fluttuare — Italian conjugation
to float
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 | fluttuo | I float |
| tu | fluttui | you float |
| lui/lei | fluttua | he/she/it floats |
| noi | fluttuiamo | we float |
| voi | fluttuate | you (pl.) float |
| loro | fluttuano | they float |
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 | fluttuai | I floated |
| tu | fluttuasti | you floated |
| lui/lei | fluttuò | he/she/it floated |
| noi | fluttuammo | we floated |
| voi | fluttuaste | you (pl.) floated |
| loro | fluttuarono | they floated |
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 | fluttuavo |
| tu | fluttuavi |
| lui/lei | fluttuava |
| noi | fluttuavamo |
| voi | fluttuavate |
| loro | fluttuavano |
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 | fluttuerei | I would float |
| tu | fluttueresti | you would float |
| lui/lei | fluttuerebbe | he/she/it would float |
| noi | fluttueremmo | we would float |
| voi | fluttuereste | you (pl.) would float |
| loro | fluttuerebbero | they would float |
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 | fluttuerò | I will float |
| tu | fluttuerai | you will float |
| lui/lei | fluttuerà | he/she/it will float |
| noi | fluttueremo | we will float |
| voi | fluttuerete | you (pl.) will float |
| loro | fluttueranno | they will float |
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 fluttuato | I have floated |
| tu | hai fluttuato | you have floated |
| lui/lei | ha fluttuato | he/she/it has floated |
| noi | abbiamo fluttuato | we have floated |
| voi | avete fluttuato | you (pl.) have floated |
| loro | hanno fluttuato | they have floated |
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 fluttuato | I had floated |
| tu | avevi fluttuato | you had floated |
| lui/lei | aveva fluttuato | he/she/it had floated |
| noi | avevamo fluttuato | we had floated |
| voi | avevate fluttuato | you (pl.) had floated |
| loro | avevano fluttuato | they had floated |
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 fluttuato |
| tu | avresti fluttuato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe fluttuato |
| noi | avremmo fluttuato |
| voi | avreste fluttuato |
| loro | avrebbero fluttuato |
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 fluttuato | I will have floated |
| tu | avrai fluttuato | you will have floated |
| lui/lei | avrà fluttuato | he/she/it will have floated |
| noi | avremo fluttuato | we will have floated |
| voi | avrete fluttuato | you (pl.) will have floated |
| loro | avranno fluttuato | they will have floated |
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 | fluttui |
| tu | fluttui |
| lui/lei | fluttui |
| noi | fluttuiamo |
| voi | fluttuiate |
| loro | fluttuino |
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 | fluttuassi |
| tu | fluttuassi |
| lui/lei | fluttuasse |
| noi | fluttuassimo |
| voi | fluttuaste |
| loro | fluttuassero |
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 | fluttua |
| lui/lei | fluttui |
| noi | fluttuiamo |
| voi | fluttuate |
| loro | fluttuino |
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 fluttuare |
| lui/lei | non fluttui |
| noi | non fluttuiamo |
| voi | non fluttuate |
| loro | non fluttuino |