dissentire — Italian conjugation
to dissent
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 | dissento | I dissent |
| tu | dissenti | you dissent |
| lui/lei | dissente | he/she/it dissents |
| noi | dissentiamo | we dissent |
| voi | dissentite | you (pl.) dissent |
| loro | dissentono | they dissent |
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 | dissentii | I dissented |
| tu | dissentisti | you dissented |
| lui/lei | dissentì | he/she/it dissented |
| noi | dissentimmo | we dissented |
| voi | dissentiste | you (pl.) dissented |
| loro | dissentirono | they dissented |
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 | dissentivo |
| tu | dissentivi |
| lui/lei | dissentiva |
| noi | dissentivamo |
| voi | dissentivate |
| loro | dissentivano |
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 | dissentirei | I would dissent |
| tu | dissentiresti | you would dissent |
| lui/lei | dissentirebbe | he/she/it would dissent |
| noi | dissentiremmo | we would dissent |
| voi | dissentireste | you (pl.) would dissent |
| loro | dissentirebbero | they would dissent |
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 | dissentirò | I will dissent |
| tu | dissentirai | you will dissent |
| lui/lei | dissentirà | he/she/it will dissent |
| noi | dissentiremo | we will dissent |
| voi | dissentirete | you (pl.) will dissent |
| loro | dissentiranno | they will dissent |
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 dissentito | I have dissented |
| tu | hai dissentito | you have dissented |
| lui/lei | ha dissentito | he/she/it has dissented |
| noi | abbiamo dissentito | we have dissented |
| voi | avete dissentito | you (pl.) have dissented |
| loro | hanno dissentito | they have dissented |
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 dissentito | I had dissented |
| tu | avevi dissentito | you had dissented |
| lui/lei | aveva dissentito | he/she/it had dissented |
| noi | avevamo dissentito | we had dissented |
| voi | avevate dissentito | you (pl.) had dissented |
| loro | avevano dissentito | they had dissented |
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 dissentito |
| tu | avresti dissentito |
| lui/lei | avrebbe dissentito |
| noi | avremmo dissentito |
| voi | avreste dissentito |
| loro | avrebbero dissentito |
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 dissentito | I will have dissented |
| tu | avrai dissentito | you will have dissented |
| lui/lei | avrà dissentito | he/she/it will have dissented |
| noi | avremo dissentito | we will have dissented |
| voi | avrete dissentito | you (pl.) will have dissented |
| loro | avranno dissentito | they will have dissented |
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 | dissenta |
| tu | dissenta |
| lui/lei | dissenta |
| noi | dissentiamo |
| voi | dissentiate |
| loro | dissentano |
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 | dissentissi |
| tu | dissentissi |
| lui/lei | dissentisse |
| noi | dissentissimo |
| voi | dissentiste |
| loro | dissentissero |
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 | dissenti |
| lui/lei | dissenta |
| noi | dissentiamo |
| voi | dissentite |
| loro | dissentano |
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 dissentire |
| lui/lei | non dissenta |
| noi | non dissentiamo |
| voi | non dissentite |
| loro | non dissentano |