inalare — Italian conjugation
to inhale
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 | inalo | I inhale |
| tu | inali | you inhale |
| lui/lei | inala | he/she/it inhales |
| noi | inaliamo | we inhale |
| voi | inalate | you (pl.) inhale |
| loro | inalano | they inhale |
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 | inalai | I inhaled |
| tu | inalasti | you inhaled |
| lui/lei | inalò | he/she/it inhaled |
| noi | inalammo | we inhaled |
| voi | inalaste | you (pl.) inhaled |
| loro | inalarono | they inhaled |
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 | inalavo |
| tu | inalavi |
| lui/lei | inalava |
| noi | inalavamo |
| voi | inalavate |
| loro | inalavano |
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 | inalerei | I would inhale |
| tu | inaleresti | you would inhale |
| lui/lei | inalerebbe | he/she/it would inhale |
| noi | inaleremmo | we would inhale |
| voi | inalereste | you (pl.) would inhale |
| loro | inalerebbero | they would inhale |
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 | inalerò | I will inhale |
| tu | inalerai | you will inhale |
| lui/lei | inalerà | he/she/it will inhale |
| noi | inaleremo | we will inhale |
| voi | inalerete | you (pl.) will inhale |
| loro | inaleranno | they will inhale |
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 inalato | I have inhaled |
| tu | hai inalato | you have inhaled |
| lui/lei | ha inalato | he/she/it has inhaled |
| noi | abbiamo inalato | we have inhaled |
| voi | avete inalato | you (pl.) have inhaled |
| loro | hanno inalato | they have inhaled |
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 inalato | I had inhaled |
| tu | avevi inalato | you had inhaled |
| lui/lei | aveva inalato | he/she/it had inhaled |
| noi | avevamo inalato | we had inhaled |
| voi | avevate inalato | you (pl.) had inhaled |
| loro | avevano inalato | they had inhaled |
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 inalato |
| tu | avresti inalato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe inalato |
| noi | avremmo inalato |
| voi | avreste inalato |
| loro | avrebbero inalato |
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 inalato | I will have inhaled |
| tu | avrai inalato | you will have inhaled |
| lui/lei | avrà inalato | he/she/it will have inhaled |
| noi | avremo inalato | we will have inhaled |
| voi | avrete inalato | you (pl.) will have inhaled |
| loro | avranno inalato | they will have inhaled |
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 | inali |
| tu | inali |
| lui/lei | inali |
| noi | inaliamo |
| voi | inaliate |
| loro | inalino |
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 | inalassi |
| tu | inalassi |
| lui/lei | inalasse |
| noi | inalassimo |
| voi | inalaste |
| loro | inalassero |
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 | inala |
| lui/lei | inali |
| noi | inaliamo |
| voi | inalate |
| loro | inalino |
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 inalare |
| lui/lei | non inali |
| noi | non inaliamo |
| voi | non inalate |
| loro | non inalino |