distrarre — Italian conjugation
to distract
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 | distraggo | I distract |
| tu | distrai | you distract |
| lui/lei | distrae | he/she/it distracts |
| noi | distraiamo | we distract |
| voi | distraete | you (pl.) distract |
| loro | distraggono | they distract |
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 | distrassi | I distracted |
| tu | distraesti | you distracted |
| lui/lei | distrasse | he/she/it distracted |
| noi | distraemmo | we distracted |
| voi | distraeste | you (pl.) distracted |
| loro | distrassero | they distracted |
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 | distraevo |
| tu | distraevi |
| lui/lei | distraeva |
| noi | distraevamo |
| voi | distraevate |
| loro | distraevano |
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 | distrarrei | I would distract |
| tu | distrarresti | you would distract |
| lui/lei | distrarrebbe | he/she/it would distract |
| noi | distrarremmo | we would distract |
| voi | distrarreste | you (pl.) would distract |
| loro | distrarrebbero | they would distract |
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 | distrarrò | I will distract |
| tu | distrarrai | you will distract |
| lui/lei | distrarrà | he/she/it will distract |
| noi | distrarremo | we will distract |
| voi | distrarrete | you (pl.) will distract |
| loro | distrarranno | they will distract |
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 distratto | I have distracted |
| tu | hai distratto | you have distracted |
| lui/lei | ha distratto | he/she/it has distracted |
| noi | abbiamo distratto | we have distracted |
| voi | avete distratto | you (pl.) have distracted |
| loro | hanno distratto | they have distracted |
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 distratto | I had distracted |
| tu | avevi distratto | you had distracted |
| lui/lei | aveva distratto | he/she/it had distracted |
| noi | avevamo distratto | we had distracted |
| voi | avevate distratto | you (pl.) had distracted |
| loro | avevano distratto | they had distracted |
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 distratto |
| tu | avresti distratto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe distratto |
| noi | avremmo distratto |
| voi | avreste distratto |
| loro | avrebbero distratto |
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 distratto | I will have distracted |
| tu | avrai distratto | you will have distracted |
| lui/lei | avrà distratto | he/she/it will have distracted |
| noi | avremo distratto | we will have distracted |
| voi | avrete distratto | you (pl.) will have distracted |
| loro | avranno distratto | they will have distracted |
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 | distragga |
| tu | distragga |
| lui/lei | distragga |
| noi | distraiamo |
| voi | distraiate |
| loro | distraggano |
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 | distraessi |
| tu | distraessi |
| lui/lei | distraesse |
| noi | distraessimo |
| voi | distraeste |
| loro | distraessero |
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 | distrai |
| lui/lei | distragga |
| noi | distraiamo |
| voi | distraete |
| loro | distraggano |
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 distrarre |
| lui/lei | non distragga |
| noi | non distraiamo |
| voi | non distraete |
| loro | non distraggano |