interessare — Italian conjugation
to interest
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 | interesso | I interest |
| tu | interessi | you interest |
| lui/lei | interessa | he/she/it interests |
| noi | interessiamo | we interest |
| voi | interessate | you (pl.) interest |
| loro | interessano | they interest |
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 | interessai | I interested |
| tu | interessasti | you interested |
| lui/lei | interessò | he/she/it interested |
| noi | interessammo | we interested |
| voi | interessaste | you (pl.) interested |
| loro | interessarono | they interested |
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 | interessavo |
| tu | interessavi |
| lui/lei | interessava |
| noi | interessavamo |
| voi | interessavate |
| loro | interessavano |
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 | interesserei | I would interest |
| tu | interesseresti | you would interest |
| lui/lei | interesserebbe | he/she/it would interest |
| noi | interesseremmo | we would interest |
| voi | interessereste | you (pl.) would interest |
| loro | interesserebbero | they would interest |
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 | interesserò | I will interest |
| tu | interesserai | you will interest |
| lui/lei | interesserà | he/she/it will interest |
| noi | interesseremo | we will interest |
| voi | interesserete | you (pl.) will interest |
| loro | interesseranno | they will interest |
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 interessato | I have interested |
| tu | hai interessato | you have interested |
| lui/lei | ha interessato | he/she/it has interested |
| noi | abbiamo interessato | we have interested |
| voi | avete interessato | you (pl.) have interested |
| loro | hanno interessato | they have interested |
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 interessato | I had interested |
| tu | avevi interessato | you had interested |
| lui/lei | aveva interessato | he/she/it had interested |
| noi | avevamo interessato | we had interested |
| voi | avevate interessato | you (pl.) had interested |
| loro | avevano interessato | they had interested |
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 interessato |
| tu | avresti interessato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe interessato |
| noi | avremmo interessato |
| voi | avreste interessato |
| loro | avrebbero interessato |
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 interessato | I will have interested |
| tu | avrai interessato | you will have interested |
| lui/lei | avrà interessato | he/she/it will have interested |
| noi | avremo interessato | we will have interested |
| voi | avrete interessato | you (pl.) will have interested |
| loro | avranno interessato | they will have interested |
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 | interessi |
| tu | interessi |
| lui/lei | interessi |
| noi | interessiamo |
| voi | interessiate |
| loro | interessino |
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 | interessassi |
| tu | interessassi |
| lui/lei | interessasse |
| noi | interessassimo |
| voi | interessaste |
| loro | interessassero |
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 | interessa |
| lui/lei | interessi |
| noi | interessiamo |
| voi | interessate |
| loro | interessino |
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 interessare |
| lui/lei | non interessi |
| noi | non interessiamo |
| voi | non interessate |
| loro | non interessino |