influire — Italian conjugation
to influence
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 | influisco | I influence |
| tu | influisci | you influence |
| lui/lei | influisce | he/she/it influences |
| noi | influiamo | we influence |
| voi | influite | you (pl.) influence |
| loro | influiscono | they influence |
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 | influii | I influenced |
| tu | influisti | you influenced |
| lui/lei | influì | he/she/it influenced |
| noi | influimmo | we influenced |
| voi | influiste | you (pl.) influenced |
| loro | influirono | they influenced |
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 | influivo |
| tu | influivi |
| lui/lei | influiva |
| noi | influivamo |
| voi | influivate |
| loro | influivano |
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 | influirei | I would influence |
| tu | influiresti | you would influence |
| lui/lei | influirebbe | he/she/it would influence |
| noi | influiremmo | we would influence |
| voi | influireste | you (pl.) would influence |
| loro | influirebbero | they would influence |
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 | influirò | I will influence |
| tu | influirai | you will influence |
| lui/lei | influirà | he/she/it will influence |
| noi | influiremo | we will influence |
| voi | influirete | you (pl.) will influence |
| loro | influiranno | they will influence |
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 influito | I have influenced |
| tu | hai influito | you have influenced |
| lui/lei | ha influito | he/she/it has influenced |
| noi | abbiamo influito | we have influenced |
| voi | avete influito | you (pl.) have influenced |
| loro | hanno influito | they have influenced |
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 influito | I had influenced |
| tu | avevi influito | you had influenced |
| lui/lei | aveva influito | he/she/it had influenced |
| noi | avevamo influito | we had influenced |
| voi | avevate influito | you (pl.) had influenced |
| loro | avevano influito | they had influenced |
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 influito |
| tu | avresti influito |
| lui/lei | avrebbe influito |
| noi | avremmo influito |
| voi | avreste influito |
| loro | avrebbero influito |
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 influito | I will have influenced |
| tu | avrai influito | you will have influenced |
| lui/lei | avrà influito | he/she/it will have influenced |
| noi | avremo influito | we will have influenced |
| voi | avrete influito | you (pl.) will have influenced |
| loro | avranno influito | they will have influenced |
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 | influisca |
| tu | influisca |
| lui/lei | influisca |
| noi | influiamo |
| voi | influiate |
| loro | influiscano |
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 | influissi |
| tu | influissi |
| lui/lei | influisse |
| noi | influissimo |
| voi | influiste |
| loro | influissero |
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 | influisci |
| lui/lei | influisca |
| noi | influiamo |
| voi | influite |
| loro | influiscano |
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 influire |
| lui/lei | non influisca |
| noi | non influiamo |
| voi | non influite |
| loro | non influiscano |