dipingere — Italian conjugation
to paint
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 | dipingo | I paint |
| tu | dipingi | you paint |
| lui/lei | dipinge | he/she/it paints |
| noi | dipingiamo | we paint |
| voi | dipingete | you (pl.) paint |
| loro | dipingono | they paint |
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 | dipinsi | I painted |
| tu | dipingesti | you painted |
| lui/lei | dipinse | he/she/it painted |
| noi | dipingemmo | we painted |
| voi | dipingeste | you (pl.) painted |
| loro | dipinsero | they painted |
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 | dipingevo |
| tu | dipingevi |
| lui/lei | dipingeva |
| noi | dipingevamo |
| voi | dipingevate |
| loro | dipingevano |
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 | dipingerei | I would paint |
| tu | dipingeresti | you would paint |
| lui/lei | dipingerebbe | he/she/it would paint |
| noi | dipingeremmo | we would paint |
| voi | dipingereste | you (pl.) would paint |
| loro | dipingerebbero | they would paint |
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 | dipingerò | I will paint |
| tu | dipingerai | you will paint |
| lui/lei | dipingerà | he/she/it will paint |
| noi | dipingeremo | we will paint |
| voi | dipingerete | you (pl.) will paint |
| loro | dipingeranno | they will paint |
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 dipinto | I have painted |
| tu | hai dipinto | you have painted |
| lui/lei | ha dipinto | he/she/it has painted |
| noi | abbiamo dipinto | we have painted |
| voi | avete dipinto | you (pl.) have painted |
| loro | hanno dipinto | they have painted |
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 dipinto | I had painted |
| tu | avevi dipinto | you had painted |
| lui/lei | aveva dipinto | he/she/it had painted |
| noi | avevamo dipinto | we had painted |
| voi | avevate dipinto | you (pl.) had painted |
| loro | avevano dipinto | they had painted |
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 dipinto |
| tu | avresti dipinto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe dipinto |
| noi | avremmo dipinto |
| voi | avreste dipinto |
| loro | avrebbero dipinto |
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 dipinto | I will have painted |
| tu | avrai dipinto | you will have painted |
| lui/lei | avrà dipinto | he/she/it will have painted |
| noi | avremo dipinto | we will have painted |
| voi | avrete dipinto | you (pl.) will have painted |
| loro | avranno dipinto | they will have painted |
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 | dipinga |
| tu | dipinga |
| lui/lei | dipinga |
| noi | dipingiamo |
| voi | dipingiate |
| loro | dipingano |
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 | dipingessi |
| tu | dipingessi |
| lui/lei | dipingesse |
| noi | dipingessimo |
| voi | dipingeste |
| loro | dipingessero |
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 | dipingi |
| lui/lei | dipinga |
| noi | dipingiamo |
| voi | dipingete |
| loro | dipingano |
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 dipingere |
| lui/lei | non dipinga |
| noi | non dipingiamo |
| voi | non dipingete |
| loro | non dipingano |