convocare — Italian conjugation
to summon
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 | convoco | I summon |
| tu | convochi | you summon |
| lui/lei | convoca | he/she/it summons |
| noi | convochiamo | we summon |
| voi | convocate | you (pl.) summon |
| loro | convocano | they summon |
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 | convocai | I summoned |
| tu | convocasti | you summoned |
| lui/lei | convocò | he/she/it summoned |
| noi | convocammo | we summoned |
| voi | convocaste | you (pl.) summoned |
| loro | convocarono | they summoned |
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 | convocavo |
| tu | convocavi |
| lui/lei | convocava |
| noi | convocavamo |
| voi | convocavate |
| loro | convocavano |
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 | convocherei | I would summon |
| tu | convocheresti | you would summon |
| lui/lei | convocherebbe | he/she/it would summon |
| noi | convocheremmo | we would summon |
| voi | convochereste | you (pl.) would summon |
| loro | convocherebbero | they would summon |
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 | convocherò | I will summon |
| tu | convocherai | you will summon |
| lui/lei | convocherà | he/she/it will summon |
| noi | convocheremo | we will summon |
| voi | convocherete | you (pl.) will summon |
| loro | convocheranno | they will summon |
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 convocato | I have summoned |
| tu | hai convocato | you have summoned |
| lui/lei | ha convocato | he/she/it has summoned |
| noi | abbiamo convocato | we have summoned |
| voi | avete convocato | you (pl.) have summoned |
| loro | hanno convocato | they have summoned |
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 convocato | I had summoned |
| tu | avevi convocato | you had summoned |
| lui/lei | aveva convocato | he/she/it had summoned |
| noi | avevamo convocato | we had summoned |
| voi | avevate convocato | you (pl.) had summoned |
| loro | avevano convocato | they had summoned |
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 convocato |
| tu | avresti convocato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe convocato |
| noi | avremmo convocato |
| voi | avreste convocato |
| loro | avrebbero convocato |
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 convocato | I will have summoned |
| tu | avrai convocato | you will have summoned |
| lui/lei | avrà convocato | he/she/it will have summoned |
| noi | avremo convocato | we will have summoned |
| voi | avrete convocato | you (pl.) will have summoned |
| loro | avranno convocato | they will have summoned |
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 | convochi |
| tu | convochi |
| lui/lei | convochi |
| noi | convochiamo |
| voi | convochiate |
| loro | convochino |
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 | convocassi |
| tu | convocassi |
| lui/lei | convocasse |
| noi | convocassimo |
| voi | convocaste |
| loro | convocassero |
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 | convoca |
| lui/lei | convochi |
| noi | convochiamo |
| voi | convocate |
| loro | convochino |
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 convocare |
| lui/lei | non convochi |
| noi | non convochiamo |
| voi | non convocate |
| loro | non convochino |