | avrebbero consumato |
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 consumato | I will have consumed |
| tu | avrai consumato | you will have consumed |
| lui/lei | avrà consumato | he/she/it will have consumed |
| noi | avremo consumato | we will have consumed |
| voi | avrete consumato | you (pl.) will have consumed |
| loro | avranno consumato | they will have consumed |
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 | consumi |
| tu | consumi |
| lui/lei | consumi |
| noi | consumiamo |
| voi | consumiate |
| loro | consumino |
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 | consumassi |
| tu | consumassi |
| lui/lei | consumasse |
| noi | consumassimo |
| voi | consumaste |
| loro | consumassero |
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 | consuma |
| lui/lei | consumi |
| noi | consumiamo |
| voi | consumate |
| loro | consumino |
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 consumare |
| lui/lei | non consumi |
| noi | non consumiamo |
| voi | non consumate |
| loro | non consumino |