elaborare — Italian conjugation
to elaborate
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 | elaboro | I elaborate |
| tu | elabori | you elaborate |
| lui/lei | elabora | he/she/it elaborates |
| noi | elaboriamo | we elaborate |
| voi | elaborate | you (pl.) elaborate |
| loro | elaborano | they elaborate |
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 | elaborai | I elaborated |
| tu | elaborasti | you elaborated |
| lui/lei | elaborò | he/she/it elaborated |
| noi | elaborammo | we elaborated |
| voi | elaboraste | you (pl.) elaborated |
| loro | elaborarono | they elaborated |
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 | elaboravo |
| tu | elaboravi |
| lui/lei | elaborava |
| noi | elaboravamo |
| voi | elaboravate |
| loro | elaboravano |
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 | elaborerei | I would elaborate |
| tu | elaboreresti | you would elaborate |
| lui/lei | elaborerebbe | he/she/it would elaborate |
| noi | elaboreremmo | we would elaborate |
| voi | elaborereste | you (pl.) would elaborate |
| loro | elaborerebbero | they would elaborate |
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 | elaborerò | I will elaborate |
| tu | elaborerai | you will elaborate |
| lui/lei | elaborerà | he/she/it will elaborate |
| noi | elaboreremo | we will elaborate |
| voi | elaborerete | you (pl.) will elaborate |
| loro | elaboreranno | they will elaborate |
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 elaborato | I have elaborated |
| tu | hai elaborato | you have elaborated |
| lui/lei | ha elaborato | he/she/it has elaborated |
| noi | abbiamo elaborato | we have elaborated |
| voi | avete elaborato | you (pl.) have elaborated |
| loro | hanno elaborato | they have elaborated |
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 elaborato | I had elaborated |
| tu | avevi elaborato | you had elaborated |
| lui/lei | aveva elaborato | he/she/it had elaborated |
| noi | avevamo elaborato | we had elaborated |
| voi | avevate elaborato | you (pl.) had elaborated |
| loro | avevano elaborato | they had elaborated |
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 elaborato |
| tu | avresti elaborato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe elaborato |
| noi | avremmo elaborato |
| voi | avreste elaborato |
| loro | avrebbero elaborato |
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 elaborato | I will have elaborated |
| tu | avrai elaborato | you will have elaborated |
| lui/lei | avrà elaborato | he/she/it will have elaborated |
| noi | avremo elaborato | we will have elaborated |
| voi | avrete elaborato | you (pl.) will have elaborated |
| loro | avranno elaborato | they will have elaborated |
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 | elabori |
| tu | elabori |
| lui/lei | elabori |
| noi | elaboriamo |
| voi | elaboriate |
| loro | elaborino |
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 | elaborassi |
| tu | elaborassi |
| lui/lei | elaborasse |
| noi | elaborassimo |
| voi | elaboraste |
| loro | elaborassero |
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 | elabora |
| lui/lei | elabori |
| noi | elaboriamo |
| voi | elaborate |
| loro | elaborino |
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 elaborare |
| lui/lei | non elabori |
| noi | non elaboriamo |
| voi | non elaborate |
| loro | non elaborino |