ferire — Italian conjugation
to wound
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 | ferisco | I wound |
| tu | ferisci | you wound |
| lui/lei | ferisce | he/she/it wounds |
| noi | feriamo | we wound |
| voi | ferite | you (pl.) wound |
| loro | feriscono | they wound |
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 | ferii | I wounded |
| tu | feristi | you wounded |
| lui/lei | ferì | he/she/it wounded |
| noi | ferimmo | we wounded |
| voi | feriste | you (pl.) wounded |
| loro | ferirono | they wounded |
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 | ferivo |
| tu | ferivi |
| lui/lei | feriva |
| noi | ferivamo |
| voi | ferivate |
| loro | ferivano |
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 | ferirei | I would wound |
| tu | feriresti | you would wound |
| lui/lei | ferirebbe | he/she/it would wound |
| noi | feriremmo | we would wound |
| voi | ferireste | you (pl.) would wound |
| loro | ferirebbero | they would wound |
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 | ferirò | I will wound |
| tu | ferirai | you will wound |
| lui/lei | ferirà | he/she/it will wound |
| noi | feriremo | we will wound |
| voi | ferirete | you (pl.) will wound |
| loro | feriranno | they will wound |
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 ferito | I have wounded |
| tu | hai ferito | you have wounded |
| lui/lei | ha ferito | he/she/it has wounded |
| noi | abbiamo ferito | we have wounded |
| voi | avete ferito | you (pl.) have wounded |
| loro | hanno ferito | they have wounded |
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 ferito | I had wounded |
| tu | avevi ferito | you had wounded |
| lui/lei | aveva ferito | he/she/it had wounded |
| noi | avevamo ferito | we had wounded |
| voi | avevate ferito | you (pl.) had wounded |
| loro | avevano ferito | they had wounded |
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 ferito |
| tu | avresti ferito |
| lui/lei | avrebbe ferito |
| noi | avremmo ferito |
| voi | avreste ferito |
| loro | avrebbero ferito |
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 ferito | I will have wounded |
| tu | avrai ferito | you will have wounded |
| lui/lei | avrà ferito | he/she/it will have wounded |
| noi | avremo ferito | we will have wounded |
| voi | avrete ferito | you (pl.) will have wounded |
| loro | avranno ferito | they will have wounded |
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 | ferisca |
| tu | ferisca |
| lui/lei | ferisca |
| noi | feriamo |
| voi | feriate |
| loro | feriscano |
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 | ferissi |
| tu | ferissi |
| lui/lei | ferisse |
| noi | ferissimo |
| voi | feriste |
| loro | ferissero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Irregular
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 | ferisci |
| lui/lei | ferisca |
| noi | feriamo |
| voi | ferite |
| loro | feriscano |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Irregular
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 ferire |
| lui/lei | non ferisca |
| noi | non feriamo |
| voi | non ferite |
| loro | non feriscano |