delegare — Italian conjugation
to delegate
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 | delego | I delegate |
| tu | deleghi | you delegate |
| lui/lei | delega | he/she/it delegates |
| noi | deleghiamo | we delegate |
| voi | delegate | you (pl.) delegate |
| loro | delegano | they delegate |
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 | delegai | I delegated |
| tu | delegasti | you delegated |
| lui/lei | delegò | he/she/it delegated |
| noi | delegammo | we delegated |
| voi | delegaste | you (pl.) delegated |
| loro | delegarono | they delegated |
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 | delegavo |
| tu | delegavi |
| lui/lei | delegava |
| noi | delegavamo |
| voi | delegavate |
| loro | delegavano |
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 | delegherei | I would delegate |
| tu | delegheresti | you would delegate |
| lui/lei | delegherebbe | he/she/it would delegate |
| noi | delegheremmo | we would delegate |
| voi | deleghereste | you (pl.) would delegate |
| loro | delegherebbero | they would delegate |
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 | delegherò | I will delegate |
| tu | delegherai | you will delegate |
| lui/lei | delegherà | he/she/it will delegate |
| noi | delegheremo | we will delegate |
| voi | delegherete | you (pl.) will delegate |
| loro | delegheranno | they will delegate |
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 delegato | I have delegated |
| tu | hai delegato | you have delegated |
| lui/lei | ha delegato | he/she/it has delegated |
| noi | abbiamo delegato | we have delegated |
| voi | avete delegato | you (pl.) have delegated |
| loro | hanno delegato | they have delegated |
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 delegato | I had delegated |
| tu | avevi delegato | you had delegated |
| lui/lei | aveva delegato | he/she/it had delegated |
| noi | avevamo delegato | we had delegated |
| voi | avevate delegato | you (pl.) had delegated |
| loro | avevano delegato | they had delegated |
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 delegato |
| tu | avresti delegato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe delegato |
| noi | avremmo delegato |
| voi | avreste delegato |
| loro | avrebbero delegato |
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 delegato | I will have delegated |
| tu | avrai delegato | you will have delegated |
| lui/lei | avrà delegato | he/she/it will have delegated |
| noi | avremo delegato | we will have delegated |
| voi | avrete delegato | you (pl.) will have delegated |
| loro | avranno delegato | they will have delegated |
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 | deleghi |
| tu | deleghi |
| lui/lei | deleghi |
| noi | deleghiamo |
| voi | deleghiate |
| loro | deleghino |
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 | delegassi |
| tu | delegassi |
| lui/lei | delegasse |
| noi | delegassimo |
| voi | delegaste |
| loro | delegassero |
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 | delega |
| lui/lei | deleghi |
| noi | deleghiamo |
| voi | delegate |
| loro | deleghino |
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 delegare |
| lui/lei | non deleghi |
| noi | non deleghiamo |
| voi | non delegate |
| loro | non deleghino |