corrugare — Italian conjugation
to furrow
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 | corrugo | I furrow |
| tu | corrughi | you furrow |
| lui/lei | corruga | he/she/it furrows |
| noi | corrughiamo | we furrow |
| voi | corrugate | you (pl.) furrow |
| loro | corrugano | they furrow |
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 | corrugai | I furrowed |
| tu | corrugasti | you furrowed |
| lui/lei | corrugò | he/she/it furrowed |
| noi | corrugammo | we furrowed |
| voi | corrugaste | you (pl.) furrowed |
| loro | corrugarono | they furrowed |
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 | corrugavo |
| tu | corrugavi |
| lui/lei | corrugava |
| noi | corrugavamo |
| voi | corrugavate |
| loro | corrugavano |
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 | corrugherei | I would furrow |
| tu | corrugheresti | you would furrow |
| lui/lei | corrugherebbe | he/she/it would furrow |
| noi | corrugheremmo | we would furrow |
| voi | corrughereste | you (pl.) would furrow |
| loro | corrugherebbero | they would furrow |
Future (Futuro semplice) Irregular
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 | corrugherò | I will furrow |
| tu | corrugherai | you will furrow |
| lui/lei | corrugherà | he/she/it will furrow |
| noi | corrugheremo | we will furrow |
| voi | corrugherete | you (pl.) will furrow |
| loro | corrugheranno | they will furrow |
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 corrugato | I have furrowed |
| tu | hai corrugato | you have furrowed |
| lui/lei | ha corrugato | he/she/it has furrowed |
| noi | abbiamo corrugato | we have furrowed |
| voi | avete corrugato | you (pl.) have furrowed |
| loro | hanno corrugato | they have furrowed |
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 corrugato | I had furrowed |
| tu | avevi corrugato | you had furrowed |
| lui/lei | aveva corrugato | he/she/it had furrowed |
| noi | avevamo corrugato | we had furrowed |
| voi | avevate corrugato | you (pl.) had furrowed |
| loro | avevano corrugato | they had furrowed |
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 corrugato |
| tu | avresti corrugato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe corrugato |
| noi | avremmo corrugato |
| voi | avreste corrugato |
| loro | avrebbero corrugato |
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 corrugato | I will have furrowed |
| tu | avrai corrugato | you will have furrowed |
| lui/lei | avrà corrugato | he/she/it will have furrowed |
| noi | avremo corrugato | we will have furrowed |
| voi | avrete corrugato | you (pl.) will have furrowed |
| loro | avranno corrugato | they will have furrowed |
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 | corrughi |
| tu | corrughi |
| lui/lei | corrughi |
| noi | corrughiamo |
| voi | corrughiate |
| loro | corrughino |
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 | corrugassi |
| tu | corrugassi |
| lui/lei | corrugasse |
| noi | corrugassimo |
| voi | corrugaste |
| loro | corrugassero |
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 | corruga |
| lui/lei | corrughi |
| noi | corrughiamo |
| voi | corrugate |
| loro | corrughino |
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 corrugare |
| lui/lei | non corrughi |
| noi | non corrughiamo |
| voi | non corrugate |
| loro | non corrughino |