distillare — Italian conjugation
to distill
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 | distillo | I distill |
| tu | distilli | you distill |
| lui/lei | distilla | he/she/it distills |
| noi | distilliamo | we distill |
| voi | distillate | you (pl.) distill |
| loro | distillano | they distill |
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 | distillai | I distilled |
| tu | distillasti | you distilled |
| lui/lei | distillò | he/she/it distilled |
| noi | distillammo | we distilled |
| voi | distillaste | you (pl.) distilled |
| loro | distillarono | they distilled |
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 | distillavo |
| tu | distillavi |
| lui/lei | distillava |
| noi | distillavamo |
| voi | distillavate |
| loro | distillavano |
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 | distillerei | I would distill |
| tu | distilleresti | you would distill |
| lui/lei | distillerebbe | he/she/it would distill |
| noi | distilleremmo | we would distill |
| voi | distillereste | you (pl.) would distill |
| loro | distillerebbero | they would distill |
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 | distillerò | I will distill |
| tu | distillerai | you will distill |
| lui/lei | distillerà | he/she/it will distill |
| noi | distilleremo | we will distill |
| voi | distillerete | you (pl.) will distill |
| loro | distilleranno | they will distill |
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 distillato | I have distilled |
| tu | hai distillato | you have distilled |
| lui/lei | ha distillato | he/she/it has distilled |
| noi | abbiamo distillato | we have distilled |
| voi | avete distillato | you (pl.) have distilled |
| loro | hanno distillato | they have distilled |
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 distillato | I had distilled |
| tu | avevi distillato | you had distilled |
| lui/lei | aveva distillato | he/she/it had distilled |
| noi | avevamo distillato | we had distilled |
| voi | avevate distillato | you (pl.) had distilled |
| loro | avevano distillato | they had distilled |
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 distillato |
| tu | avresti distillato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe distillato |
| noi | avremmo distillato |
| voi | avreste distillato |
| loro | avrebbero distillato |
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 distillato | I will have distilled |
| tu | avrai distillato | you will have distilled |
| lui/lei | avrà distillato | he/she/it will have distilled |
| noi | avremo distillato | we will have distilled |
| voi | avrete distillato | you (pl.) will have distilled |
| loro | avranno distillato | they will have distilled |
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 | distilli |
| tu | distilli |
| lui/lei | distilli |
| noi | distilliamo |
| voi | distilliate |
| loro | distillino |
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 | distillassi |
| tu | distillassi |
| lui/lei | distillasse |
| noi | distillassimo |
| voi | distillaste |
| loro | distillassero |
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 | distilla |
| lui/lei | distilli |
| noi | distilliamo |
| voi | distillate |
| loro | distillino |
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 distillare |
| lui/lei | non distilli |
| noi | non distilliamo |
| voi | non distillate |
| loro | non distillino |