decorare — Italian conjugation
to decorate (all meanings)
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 | decoro | I decorate |
| tu | decori | you decorate |
| lui/lei | decora | he/she/it decorates |
| noi | decoriamo | we decorate |
| voi | decorate | you (pl.) decorate |
| loro | decorano | they decorate |
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 | decorai | I decorated |
| tu | decorasti | you decorated |
| lui/lei | decorò | he/she/it decorated |
| noi | decorammo | we decorated |
| voi | decoraste | you (pl.) decorated |
| loro | decorarono | they decorated |
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 | decoravo |
| tu | decoravi |
| lui/lei | decorava |
| noi | decoravamo |
| voi | decoravate |
| loro | decoravano |
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 | decorerei | I would decorate |
| tu | decoreresti | you would decorate |
| lui/lei | decorerebbe | he/she/it would decorate |
| noi | decoreremmo | we would decorate |
| voi | decorereste | you (pl.) would decorate |
| loro | decorerebbero | they would decorate |
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 | decorerò | I will decorate |
| tu | decorerai | you will decorate |
| lui/lei | decorerà | he/she/it will decorate |
| noi | decoreremo | we will decorate |
| voi | decorerete | you (pl.) will decorate |
| loro | decoreranno | they will decorate |
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 decorato | I have decorated |
| tu | hai decorato | you have decorated |
| lui/lei | ha decorato | he/she/it has decorated |
| noi | abbiamo decorato | we have decorated |
| voi | avete decorato | you (pl.) have decorated |
| loro | hanno decorato | they have decorated |
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 decorato | I had decorated |
| tu | avevi decorato | you had decorated |
| lui/lei | aveva decorato | he/she/it had decorated |
| noi | avevamo decorato | we had decorated |
| voi | avevate decorato | you (pl.) had decorated |
| loro | avevano decorato | they had decorated |
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 decorato |
| tu | avresti decorato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe decorato |
| noi | avremmo decorato |
| voi | avreste decorato |
| loro | avrebbero decorato |
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 decorato | I will have decorated |
| tu | avrai decorato | you will have decorated |
| lui/lei | avrà decorato | he/she/it will have decorated |
| noi | avremo decorato | we will have decorated |
| voi | avrete decorato | you (pl.) will have decorated |
| loro | avranno decorato | they will have decorated |
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 | decori |
| tu | decori |
| lui/lei | decori |
| noi | decoriamo |
| voi | decoriate |
| loro | decorino |
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 | decorassi |
| tu | decorassi |
| lui/lei | decorasse |
| noi | decorassimo |
| voi | decoraste |
| loro | decorassero |
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 | decora |
| lui/lei | decori |
| noi | decoriamo |
| voi | decorate |
| loro | decorino |
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 decorare |
| lui/lei | non decori |
| noi | non decoriamo |
| voi | non decorate |
| loro | non decorino |