corrompere — Italian conjugation
to corrupt
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 | corrompo | I corrupt |
| tu | corrompi | you corrupt |
| lui/lei | corrompe | he/she/it corrupts |
| noi | corrompiamo | we corrupt |
| voi | corrompete | you (pl.) corrupt |
| loro | corrompono | they corrupt |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Irregular
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 | corruppi | I corrupted |
| tu | corrompesti | you corrupted |
| lui/lei | corruppe | he/she/it corrupted |
| noi | corrompemmo | we corrupted |
| voi | corrompeste | you (pl.) corrupted |
| loro | corruppero | they corrupted |
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 | corrompevo |
| tu | corrompevi |
| lui/lei | corrompeva |
| noi | corrompevamo |
| voi | corrompevate |
| loro | corrompevano |
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 | corromperei | I would corrupt |
| tu | corromperesti | you would corrupt |
| lui/lei | corromperebbe | he/she/it would corrupt |
| noi | corromperemmo | we would corrupt |
| voi | corrompereste | you (pl.) would corrupt |
| loro | corromperebbero | they would corrupt |
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 | corromperò | I will corrupt |
| tu | corromperai | you will corrupt |
| lui/lei | corromperà | he/she/it will corrupt |
| noi | corromperemo | we will corrupt |
| voi | corromperete | you (pl.) will corrupt |
| loro | corromperanno | they will corrupt |
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 corrotto | I have corrupted |
| tu | hai corrotto | you have corrupted |
| lui/lei | ha corrotto | he/she/it has corrupted |
| noi | abbiamo corrotto | we have corrupted |
| voi | avete corrotto | you (pl.) have corrupted |
| loro | hanno corrotto | they have corrupted |
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 corrotto | I had corrupted |
| tu | avevi corrotto | you had corrupted |
| lui/lei | aveva corrotto | he/she/it had corrupted |
| noi | avevamo corrotto | we had corrupted |
| voi | avevate corrotto | you (pl.) had corrupted |
| loro | avevano corrotto | they had corrupted |
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 corrotto |
| tu | avresti corrotto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe corrotto |
| noi | avremmo corrotto |
| voi | avreste corrotto |
| loro | avrebbero corrotto |
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 corrotto | I will have corrupted |
| tu | avrai corrotto | you will have corrupted |
| lui/lei | avrà corrotto | he/she/it will have corrupted |
| noi | avremo corrotto | we will have corrupted |
| voi | avrete corrotto | you (pl.) will have corrupted |
| loro | avranno corrotto | they will have corrupted |
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 | corrompa |
| tu | corrompa |
| lui/lei | corrompa |
| noi | corrompiamo |
| voi | corrompiate |
| loro | corrompano |
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 | corrompessi |
| tu | corrompessi |
| lui/lei | corrompesse |
| noi | corrompessimo |
| voi | corrompeste |
| loro | corrompessero |
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 | corrompi |
| lui/lei | corrompa |
| noi | corrompiamo |
| voi | corrompete |
| loro | corrompano |
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 corrompere |
| lui/lei | non corrompa |
| noi | non corrompiamo |
| voi | non corrompete |
| loro | non corrompano |