gonfiare — Italian conjugation
to inflate
Indicative
Present (Presente) Irregular
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 | gonfio | I inflate |
| tu | gonfi | you inflate |
| lui/lei | gonfia | he/she/it inflates |
| noi | gonfiamo | we inflate |
| voi | gonfiate | you (pl.) inflate |
| loro | gonfiano | they inflate |
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 | gonfiai | I inflated |
| tu | gonfiasti | you inflated |
| lui/lei | gonfiò | he/she/it inflated |
| noi | gonfiammo | we inflated |
| voi | gonfiaste | you (pl.) inflated |
| loro | gonfiarono | they inflated |
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 | gonfiavo |
| tu | gonfiavi |
| lui/lei | gonfiava |
| noi | gonfiavamo |
| voi | gonfiavate |
| loro | gonfiavano |
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 | gonfierei | I would inflate |
| tu | gonfieresti | you would inflate |
| lui/lei | gonfierebbe | he/she/it would inflate |
| noi | gonfieremmo | we would inflate |
| voi | gonfiereste | you (pl.) would inflate |
| loro | gonfierebbero | they would inflate |
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 | gonfierò | I will inflate |
| tu | gonfierai | you will inflate |
| lui/lei | gonfierà | he/she/it will inflate |
| noi | gonfieremo | we will inflate |
| voi | gonfierete | you (pl.) will inflate |
| loro | gonfieranno | they will inflate |
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 gonfiato | I have inflated |
| tu | hai gonfiato | you have inflated |
| lui/lei | ha gonfiato | he/she/it has inflated |
| noi | abbiamo gonfiato | we have inflated |
| voi | avete gonfiato | you (pl.) have inflated |
| loro | hanno gonfiato | they have inflated |
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 gonfiato | I had inflated |
| tu | avevi gonfiato | you had inflated |
| lui/lei | aveva gonfiato | he/she/it had inflated |
| noi | avevamo gonfiato | we had inflated |
| voi | avevate gonfiato | you (pl.) had inflated |
| loro | avevano gonfiato | they had inflated |
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 gonfiato |
| tu | avresti gonfiato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe gonfiato |
| noi | avremmo gonfiato |
| voi | avreste gonfiato |
| loro | avrebbero gonfiato |
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 gonfiato | I will have inflated |
| tu | avrai gonfiato | you will have inflated |
| lui/lei | avrà gonfiato | he/she/it will have inflated |
| noi | avremo gonfiato | we will have inflated |
| voi | avrete gonfiato | you (pl.) will have inflated |
| loro | avranno gonfiato | they will have inflated |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Irregular
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 | gonfi |
| tu | gonfi |
| lui/lei | gonfi |
| noi | gonfiamo |
| voi | gonfiate |
| loro | gonfino |
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 | gonfiassi |
| tu | gonfiassi |
| lui/lei | gonfiasse |
| noi | gonfiassimo |
| voi | gonfiaste |
| loro | gonfiassero |
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 | gonfia |
| lui/lei | gonfi |
| noi | gonfiamo |
| voi | gonfiate |
| loro | gonfino |
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 gonfiare |
| lui/lei | non gonfi |
| noi | non gonfiamo |
| voi | non gonfiate |
| loro | non gonfino |