deludere — Italian conjugation
to disappoint
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 | deludo | I disappoint |
| tu | deludi | you disappoint |
| lui/lei | delude | he/she/it disappoints |
| noi | deludiamo | we disappoint |
| voi | deludete | you (pl.) disappoint |
| loro | deludono | they disappoint |
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 | delusi | I disappointed |
| tu | deludesti | you disappointed |
| lui/lei | deluse | he/she/it disappointed |
| noi | deludemmo | we disappointed |
| voi | deludeste | you (pl.) disappointed |
| loro | delusero | they disappointed |
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 | deludevo |
| tu | deludevi |
| lui/lei | deludeva |
| noi | deludevamo |
| voi | deludevate |
| loro | deludevano |
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 | deluderei | I would disappoint |
| tu | deluderesti | you would disappoint |
| lui/lei | deluderebbe | he/she/it would disappoint |
| noi | deluderemmo | we would disappoint |
| voi | deludereste | you (pl.) would disappoint |
| loro | deluderebbero | they would disappoint |
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 | deluderò | I will disappoint |
| tu | deluderai | you will disappoint |
| lui/lei | deluderà | he/she/it will disappoint |
| noi | deluderemo | we will disappoint |
| voi | deluderete | you (pl.) will disappoint |
| loro | deluderanno | they will disappoint |
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 deluso | I have disappointed |
| tu | hai deluso | you have disappointed |
| lui/lei | ha deluso | he/she/it has disappointed |
| noi | abbiamo deluso | we have disappointed |
| voi | avete deluso | you (pl.) have disappointed |
| loro | hanno deluso | they have disappointed |
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 deluso | I had disappointed |
| tu | avevi deluso | you had disappointed |
| lui/lei | aveva deluso | he/she/it had disappointed |
| noi | avevamo deluso | we had disappointed |
| voi | avevate deluso | you (pl.) had disappointed |
| loro | avevano deluso | they had disappointed |
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 deluso |
| tu | avresti deluso |
| lui/lei | avrebbe deluso |
| noi | avremmo deluso |
| voi | avreste deluso |
| loro | avrebbero deluso |
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 deluso | I will have disappointed |
| tu | avrai deluso | you will have disappointed |
| lui/lei | avrà deluso | he/she/it will have disappointed |
| noi | avremo deluso | we will have disappointed |
| voi | avrete deluso | you (pl.) will have disappointed |
| loro | avranno deluso | they will have disappointed |
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 | deluda |
| tu | deluda |
| lui/lei | deluda |
| noi | deludiamo |
| voi | deludiate |
| loro | deludano |
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 | deludessi |
| tu | deludessi |
| lui/lei | deludesse |
| noi | deludessimo |
| voi | deludeste |
| loro | deludessero |
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 | deludi |
| lui/lei | deluda |
| noi | deludiamo |
| voi | deludete |
| loro | deludano |
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 deludere |
| lui/lei | non deluda |
| noi | non deludiamo |
| voi | non deludete |
| loro | non deludano |