informare — Italian conjugation
to inform
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 | informo | I inform |
| tu | informi | you inform |
| lui/lei | informa | he/she/it informs |
| noi | informiamo | we inform |
| voi | informate | you (pl.) inform |
| loro | informano | they inform |
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 | informai | I informed |
| tu | informasti | you informed |
| lui/lei | informò | he/she/it informed |
| noi | informammo | we informed |
| voi | informaste | you (pl.) informed |
| loro | informarono | they informed |
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 | informavo |
| tu | informavi |
| lui/lei | informava |
| noi | informavamo |
| voi | informavate |
| loro | informavano |
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 | informerei | I would inform |
| tu | informeresti | you would inform |
| lui/lei | informerebbe | he/she/it would inform |
| noi | informeremmo | we would inform |
| voi | informereste | you (pl.) would inform |
| loro | informerebbero | they would inform |
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 | informerò | I will inform |
| tu | informerai | you will inform |
| lui/lei | informerà | he/she/it will inform |
| noi | informeremo | we will inform |
| voi | informerete | you (pl.) will inform |
| loro | informeranno | they will inform |
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 informato | I have informed |
| tu | hai informato | you have informed |
| lui/lei | ha informato | he/she/it has informed |
| noi | abbiamo informato | we have informed |
| voi | avete informato | you (pl.) have informed |
| loro | hanno informato | they have informed |
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 informato | I had informed |
| tu | avevi informato | you had informed |
| lui/lei | aveva informato | he/she/it had informed |
| noi | avevamo informato | we had informed |
| voi | avevate informato | you (pl.) had informed |
| loro | avevano informato | they had informed |
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 informato |
| tu | avresti informato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe informato |
| noi | avremmo informato |
| voi | avreste informato |
| loro | avrebbero informato |
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 informato | I will have informed |
| tu | avrai informato | you will have informed |
| lui/lei | avrà informato | he/she/it will have informed |
| noi | avremo informato | we will have informed |
| voi | avrete informato | you (pl.) will have informed |
| loro | avranno informato | they will have informed |
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 | informi |
| tu | informi |
| lui/lei | informi |
| noi | informiamo |
| voi | informiate |
| loro | informino |
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 | informassi |
| tu | informassi |
| lui/lei | informasse |
| noi | informassimo |
| voi | informaste |
| loro | informassero |
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 | informa |
| lui/lei | informi |
| noi | informiamo |
| voi | informate |
| loro | informino |
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 informare |
| lui/lei | non informi |
| noi | non informiamo |
| voi | non informate |
| loro | non informino |