emergere — Italian conjugation
to emerge
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 | emergo | I emerge |
| tu | emergi | you emerge |
| lui/lei | emerge | he/she/it emerges |
| noi | emergiamo | we emerge |
| voi | emergete | you (pl.) emerge |
| loro | emergono | they emerge |
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 | emersi | I emerged |
| tu | emergesti | you emerged |
| lui/lei | emerse | he/she/it emerged |
| noi | emergemmo | we emerged |
| voi | emergeste | you (pl.) emerged |
| loro | emersero | they emerged |
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 | emergevo |
| tu | emergevi |
| lui/lei | emergeva |
| noi | emergevamo |
| voi | emergevate |
| loro | emergevano |
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 | emergerei | I would emerge |
| tu | emergeresti | you would emerge |
| lui/lei | emergerebbe | he/she/it would emerge |
| noi | emergeremmo | we would emerge |
| voi | emergereste | you (pl.) would emerge |
| loro | emergerebbero | they would emerge |
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 | emergerò | I will emerge |
| tu | emergerai | you will emerge |
| lui/lei | emergerà | he/she/it will emerge |
| noi | emergeremo | we will emerge |
| voi | emergerete | you (pl.) will emerge |
| loro | emergeranno | they will emerge |
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 | sono emerso/a | I have emerged |
| tu | sei emerso/a | you have emerged |
| lui/lei | è emerso/a | he/she/it has emerged |
| noi | siamo emersi/e | we have emerged |
| voi | siete emersi/e | you (pl.) have emerged |
| loro | sono emersi/e | they have emerged |
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 | ero emerso/a | I had emerged |
| tu | eri emerso/a | you had emerged |
| lui/lei | era emerso/a | he/she/it had emerged |
| noi | eravamo emersi/e | we had emerged |
| voi | eravate emersi/e | you (pl.) had emerged |
| loro | erano emersi/e | they had emerged |
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 | sarei emerso/a |
| tu | saresti emerso/a |
| lui/lei | sarebbe emerso/a |
| noi | saremmo emersi/e |
| voi | sareste emersi/e |
| loro | sarebbero emersi/e |
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 | sarò emerso/a | I will have emerged |
| tu | sarai emerso/a | you will have emerged |
| lui/lei | sarà emerso/a | he/she/it will have emerged |
| noi | saremo emersi/e | we will have emerged |
| voi | sarete emersi/e | you (pl.) will have emerged |
| loro | saranno emersi/e | they will have emerged |
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 | emerga |
| tu | emerga |
| lui/lei | emerga |
| noi | emergiamo |
| voi | emergiate |
| loro | emergano |
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 | emergessi |
| tu | emergessi |
| lui/lei | emergesse |
| noi | emergessimo |
| voi | emergeste |
| loro | emergessero |
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 | emergi |
| lui/lei | emerga |
| noi | emergiamo |
| voi | emergete |
| loro | emergano |
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 emergere |
| lui/lei | non emerga |
| noi | non emergiamo |
| voi | non emergete |
| loro | non emergano |