domare — Italian conjugation
to tame
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 | domo | I tame |
| tu | domi | you tame |
| lui/lei | doma | he/she/it tames |
| noi | domiamo | we tame |
| voi | domate | you (pl.) tame |
| loro | domano | they tame |
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 | domai | I tamed |
| tu | domasti | you tamed |
| lui/lei | domò | he/she/it tamed |
| noi | domammo | we tamed |
| voi | domaste | you (pl.) tamed |
| loro | domarono | they tamed |
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 | domavo |
| tu | domavi |
| lui/lei | domava |
| noi | domavamo |
| voi | domavate |
| loro | domavano |
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 | domerei | I would tame |
| tu | domeresti | you would tame |
| lui/lei | domerebbe | he/she/it would tame |
| noi | domeremmo | we would tame |
| voi | domereste | you (pl.) would tame |
| loro | domerebbero | they would tame |
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 | domerò | I will tame |
| tu | domerai | you will tame |
| lui/lei | domerà | he/she/it will tame |
| noi | domeremo | we will tame |
| voi | domerete | you (pl.) will tame |
| loro | domeranno | they will tame |
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 domato | I have tamed |
| tu | hai domato | you have tamed |
| lui/lei | ha domato | he/she/it has tamed |
| noi | abbiamo domato | we have tamed |
| voi | avete domato | you (pl.) have tamed |
| loro | hanno domato | they have tamed |
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 domato | I had tamed |
| tu | avevi domato | you had tamed |
| lui/lei | aveva domato | he/she/it had tamed |
| noi | avevamo domato | we had tamed |
| voi | avevate domato | you (pl.) had tamed |
| loro | avevano domato | they had tamed |
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 domato |
| tu | avresti domato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe domato |
| noi | avremmo domato |
| voi | avreste domato |
| loro | avrebbero domato |
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 domato | I will have tamed |
| tu | avrai domato | you will have tamed |
| lui/lei | avrà domato | he/she/it will have tamed |
| noi | avremo domato | we will have tamed |
| voi | avrete domato | you (pl.) will have tamed |
| loro | avranno domato | they will have tamed |
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 | domi |
| tu | domi |
| lui/lei | domi |
| noi | domiamo |
| voi | domiate |
| loro | domino |
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 | domassi |
| tu | domassi |
| lui/lei | domasse |
| noi | domassimo |
| voi | domaste |
| loro | domassero |
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 | doma |
| lui/lei | domi |
| noi | domiamo |
| voi | domate |
| loro | domino |
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 domare |
| lui/lei | non domi |
| noi | non domiamo |
| voi | non domate |
| loro | non domino |