diffondere — Italian conjugation
to spread
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 | diffondo | I spread |
| tu | diffondi | you spread |
| lui/lei | diffonde | he/she/it spreads |
| noi | diffondiamo | we spread |
| voi | diffondete | you (pl.) spread |
| loro | diffondono | they spread |
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 | diffusi | I spread |
| tu | diffondesti | you spread |
| lui/lei | diffuse | he/she/it spread |
| noi | diffondemmo | we spread |
| voi | diffondeste | you (pl.) spread |
| loro | diffusero | they spread |
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 | diffondevo |
| tu | diffondevi |
| lui/lei | diffondeva |
| noi | diffondevamo |
| voi | diffondevate |
| loro | diffondevano |
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 | diffonderei | I would spread |
| tu | diffonderesti | you would spread |
| lui/lei | diffonderebbe | he/she/it would spread |
| noi | diffonderemmo | we would spread |
| voi | diffondereste | you (pl.) would spread |
| loro | diffonderebbero | they would spread |
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 | diffonderò | I will spread |
| tu | diffonderai | you will spread |
| lui/lei | diffonderà | he/she/it will spread |
| noi | diffonderemo | we will spread |
| voi | diffonderete | you (pl.) will spread |
| loro | diffonderanno | they will spread |
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 diffuso | I have spread |
| tu | hai diffuso | you have spread |
| lui/lei | ha diffuso | he/she/it has spread |
| noi | abbiamo diffuso | we have spread |
| voi | avete diffuso | you (pl.) have spread |
| loro | hanno diffuso | they have spread |
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 diffuso | I had spread |
| tu | avevi diffuso | you had spread |
| lui/lei | aveva diffuso | he/she/it had spread |
| noi | avevamo diffuso | we had spread |
| voi | avevate diffuso | you (pl.) had spread |
| loro | avevano diffuso | they had spread |
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 diffuso |
| tu | avresti diffuso |
| lui/lei | avrebbe diffuso |
| noi | avremmo diffuso |
| voi | avreste diffuso |
| loro | avrebbero diffuso |
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 diffuso | I will have spread |
| tu | avrai diffuso | you will have spread |
| lui/lei | avrà diffuso | he/she/it will have spread |
| noi | avremo diffuso | we will have spread |
| voi | avrete diffuso | you (pl.) will have spread |
| loro | avranno diffuso | they will have spread |
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 | diffonda |
| tu | diffonda |
| lui/lei | diffonda |
| noi | diffondiamo |
| voi | diffondiate |
| loro | diffondano |
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 | diffondessi |
| tu | diffondessi |
| lui/lei | diffondesse |
| noi | diffondessimo |
| voi | diffondeste |
| loro | diffondessero |
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 | diffondi |
| lui/lei | diffonda |
| noi | diffondiamo |
| voi | diffondete |
| loro | diffondano |
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 diffondere |
| lui/lei | non diffonda |
| noi | non diffondiamo |
| voi | non diffondete |
| loro | non diffondano |