esporre — Italian conjugation
to expose
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 | espongo | I expose |
| tu | esponi | you expose |
| lui/lei | espone | he/she/it exposes |
| noi | esponiamo | we expose |
| voi | esponete | you (pl.) expose |
| loro | espongono | they expose |
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 | esposi | I exposed |
| tu | esponesti | you exposed |
| lui/lei | espose | he/she/it exposed |
| noi | esponemmo | we exposed |
| voi | esponeste | you (pl.) exposed |
| loro | esposero | they exposed |
Imperfect (Imperfetto) Irregular
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 | esponevo |
| tu | esponevi |
| lui/lei | esponeva |
| noi | esponevamo |
| voi | esponevate |
| loro | esponevano |
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 | esporrei | I would expose |
| tu | esporresti | you would expose |
| lui/lei | esporrebbe | he/she/it would expose |
| noi | esporremmo | we would expose |
| voi | esporreste | you (pl.) would expose |
| loro | esporrebbero | they would expose |
Future (Futuro semplice) Irregular
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 | esporrò | I will expose |
| tu | esporrai | you will expose |
| lui/lei | esporrà | he/she/it will expose |
| noi | esporremo | we will expose |
| voi | esporrete | you (pl.) will expose |
| loro | esporranno | they will expose |
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 esposto | I have exposed |
| tu | hai esposto | you have exposed |
| lui/lei | ha esposto | he/she/it has exposed |
| noi | abbiamo esposto | we have exposed |
| voi | avete esposto | you (pl.) have exposed |
| loro | hanno esposto | they have exposed |
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 esposto | I had exposed |
| tu | avevi esposto | you had exposed |
| lui/lei | aveva esposto | he/she/it had exposed |
| noi | avevamo esposto | we had exposed |
| voi | avevate esposto | you (pl.) had exposed |
| loro | avevano esposto | they had exposed |
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 esposto |
| tu | avresti esposto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe esposto |
| noi | avremmo esposto |
| voi | avreste esposto |
| loro | avrebbero esposto |
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 esposto | I will have exposed |
| tu | avrai esposto | you will have exposed |
| lui/lei | avrà esposto | he/she/it will have exposed |
| noi | avremo esposto | we will have exposed |
| voi | avrete esposto | you (pl.) will have exposed |
| loro | avranno esposto | they will have exposed |
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 | esponga |
| tu | esponga |
| lui/lei | esponga |
| noi | esponiamo |
| voi | esponiate |
| loro | espongano |
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 | esponessi |
| tu | esponessi |
| lui/lei | esponesse |
| noi | esponessimo |
| voi | esponeste |
| loro | esponessero |
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 | esponi |
| lui/lei | esponga |
| noi | esponiamo |
| voi | esponete |
| loro | espongano |
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 esporre |
| lui/lei | non esponga |
| noi | non esponiamo |
| voi | non esponete |
| loro | non espongano |