dominare — Italian conjugation
to dominate, to rule, to control, to contain
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 | domino | I dominate |
| tu | domini | you dominate |
| lui/lei | domina | he/she/it dominates |
| noi | dominiamo | we dominate |
| voi | dominate | you (pl.) dominate |
| loro | dominano | they dominate |
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 | dominai | I dominated |
| tu | dominasti | you dominated |
| lui/lei | dominò | he/she/it dominated |
| noi | dominammo | we dominated |
| voi | dominaste | you (pl.) dominated |
| loro | dominarono | they dominated |
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 | dominavo |
| tu | dominavi |
| lui/lei | dominava |
| noi | dominavamo |
| voi | dominavate |
| loro | dominavano |
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 | dominerei | I would dominate |
| tu | domineresti | you would dominate |
| lui/lei | dominerebbe | he/she/it would dominate |
| noi | domineremmo | we would dominate |
| voi | dominereste | you (pl.) would dominate |
| loro | dominerebbero | they would dominate |
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 | dominerò | I will dominate |
| tu | dominerai | you will dominate |
| lui/lei | dominerà | he/she/it will dominate |
| noi | domineremo | we will dominate |
| voi | dominerete | you (pl.) will dominate |
| loro | domineranno | they will dominate |
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 dominato | I have dominated |
| tu | hai dominato | you have dominated |
| lui/lei | ha dominato | he/she/it has dominated |
| noi | abbiamo dominato | we have dominated |
| voi | avete dominato | you (pl.) have dominated |
| loro | hanno dominato | they have dominated |
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 dominato | I had dominated |
| tu | avevi dominato | you had dominated |
| lui/lei | aveva dominato | he/she/it had dominated |
| noi | avevamo dominato | we had dominated |
| voi | avevate dominato | you (pl.) had dominated |
| loro | avevano dominato | they had dominated |
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 dominato |
| tu | avresti dominato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe dominato |
| noi | avremmo dominato |
| voi | avreste dominato |
| loro | avrebbero dominato |
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 dominato | I will have dominated |
| tu | avrai dominato | you will have dominated |
| lui/lei | avrà dominato | he/she/it will have dominated |
| noi | avremo dominato | we will have dominated |
| voi | avrete dominato | you (pl.) will have dominated |
| loro | avranno dominato | they will have dominated |
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 | domini |
| tu | domini |
| lui/lei | domini |
| noi | dominiamo |
| voi | dominiate |
| loro | dominino |
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 | dominassi |
| tu | dominassi |
| lui/lei | dominasse |
| noi | dominassimo |
| voi | dominaste |
| loro | dominassero |
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 | domina |
| lui/lei | domini |
| noi | dominiamo |
| voi | dominate |
| loro | dominino |
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 dominare |
| lui/lei | non domini |
| noi | non dominiamo |
| voi | non dominate |
| loro | non dominino |