esibire — Italian conjugation
to exhibit, to show
Indicative
Present (Presente) Irregular
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 | esibisco | I exhibit |
| tu | esibisci | you exhibit |
| lui/lei | esibisce | he/she/it exhibits |
| noi | esibiamo | we exhibit |
| voi | esibite | you (pl.) exhibit |
| loro | esibiscono | they exhibit |
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 | esibii | I exhibited |
| tu | esibisti | you exhibited |
| lui/lei | esibì | he/she/it exhibited |
| noi | esibimmo | we exhibited |
| voi | esibiste | you (pl.) exhibited |
| loro | esibirono | they exhibited |
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 | esibivo |
| tu | esibivi |
| lui/lei | esibiva |
| noi | esibivamo |
| voi | esibivate |
| loro | esibivano |
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 | esibirei | I would exhibit |
| tu | esibiresti | you would exhibit |
| lui/lei | esibirebbe | he/she/it would exhibit |
| noi | esibiremmo | we would exhibit |
| voi | esibireste | you (pl.) would exhibit |
| loro | esibirebbero | they would exhibit |
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 | esibirò | I will exhibit |
| tu | esibirai | you will exhibit |
| lui/lei | esibirà | he/she/it will exhibit |
| noi | esibiremo | we will exhibit |
| voi | esibirete | you (pl.) will exhibit |
| loro | esibiranno | they will exhibit |
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 esibito | I have exhibited |
| tu | hai esibito | you have exhibited |
| lui/lei | ha esibito | he/she/it has exhibited |
| noi | abbiamo esibito | we have exhibited |
| voi | avete esibito | you (pl.) have exhibited |
| loro | hanno esibito | they have exhibited |
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 esibito | I had exhibited |
| tu | avevi esibito | you had exhibited |
| lui/lei | aveva esibito | he/she/it had exhibited |
| noi | avevamo esibito | we had exhibited |
| voi | avevate esibito | you (pl.) had exhibited |
| loro | avevano esibito | they had exhibited |
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 esibito |
| tu | avresti esibito |
| lui/lei | avrebbe esibito |
| noi | avremmo esibito |
| voi | avreste esibito |
| loro | avrebbero esibito |
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 esibito | I will have exhibited |
| tu | avrai esibito | you will have exhibited |
| lui/lei | avrà esibito | he/she/it will have exhibited |
| noi | avremo esibito | we will have exhibited |
| voi | avrete esibito | you (pl.) will have exhibited |
| loro | avranno esibito | they will have exhibited |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Irregular
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 | esibisca |
| tu | esibisca |
| lui/lei | esibisca |
| noi | esibiamo |
| voi | esibiate |
| loro | esibiscano |
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 | esibissi |
| tu | esibissi |
| lui/lei | esibisse |
| noi | esibissimo |
| voi | esibiste |
| loro | esibissero |
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 | esibisci |
| lui/lei | esibisca |
| noi | esibiamo |
| voi | esibite |
| loro | esibiscano |
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 esibire |
| lui/lei | non esibisca |
| noi | non esibiamo |
| voi | non esibite |
| loro | non esibiscano |