eleggere — Italian conjugation
to elect
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 | eleggo | I elect |
| tu | eleggi | you elect |
| lui/lei | elegge | he/she/it elects |
| noi | eleggiamo | we elect |
| voi | eleggete | you (pl.) elect |
| loro | eleggono | they elect |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Irregular
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 | elessi | I elected |
| tu | eleggesti | you elected |
| lui/lei | elesse | he/she/it elected |
| noi | eleggemmo | we elected |
| voi | eleggeste | you (pl.) elected |
| loro | elessero | they elected |
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 | eleggevo |
| tu | eleggevi |
| lui/lei | eleggeva |
| noi | eleggevamo |
| voi | eleggevate |
| loro | eleggevano |
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 | eleggerei | I would elect |
| tu | eleggeresti | you would elect |
| lui/lei | eleggerebbe | he/she/it would elect |
| noi | eleggeremmo | we would elect |
| voi | eleggereste | you (pl.) would elect |
| loro | eleggerebbero | they would elect |
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 | eleggerò | I will elect |
| tu | eleggerai | you will elect |
| lui/lei | eleggerà | he/she/it will elect |
| noi | eleggeremo | we will elect |
| voi | eleggerete | you (pl.) will elect |
| loro | eleggeranno | they will elect |
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 eletto | I have elected |
| tu | hai eletto | you have elected |
| lui/lei | ha eletto | he/she/it has elected |
| noi | abbiamo eletto | we have elected |
| voi | avete eletto | you (pl.) have elected |
| loro | hanno eletto | they have elected |
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 eletto | I had elected |
| tu | avevi eletto | you had elected |
| lui/lei | aveva eletto | he/she/it had elected |
| noi | avevamo eletto | we had elected |
| voi | avevate eletto | you (pl.) had elected |
| loro | avevano eletto | they had elected |
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 eletto |
| tu | avresti eletto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe eletto |
| noi | avremmo eletto |
| voi | avreste eletto |
| loro | avrebbero eletto |
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 eletto | I will have elected |
| tu | avrai eletto | you will have elected |
| lui/lei | avrà eletto | he/she/it will have elected |
| noi | avremo eletto | we will have elected |
| voi | avrete eletto | you (pl.) will have elected |
| loro | avranno eletto | they will have elected |
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 | elegga |
| tu | elegga |
| lui/lei | elegga |
| noi | eleggiamo |
| voi | eleggiate |
| loro | eleggano |
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 | eleggessi |
| tu | eleggessi |
| lui/lei | eleggesse |
| noi | eleggessimo |
| voi | eleggeste |
| loro | eleggessero |
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 | eleggi |
| lui/lei | elegga |
| noi | eleggiamo |
| voi | eleggete |
| loro | eleggano |
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 eleggere |
| lui/lei | non elegga |
| noi | non eleggiamo |
| voi | non eleggete |
| loro | non eleggano |