incrementare — Italian conjugation
to increase
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 | incremento | I increase |
| tu | incrementi | you increase |
| lui/lei | incrementa | he/she/it increases |
| noi | incrementiamo | we increase |
| voi | incrementate | you (pl.) increase |
| loro | incrementano | they increase |
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 | incrementai | I increased |
| tu | incrementasti | you increased |
| lui/lei | incrementò | he/she/it increased |
| noi | incrementammo | we increased |
| voi | incrementaste | you (pl.) increased |
| loro | incrementarono | they increased |
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 | incrementavo |
| tu | incrementavi |
| lui/lei | incrementava |
| noi | incrementavamo |
| voi | incrementavate |
| loro | incrementavano |
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 | incrementerei | I would increase |
| tu | incrementeresti | you would increase |
| lui/lei | incrementerebbe | he/she/it would increase |
| noi | incrementeremmo | we would increase |
| voi | incrementereste | you (pl.) would increase |
| loro | incrementerebbero | they would increase |
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 | incrementerò | I will increase |
| tu | incrementerai | you will increase |
| lui/lei | incrementerà | he/she/it will increase |
| noi | incrementeremo | we will increase |
| voi | incrementerete | you (pl.) will increase |
| loro | incrementeranno | they will increase |
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 incrementato | I have increased |
| tu | hai incrementato | you have increased |
| lui/lei | ha incrementato | he/she/it has increased |
| noi | abbiamo incrementato | we have increased |
| voi | avete incrementato | you (pl.) have increased |
| loro | hanno incrementato | they have increased |
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 incrementato | I had increased |
| tu | avevi incrementato | you had increased |
| lui/lei | aveva incrementato | he/she/it had increased |
| noi | avevamo incrementato | we had increased |
| voi | avevate incrementato | you (pl.) had increased |
| loro | avevano incrementato | they had increased |
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 incrementato |
| tu | avresti incrementato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe incrementato |
| noi | avremmo incrementato |
| voi | avreste incrementato |
| loro | avrebbero incrementato |
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 incrementato | I will have increased |
| tu | avrai incrementato | you will have increased |
| lui/lei | avrà incrementato | he/she/it will have increased |
| noi | avremo incrementato | we will have increased |
| voi | avrete incrementato | you (pl.) will have increased |
| loro | avranno incrementato | they will have increased |
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 | incrementi |
| tu | incrementi |
| lui/lei | incrementi |
| noi | incrementiamo |
| voi | incrementiate |
| loro | incrementino |
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 | incrementassi |
| tu | incrementassi |
| lui/lei | incrementasse |
| noi | incrementassimo |
| voi | incrementaste |
| loro | incrementassero |
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 | incrementa |
| lui/lei | incrementi |
| noi | incrementiamo |
| voi | incrementate |
| loro | incrementino |
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 incrementare |
| lui/lei | non incrementi |
| noi | non incrementiamo |
| voi | non incrementate |
| loro | non incrementino |