divorare — Italian conjugation
to devour, to eat up, to consume
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 | divoro | I devour |
| tu | divori | you devour |
| lui/lei | divora | he/she/it devours |
| noi | divoriamo | we devour |
| voi | divorate | you (pl.) devour |
| loro | divorano | they devour |
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 | divorai | I devoured |
| tu | divorasti | you devoured |
| lui/lei | divorò | he/she/it devoured |
| noi | divorammo | we devoured |
| voi | divoraste | you (pl.) devoured |
| loro | divorarono | they devoured |
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 | divoravo |
| tu | divoravi |
| lui/lei | divorava |
| noi | divoravamo |
| voi | divoravate |
| loro | divoravano |
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 | divorerei | I would devour |
| tu | divoreresti | you would devour |
| lui/lei | divorerebbe | he/she/it would devour |
| noi | divoreremmo | we would devour |
| voi | divorereste | you (pl.) would devour |
| loro | divorerebbero | they would devour |
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 | divorerò | I will devour |
| tu | divorerai | you will devour |
| lui/lei | divorerà | he/she/it will devour |
| noi | divoreremo | we will devour |
| voi | divorerete | you (pl.) will devour |
| loro | divoreranno | they will devour |
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 divorato | I have devoured |
| tu | hai divorato | you have devoured |
| lui/lei | ha divorato | he/she/it has devoured |
| noi | abbiamo divorato | we have devoured |
| voi | avete divorato | you (pl.) have devoured |
| loro | hanno divorato | they have devoured |
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 divorato | I had devoured |
| tu | avevi divorato | you had devoured |
| lui/lei | aveva divorato | he/she/it had devoured |
| noi | avevamo divorato | we had devoured |
| voi | avevate divorato | you (pl.) had devoured |
| loro | avevano divorato | they had devoured |
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 divorato |
| tu | avresti divorato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe divorato |
| noi | avremmo divorato |
| voi | avreste divorato |
| loro | avrebbero divorato |
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 divorato | I will have devoured |
| tu | avrai divorato | you will have devoured |
| lui/lei | avrà divorato | he/she/it will have devoured |
| noi | avremo divorato | we will have devoured |
| voi | avrete divorato | you (pl.) will have devoured |
| loro | avranno divorato | they will have devoured |
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 | divori |
| tu | divori |
| lui/lei | divori |
| noi | divoriamo |
| voi | divoriate |
| loro | divorino |
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 | divorassi |
| tu | divorassi |
| lui/lei | divorasse |
| noi | divorassimo |
| voi | divoraste |
| loro | divorassero |
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 | divora |
| lui/lei | divori |
| noi | divoriamo |
| voi | divorate |
| loro | divorino |
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 divorare |
| lui/lei | non divori |
| noi | non divoriamo |
| voi | non divorate |
| loro | non divorino |