emettere — Italian conjugation
to emit, to give out, to give off
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 | emetto | I emit |
| tu | emetti | you emit |
| lui/lei | emette | he/she/it emits |
| noi | emettiamo | we emit |
| voi | emettete | you (pl.) emit |
| loro | emettono | they emit |
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 | emisi | I emitted |
| tu | emettesti | you emitted |
| lui/lei | emise | he/she/it emitted |
| noi | emettemmo | we emitted |
| voi | emetteste | you (pl.) emitted |
| loro | emisero | they emitted |
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 | emettevo |
| tu | emettevi |
| lui/lei | emetteva |
| noi | emettevamo |
| voi | emettevate |
| loro | emettevano |
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 | emetterei | I would emit |
| tu | emetteresti | you would emit |
| lui/lei | emetterebbe | he/she/it would emit |
| noi | emetteremmo | we would emit |
| voi | emettereste | you (pl.) would emit |
| loro | emetterebbero | they would emit |
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 | emetterò | I will emit |
| tu | emetterai | you will emit |
| lui/lei | emetterà | he/she/it will emit |
| noi | emetteremo | we will emit |
| voi | emetterete | you (pl.) will emit |
| loro | emetteranno | they will emit |
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 emesso | I have emitted |
| tu | hai emesso | you have emitted |
| lui/lei | ha emesso | he/she/it has emitted |
| noi | abbiamo emesso | we have emitted |
| voi | avete emesso | you (pl.) have emitted |
| loro | hanno emesso | they have emitted |
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 emesso | I had emitted |
| tu | avevi emesso | you had emitted |
| lui/lei | aveva emesso | he/she/it had emitted |
| noi | avevamo emesso | we had emitted |
| voi | avevate emesso | you (pl.) had emitted |
| loro | avevano emesso | they had emitted |
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 emesso |
| tu | avresti emesso |
| lui/lei | avrebbe emesso |
| noi | avremmo emesso |
| voi | avreste emesso |
| loro | avrebbero emesso |
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 emesso | I will have emitted |
| tu | avrai emesso | you will have emitted |
| lui/lei | avrà emesso | he/she/it will have emitted |
| noi | avremo emesso | we will have emitted |
| voi | avrete emesso | you (pl.) will have emitted |
| loro | avranno emesso | they will have emitted |
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 | emetta |
| tu | emetta |
| lui/lei | emetta |
| noi | emettiamo |
| voi | emettiate |
| loro | emettano |
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 | emettessi |
| tu | emettessi |
| lui/lei | emettesse |
| noi | emettessimo |
| voi | emetteste |
| loro | emettessero |
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 | emetti |
| lui/lei | emetta |
| noi | emettiamo |
| voi | emettete |
| loro | emettano |
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 emettere |
| lui/lei | non emetta |
| noi | non emettiamo |
| voi | non emettete |
| loro | non emettano |