girovagare — Italian conjugation
to roam
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 | girovago | I roam |
| tu | girovaghi | you roam |
| lui/lei | girovaga | he/she/it roams |
| noi | girovaghiamo | we roam |
| voi | girovagate | you (pl.) roam |
| loro | girovagano | they roam |
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 | girovagai | I roamed |
| tu | girovagasti | you roamed |
| lui/lei | girovagò | he/she/it roamed |
| noi | girovagammo | we roamed |
| voi | girovagaste | you (pl.) roamed |
| loro | girovagarono | they roamed |
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 | girovagavo |
| tu | girovagavi |
| lui/lei | girovagava |
| noi | girovagavamo |
| voi | girovagavate |
| loro | girovagavano |
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 | girovagherei | I would roam |
| tu | girovagheresti | you would roam |
| lui/lei | girovagherebbe | he/she/it would roam |
| noi | girovagheremmo | we would roam |
| voi | girovaghereste | you (pl.) would roam |
| loro | girovagherebbero | they would roam |
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 | girovagherò | I will roam |
| tu | girovagherai | you will roam |
| lui/lei | girovagherà | he/she/it will roam |
| noi | girovagheremo | we will roam |
| voi | girovagherete | you (pl.) will roam |
| loro | girovagheranno | they will roam |
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 girovagato | I have roamed |
| tu | hai girovagato | you have roamed |
| lui/lei | ha girovagato | he/she/it has roamed |
| noi | abbiamo girovagato | we have roamed |
| voi | avete girovagato | you (pl.) have roamed |
| loro | hanno girovagato | they have roamed |
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 girovagato | I had roamed |
| tu | avevi girovagato | you had roamed |
| lui/lei | aveva girovagato | he/she/it had roamed |
| noi | avevamo girovagato | we had roamed |
| voi | avevate girovagato | you (pl.) had roamed |
| loro | avevano girovagato | they had roamed |
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 girovagato |
| tu | avresti girovagato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe girovagato |
| noi | avremmo girovagato |
| voi | avreste girovagato |
| loro | avrebbero girovagato |
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 girovagato | I will have roamed |
| tu | avrai girovagato | you will have roamed |
| lui/lei | avrà girovagato | he/she/it will have roamed |
| noi | avremo girovagato | we will have roamed |
| voi | avrete girovagato | you (pl.) will have roamed |
| loro | avranno girovagato | they will have roamed |
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 | girovaghi |
| tu | girovaghi |
| lui/lei | girovaghi |
| noi | girovaghiamo |
| voi | girovaghiate |
| loro | girovaghino |
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 | girovagassi |
| tu | girovagassi |
| lui/lei | girovagasse |
| noi | girovagassimo |
| voi | girovagaste |
| loro | girovagassero |
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 | girovaga |
| lui/lei | girovaghi |
| noi | girovaghiamo |
| voi | girovagate |
| loro | girovaghino |
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 girovagare |
| lui/lei | non girovaghi |
| noi | non girovaghiamo |
| voi | non girovagate |
| loro | non girovaghino |