ficcare — Italian conjugation
to shove in; to stick in; to thrust in
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 | ficco | I shove in |
| tu | ficchi | you shove in |
| lui/lei | ficca | he/she/it shoves in |
| noi | ficchiamo | we shove in |
| voi | ficcate | you (pl.) shove in |
| loro | ficcano | they shove in |
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 | ficcai | I shoved in |
| tu | ficcasti | you shoved in |
| lui/lei | ficcò | he/she/it shoved in |
| noi | ficcammo | we shoved in |
| voi | ficcaste | you (pl.) shoved in |
| loro | ficcarono | they shoved in |
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 | ficcavo |
| tu | ficcavi |
| lui/lei | ficcava |
| noi | ficcavamo |
| voi | ficcavate |
| loro | ficcavano |
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 | ficcherei | I would shove in |
| tu | ficcheresti | you would shove in |
| lui/lei | ficcherebbe | he/she/it would shove in |
| noi | ficcheremmo | we would shove in |
| voi | ficchereste | you (pl.) would shove in |
| loro | ficcherebbero | they would shove in |
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 | ficcherò | I will shove in |
| tu | ficcherai | you will shove in |
| lui/lei | ficcherà | he/she/it will shove in |
| noi | ficcheremo | we will shove in |
| voi | ficcherete | you (pl.) will shove in |
| loro | ficcheranno | they will shove in |
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 ficcato | I have shoved in |
| tu | hai ficcato | you have shoved in |
| lui/lei | ha ficcato | he/she/it has shoved in |
| noi | abbiamo ficcato | we have shoved in |
| voi | avete ficcato | you (pl.) have shoved in |
| loro | hanno ficcato | they have shoved in |
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 ficcato | I had shoved in |
| tu | avevi ficcato | you had shoved in |
| lui/lei | aveva ficcato | he/she/it had shoved in |
| noi | avevamo ficcato | we had shoved in |
| voi | avevate ficcato | you (pl.) had shoved in |
| loro | avevano ficcato | they had shoved in |
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 ficcato |
| tu | avresti ficcato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe ficcato |
| noi | avremmo ficcato |
| voi | avreste ficcato |
| loro | avrebbero ficcato |
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 ficcato | I will have shoved in |
| tu | avrai ficcato | you will have shoved in |
| lui/lei | avrà ficcato | he/she/it will have shoved in |
| noi | avremo ficcato | we will have shoved in |
| voi | avrete ficcato | you (pl.) will have shoved in |
| loro | avranno ficcato | they will have shoved in |
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 | ficchi |
| tu | ficchi |
| lui/lei | ficchi |
| noi | ficchiamo |
| voi | ficchiate |
| loro | ficchino |
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 | ficcassi |
| tu | ficcassi |
| lui/lei | ficcasse |
| noi | ficcassimo |
| voi | ficcaste |
| loro | ficcassero |
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 | ficca |
| lui/lei | ficchi |
| noi | ficchiamo |
| voi | ficcate |
| loro | ficchino |
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 ficcare |
| lui/lei | non ficchi |
| noi | non ficchiamo |
| voi | non ficcate |
| loro | non ficchino |