filtrare — Italian conjugation
to filter
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 | filtro | I filter |
| tu | filtri | you filter |
| lui/lei | filtra | he/she/it filters |
| noi | filtriamo | we filter |
| voi | filtrate | you (pl.) filter |
| loro | filtrano | they filter |
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 | filtrai | I filtered |
| tu | filtrasti | you filtered |
| lui/lei | filtrò | he/she/it filtered |
| noi | filtrammo | we filtered |
| voi | filtraste | you (pl.) filtered |
| loro | filtrarono | they filtered |
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 | filtravo |
| tu | filtravi |
| lui/lei | filtrava |
| noi | filtravamo |
| voi | filtravate |
| loro | filtravano |
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 | filtrerei | I would filter |
| tu | filtreresti | you would filter |
| lui/lei | filtrerebbe | he/she/it would filter |
| noi | filtreremmo | we would filter |
| voi | filtrereste | you (pl.) would filter |
| loro | filtrerebbero | they would filter |
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 | filtrerò | I will filter |
| tu | filtrerai | you will filter |
| lui/lei | filtrerà | he/she/it will filter |
| noi | filtreremo | we will filter |
| voi | filtrerete | you (pl.) will filter |
| loro | filtreranno | they will filter |
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 filtrato | I have filtered |
| tu | hai filtrato | you have filtered |
| lui/lei | ha filtrato | he/she/it has filtered |
| noi | abbiamo filtrato | we have filtered |
| voi | avete filtrato | you (pl.) have filtered |
| loro | hanno filtrato | they have filtered |
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 filtrato | I had filtered |
| tu | avevi filtrato | you had filtered |
| lui/lei | aveva filtrato | he/she/it had filtered |
| noi | avevamo filtrato | we had filtered |
| voi | avevate filtrato | you (pl.) had filtered |
| loro | avevano filtrato | they had filtered |
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 filtrato |
| tu | avresti filtrato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe filtrato |
| noi | avremmo filtrato |
| voi | avreste filtrato |
| loro | avrebbero filtrato |
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 filtrato | I will have filtered |
| tu | avrai filtrato | you will have filtered |
| lui/lei | avrà filtrato | he/she/it will have filtered |
| noi | avremo filtrato | we will have filtered |
| voi | avrete filtrato | you (pl.) will have filtered |
| loro | avranno filtrato | they will have filtered |
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 | filtri |
| tu | filtri |
| lui/lei | filtri |
| noi | filtriamo |
| voi | filtriate |
| loro | filtrino |
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 | filtrassi |
| tu | filtrassi |
| lui/lei | filtrasse |
| noi | filtrassimo |
| voi | filtraste |
| loro | filtrassero |
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 | filtra |
| lui/lei | filtri |
| noi | filtriamo |
| voi | filtrate |
| loro | filtrino |
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 filtrare |
| lui/lei | non filtri |
| noi | non filtriamo |
| voi | non filtrate |
| loro | non filtrino |