inaugurare — Italian conjugation
to inaugurate
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 | inauguro | I inaugurate |
| tu | inauguri | you inaugurate |
| lui/lei | inaugura | he/she/it inaugurates |
| noi | inauguriamo | we inaugurate |
| voi | inaugurate | you (pl.) inaugurate |
| loro | inaugurano | they inaugurate |
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 | inaugurai | I inaugurated |
| tu | inaugurasti | you inaugurated |
| lui/lei | inaugurò | he/she/it inaugurated |
| noi | inaugurammo | we inaugurated |
| voi | inauguraste | you (pl.) inaugurated |
| loro | inaugurarono | they inaugurated |
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 | inauguravo |
| tu | inauguravi |
| lui/lei | inaugurava |
| noi | inauguravamo |
| voi | inauguravate |
| loro | inauguravano |
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 | inaugurerei | I would inaugurate |
| tu | inaugureresti | you would inaugurate |
| lui/lei | inaugurerebbe | he/she/it would inaugurate |
| noi | inaugureremmo | we would inaugurate |
| voi | inaugurereste | you (pl.) would inaugurate |
| loro | inaugurerebbero | they would inaugurate |
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 | inaugurerò | I will inaugurate |
| tu | inaugurerai | you will inaugurate |
| lui/lei | inaugurerà | he/she/it will inaugurate |
| noi | inaugureremo | we will inaugurate |
| voi | inaugurerete | you (pl.) will inaugurate |
| loro | inaugureranno | they will inaugurate |
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 inaugurato | I have inaugurated |
| tu | hai inaugurato | you have inaugurated |
| lui/lei | ha inaugurato | he/she/it has inaugurated |
| noi | abbiamo inaugurato | we have inaugurated |
| voi | avete inaugurato | you (pl.) have inaugurated |
| loro | hanno inaugurato | they have inaugurated |
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 inaugurato | I had inaugurated |
| tu | avevi inaugurato | you had inaugurated |
| lui/lei | aveva inaugurato | he/she/it had inaugurated |
| noi | avevamo inaugurato | we had inaugurated |
| voi | avevate inaugurato | you (pl.) had inaugurated |
| loro | avevano inaugurato | they had inaugurated |
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 inaugurato |
| tu | avresti inaugurato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe inaugurato |
| noi | avremmo inaugurato |
| voi | avreste inaugurato |
| loro | avrebbero inaugurato |
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 inaugurato | I will have inaugurated |
| tu | avrai inaugurato | you will have inaugurated |
| lui/lei | avrà inaugurato | he/she/it will have inaugurated |
| noi | avremo inaugurato | we will have inaugurated |
| voi | avrete inaugurato | you (pl.) will have inaugurated |
| loro | avranno inaugurato | they will have inaugurated |
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 | inauguri |
| tu | inauguri |
| lui/lei | inauguri |
| noi | inauguriamo |
| voi | inauguriate |
| loro | inaugurino |
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 | inaugurassi |
| tu | inaugurassi |
| lui/lei | inaugurasse |
| noi | inaugurassimo |
| voi | inauguraste |
| loro | inaugurassero |
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 | inaugura |
| lui/lei | inauguri |
| noi | inauguriamo |
| voi | inaugurate |
| loro | inaugurino |
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 inaugurare |
| lui/lei | non inauguri |
| noi | non inauguriamo |
| voi | non inaugurate |
| loro | non inaugurino |