equilibrare — Italian conjugation
to balance
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 | equilibro | I balance |
| tu | equilibri | you balance |
| lui/lei | equilibra | he/she/it balances |
| noi | equilibriamo | we balance |
| voi | equilibrate | you (pl.) balance |
| loro | equilibrano | they balance |
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 | equilibrai | I balanced |
| tu | equilibrasti | you balanced |
| lui/lei | equilibrò | he/she/it balanced |
| noi | equilibrammo | we balanced |
| voi | equilibraste | you (pl.) balanced |
| loro | equilibrarono | they balanced |
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 | equilibravo |
| tu | equilibravi |
| lui/lei | equilibrava |
| noi | equilibravamo |
| voi | equilibravate |
| loro | equilibravano |
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 | equilibrerei | I would balance |
| tu | equilibreresti | you would balance |
| lui/lei | equilibrerebbe | he/she/it would balance |
| noi | equilibreremmo | we would balance |
| voi | equilibrereste | you (pl.) would balance |
| loro | equilibrerebbero | they would balance |
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 | equilibrerò | I will balance |
| tu | equilibrerai | you will balance |
| lui/lei | equilibrerà | he/she/it will balance |
| noi | equilibreremo | we will balance |
| voi | equilibrerete | you (pl.) will balance |
| loro | equilibreranno | they will balance |
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 equilibrato | I have balanced |
| tu | hai equilibrato | you have balanced |
| lui/lei | ha equilibrato | he/she/it has balanced |
| noi | abbiamo equilibrato | we have balanced |
| voi | avete equilibrato | you (pl.) have balanced |
| loro | hanno equilibrato | they have balanced |
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 equilibrato | I had balanced |
| tu | avevi equilibrato | you had balanced |
| lui/lei | aveva equilibrato | he/she/it had balanced |
| noi | avevamo equilibrato | we had balanced |
| voi | avevate equilibrato | you (pl.) had balanced |
| loro | avevano equilibrato | they had balanced |
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 equilibrato |
| tu | avresti equilibrato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe equilibrato |
| noi | avremmo equilibrato |
| voi | avreste equilibrato |
| loro | avrebbero equilibrato |
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 equilibrato | I will have balanced |
| tu | avrai equilibrato | you will have balanced |
| lui/lei | avrà equilibrato | he/she/it will have balanced |
| noi | avremo equilibrato | we will have balanced |
| voi | avrete equilibrato | you (pl.) will have balanced |
| loro | avranno equilibrato | they will have balanced |
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 | equilibri |
| tu | equilibri |
| lui/lei | equilibri |
| noi | equilibriamo |
| voi | equilibriate |
| loro | equilibrino |
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 | equilibrassi |
| tu | equilibrassi |
| lui/lei | equilibrasse |
| noi | equilibrassimo |
| voi | equilibraste |
| loro | equilibrassero |
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 | equilibra |
| lui/lei | equilibri |
| noi | equilibriamo |
| voi | equilibrate |
| loro | equilibrino |
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 equilibrare |
| lui/lei | non equilibri |
| noi | non equilibriamo |
| voi | non equilibrate |
| loro | non equilibrino |