gongolare — Italian conjugation
to gloat
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 | gongolo | I gloat |
| tu | gongoli | you gloat |
| lui/lei | gongola | he/she/it gloats |
| noi | gongoliamo | we gloat |
| voi | gongolate | you (pl.) gloat |
| loro | gongolano | they gloat |
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 | gongolai | I gloated |
| tu | gongolasti | you gloated |
| lui/lei | gongolò | he/she/it gloated |
| noi | gongolammo | we gloated |
| voi | gongolaste | you (pl.) gloated |
| loro | gongolarono | they gloated |
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 | gongolavo |
| tu | gongolavi |
| lui/lei | gongolava |
| noi | gongolavamo |
| voi | gongolavate |
| loro | gongolavano |
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 | gongolerei | I would gloat |
| tu | gongoleresti | you would gloat |
| lui/lei | gongolerebbe | he/she/it would gloat |
| noi | gongoleremmo | we would gloat |
| voi | gongolereste | you (pl.) would gloat |
| loro | gongolerebbero | they would gloat |
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 | gongolerò | I will gloat |
| tu | gongolerai | you will gloat |
| lui/lei | gongolerà | he/she/it will gloat |
| noi | gongoleremo | we will gloat |
| voi | gongolerete | you (pl.) will gloat |
| loro | gongoleranno | they will gloat |
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 gongolato | I have gloated |
| tu | hai gongolato | you have gloated |
| lui/lei | ha gongolato | he/she/it has gloated |
| noi | abbiamo gongolato | we have gloated |
| voi | avete gongolato | you (pl.) have gloated |
| loro | hanno gongolato | they have gloated |
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 gongolato | I had gloated |
| tu | avevi gongolato | you had gloated |
| lui/lei | aveva gongolato | he/she/it had gloated |
| noi | avevamo gongolato | we had gloated |
| voi | avevate gongolato | you (pl.) had gloated |
| loro | avevano gongolato | they had gloated |
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 gongolato |
| tu | avresti gongolato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe gongolato |
| noi | avremmo gongolato |
| voi | avreste gongolato |
| loro | avrebbero gongolato |
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 gongolato | I will have gloated |
| tu | avrai gongolato | you will have gloated |
| lui/lei | avrà gongolato | he/she/it will have gloated |
| noi | avremo gongolato | we will have gloated |
| voi | avrete gongolato | you (pl.) will have gloated |
| loro | avranno gongolato | they will have gloated |
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 | gongoli |
| tu | gongoli |
| lui/lei | gongoli |
| noi | gongoliamo |
| voi | gongoliate |
| loro | gongolino |
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 | gongolassi |
| tu | gongolassi |
| lui/lei | gongolasse |
| noi | gongolassimo |
| voi | gongolaste |
| loro | gongolassero |
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 | gongola |
| lui/lei | gongoli |
| noi | gongoliamo |
| voi | gongolate |
| loro | gongolino |
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 gongolare |
| lui/lei | non gongoli |
| noi | non gongoliamo |
| voi | non gongolate |
| loro | non gongolino |