individuare — Italian conjugation
to identify
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 | individuo | I identify |
| tu | individui | you identify |
| lui/lei | individua | he/she/it identifies |
| noi | individuiamo | we identify |
| voi | individuate | you (pl.) identify |
| loro | individuano | they identify |
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 | individuai | I identified |
| tu | individuasti | you identified |
| lui/lei | individuò | he/she/it identified |
| noi | individuammo | we identified |
| voi | individuaste | you (pl.) identified |
| loro | individuarono | they identified |
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 | individuavo |
| tu | individuavi |
| lui/lei | individuava |
| noi | individuavamo |
| voi | individuavate |
| loro | individuavano |
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 | individuerei | I would identify |
| tu | individueresti | you would identify |
| lui/lei | individuerebbe | he/she/it would identify |
| noi | individueremmo | we would identify |
| voi | individuereste | you (pl.) would identify |
| loro | individuerebbero | they would identify |
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 | individuerò | I will identify |
| tu | individuerai | you will identify |
| lui/lei | individuerà | he/she/it will identify |
| noi | individueremo | we will identify |
| voi | individuerete | you (pl.) will identify |
| loro | individueranno | they will identify |
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 individuato | I have identified |
| tu | hai individuato | you have identified |
| lui/lei | ha individuato | he/she/it has identified |
| noi | abbiamo individuato | we have identified |
| voi | avete individuato | you (pl.) have identified |
| loro | hanno individuato | they have identified |
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 individuato | I had identified |
| tu | avevi individuato | you had identified |
| lui/lei | aveva individuato | he/she/it had identified |
| noi | avevamo individuato | we had identified |
| voi | avevate individuato | you (pl.) had identified |
| loro | avevano individuato | they had identified |
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 individuato |
| tu | avresti individuato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe individuato |
| noi | avremmo individuato |
| voi | avreste individuato |
| loro | avrebbero individuato |
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 individuato | I will have identified |
| tu | avrai individuato | you will have identified |
| lui/lei | avrà individuato | he/she/it will have identified |
| noi | avremo individuato | we will have identified |
| voi | avrete individuato | you (pl.) will have identified |
| loro | avranno individuato | they will have identified |
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 | individui |
| tu | individui |
| lui/lei | individui |
| noi | individuiamo |
| voi | individuiate |
| loro | individuino |
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 | individuassi |
| tu | individuassi |
| lui/lei | individuasse |
| noi | individuassimo |
| voi | individuaste |
| loro | individuassero |
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 | individua |
| lui/lei | individui |
| noi | individuiamo |
| voi | individuate |
| loro | individuino |
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 individuare |
| lui/lei | non individui |
| noi | non individuiamo |
| voi | non individuate |
| loro | non individuino |