dimostrare — Italian conjugation
to demonstrate
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 | dimostro | I demonstrate |
| tu | dimostri | you demonstrate |
| lui/lei | dimostra | he/she/it demonstrates |
| noi | dimostriamo | we demonstrate |
| voi | dimostrate | you (pl.) demonstrate |
| loro | dimostrano | they demonstrate |
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 | dimostrai | I demonstrated |
| tu | dimostrasti | you demonstrated |
| lui/lei | dimostrò | he/she/it demonstrated |
| noi | dimostrammo | we demonstrated |
| voi | dimostraste | you (pl.) demonstrated |
| loro | dimostrarono | they demonstrated |
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 | dimostravo |
| tu | dimostravi |
| lui/lei | dimostrava |
| noi | dimostravamo |
| voi | dimostravate |
| loro | dimostravano |
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 | dimostrerei | I would demonstrate |
| tu | dimostreresti | you would demonstrate |
| lui/lei | dimostrerebbe | he/she/it would demonstrate |
| noi | dimostreremmo | we would demonstrate |
| voi | dimostrereste | you (pl.) would demonstrate |
| loro | dimostrerebbero | they would demonstrate |
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 | dimostrerò | I will demonstrate |
| tu | dimostrerai | you will demonstrate |
| lui/lei | dimostrerà | he/she/it will demonstrate |
| noi | dimostreremo | we will demonstrate |
| voi | dimostrerete | you (pl.) will demonstrate |
| loro | dimostreranno | they will demonstrate |
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 dimostrato | I have demonstrated |
| tu | hai dimostrato | you have demonstrated |
| lui/lei | ha dimostrato | he/she/it has demonstrated |
| noi | abbiamo dimostrato | we have demonstrated |
| voi | avete dimostrato | you (pl.) have demonstrated |
| loro | hanno dimostrato | they have demonstrated |
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 dimostrato | I had demonstrated |
| tu | avevi dimostrato | you had demonstrated |
| lui/lei | aveva dimostrato | he/she/it had demonstrated |
| noi | avevamo dimostrato | we had demonstrated |
| voi | avevate dimostrato | you (pl.) had demonstrated |
| loro | avevano dimostrato | they had demonstrated |
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 dimostrato |
| tu | avresti dimostrato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe dimostrato |
| noi | avremmo dimostrato |
| voi | avreste dimostrato |
| loro | avrebbero dimostrato |
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 dimostrato | I will have demonstrated |
| tu | avrai dimostrato | you will have demonstrated |
| lui/lei | avrà dimostrato | he/she/it will have demonstrated |
| noi | avremo dimostrato | we will have demonstrated |
| voi | avrete dimostrato | you (pl.) will have demonstrated |
| loro | avranno dimostrato | they will have demonstrated |
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 | dimostri |
| tu | dimostri |
| lui/lei | dimostri |
| noi | dimostriamo |
| voi | dimostriate |
| loro | dimostrino |
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 | dimostrassi |
| tu | dimostrassi |
| lui/lei | dimostrasse |
| noi | dimostrassimo |
| voi | dimostraste |
| loro | dimostrassero |
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 | dimostra |
| lui/lei | dimostri |
| noi | dimostriamo |
| voi | dimostrate |
| loro | dimostrino |
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 dimostrare |
| lui/lei | non dimostri |
| noi | non dimostriamo |
| voi | non dimostrate |
| loro | non dimostrino |