frequentare — Italian conjugation
to attend
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 | frequento | I attend |
| tu | frequenti | you attend |
| lui/lei | frequenta | he/she/it attends |
| noi | frequentiamo | we attend |
| voi | frequentate | you (pl.) attend |
| loro | frequentano | they attend |
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 | frequentai | I attended |
| tu | frequentasti | you attended |
| lui/lei | frequentò | he/she/it attended |
| noi | frequentammo | we attended |
| voi | frequentaste | you (pl.) attended |
| loro | frequentarono | they attended |
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 | frequentavo |
| tu | frequentavi |
| lui/lei | frequentava |
| noi | frequentavamo |
| voi | frequentavate |
| loro | frequentavano |
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 | frequenterei | I would attend |
| tu | frequenteresti | you would attend |
| lui/lei | frequenterebbe | he/she/it would attend |
| noi | frequenteremmo | we would attend |
| voi | frequentereste | you (pl.) would attend |
| loro | frequenterebbero | they would attend |
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 | frequenterò | I will attend |
| tu | frequenterai | you will attend |
| lui/lei | frequenterà | he/she/it will attend |
| noi | frequenteremo | we will attend |
| voi | frequenterete | you (pl.) will attend |
| loro | frequenteranno | they will attend |
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 frequentato | I have attended |
| tu | hai frequentato | you have attended |
| lui/lei | ha frequentato | he/she/it has attended |
| noi | abbiamo frequentato | we have attended |
| voi | avete frequentato | you (pl.) have attended |
| loro | hanno frequentato | they have attended |
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 frequentato | I had attended |
| tu | avevi frequentato | you had attended |
| lui/lei | aveva frequentato | he/she/it had attended |
| noi | avevamo frequentato | we had attended |
| voi | avevate frequentato | you (pl.) had attended |
| loro | avevano frequentato | they had attended |
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 frequentato |
| tu | avresti frequentato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe frequentato |
| noi | avremmo frequentato |
| voi | avreste frequentato |
| loro | avrebbero frequentato |
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 frequentato | I will have attended |
| tu | avrai frequentato | you will have attended |
| lui/lei | avrà frequentato | he/she/it will have attended |
| noi | avremo frequentato | we will have attended |
| voi | avrete frequentato | you (pl.) will have attended |
| loro | avranno frequentato | they will have attended |
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 | frequenti |
| tu | frequenti |
| lui/lei | frequenti |
| noi | frequentiamo |
| voi | frequentiate |
| loro | frequentino |
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 | frequentassi |
| tu | frequentassi |
| lui/lei | frequentasse |
| noi | frequentassimo |
| voi | frequentaste |
| loro | frequentassero |
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 | frequenta |
| lui/lei | frequenti |
| noi | frequentiamo |
| voi | frequentate |
| loro | frequentino |
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 frequentare |
| lui/lei | non frequenti |
| noi | non frequentiamo |
| voi | non frequentate |
| loro | non frequentino |