godere — Italian conjugation
to enjoy
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 | godo | I enjoy |
| tu | godi | you enjoy |
| lui/lei | gode | he/she/it enjoys |
| noi | godiamo | we enjoy |
| voi | godete | you (pl.) enjoy |
| loro | godono | they enjoy |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Irregular
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 | godei | I enjoyed |
| tu | godesti | you enjoyed |
| lui/lei | godé | he/she/it enjoyed |
| noi | godemmo | we enjoyed |
| voi | godeste | you (pl.) enjoyed |
| loro | goderono | they enjoyed |
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 | godevo |
| tu | godevi |
| lui/lei | godeva |
| noi | godevamo |
| voi | godevate |
| loro | godevano |
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 | godrei | I would enjoy |
| tu | godresti | you would enjoy |
| lui/lei | godrebbe | he/she/it would enjoy |
| noi | godremmo | we would enjoy |
| voi | godreste | you (pl.) would enjoy |
| loro | godrebbero | they would enjoy |
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 | godrò | I will enjoy |
| tu | godrai | you will enjoy |
| lui/lei | godrà | he/she/it will enjoy |
| noi | godremo | we will enjoy |
| voi | godrete | you (pl.) will enjoy |
| loro | godranno | they will enjoy |
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 goduto | I have enjoyed |
| tu | hai goduto | you have enjoyed |
| lui/lei | ha goduto | he/she/it has enjoyed |
| noi | abbiamo goduto | we have enjoyed |
| voi | avete goduto | you (pl.) have enjoyed |
| loro | hanno goduto | they have enjoyed |
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 goduto | I had enjoyed |
| tu | avevi goduto | you had enjoyed |
| lui/lei | aveva goduto | he/she/it had enjoyed |
| noi | avevamo goduto | we had enjoyed |
| voi | avevate goduto | you (pl.) had enjoyed |
| loro | avevano goduto | they had enjoyed |
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 goduto |
| tu | avresti goduto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe goduto |
| noi | avremmo goduto |
| voi | avreste goduto |
| loro | avrebbero goduto |
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 goduto | I will have enjoyed |
| tu | avrai goduto | you will have enjoyed |
| lui/lei | avrà goduto | he/she/it will have enjoyed |
| noi | avremo goduto | we will have enjoyed |
| voi | avrete goduto | you (pl.) will have enjoyed |
| loro | avranno goduto | they will have enjoyed |
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 | goda |
| tu | goda |
| lui/lei | goda |
| noi | godiamo |
| voi | godiate |
| loro | godano |
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 | godessi |
| tu | godessi |
| lui/lei | godesse |
| noi | godessimo |
| voi | godeste |
| loro | godessero |
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 | godi |
| lui/lei | goda |
| noi | godiamo |
| voi | godete |
| loro | godano |
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 godere |
| lui/lei | non goda |
| noi | non godiamo |
| voi | non godete |
| loro | non godano |