intervistare — Italian conjugation
to interview
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 | intervisto | I interview |
| tu | intervisti | you interview |
| lui/lei | intervista | he/she/it interviews |
| noi | intervistiamo | we interview |
| voi | intervistate | you (pl.) interview |
| loro | intervistano | they interview |
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 | intervistai | I interviewed |
| tu | intervistasti | you interviewed |
| lui/lei | intervistò | he/she/it interviewed |
| noi | intervistammo | we interviewed |
| voi | intervistaste | you (pl.) interviewed |
| loro | intervistarono | they interviewed |
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 | intervistavo |
| tu | intervistavi |
| lui/lei | intervistava |
| noi | intervistavamo |
| voi | intervistavate |
| loro | intervistavano |
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 | intervisterei | I would interview |
| tu | intervisteresti | you would interview |
| lui/lei | intervisterebbe | he/she/it would interview |
| noi | intervisteremmo | we would interview |
| voi | intervistereste | you (pl.) would interview |
| loro | intervisterebbero | they would interview |
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 | intervisterò | I will interview |
| tu | intervisterai | you will interview |
| lui/lei | intervisterà | he/she/it will interview |
| noi | intervisteremo | we will interview |
| voi | intervisterete | you (pl.) will interview |
| loro | intervisteranno | they will interview |
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 intervistato | I have interviewed |
| tu | hai intervistato | you have interviewed |
| lui/lei | ha intervistato | he/she/it has interviewed |
| noi | abbiamo intervistato | we have interviewed |
| voi | avete intervistato | you (pl.) have interviewed |
| loro | hanno intervistato | they have interviewed |
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 intervistato | I had interviewed |
| tu | avevi intervistato | you had interviewed |
| lui/lei | aveva intervistato | he/she/it had interviewed |
| noi | avevamo intervistato | we had interviewed |
| voi | avevate intervistato | you (pl.) had interviewed |
| loro | avevano intervistato | they had interviewed |
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 intervistato |
| tu | avresti intervistato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe intervistato |
| noi | avremmo intervistato |
| voi | avreste intervistato |
| loro | avrebbero intervistato |
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 intervistato | I will have interviewed |
| tu | avrai intervistato | you will have interviewed |
| lui/lei | avrà intervistato | he/she/it will have interviewed |
| noi | avremo intervistato | we will have interviewed |
| voi | avrete intervistato | you (pl.) will have interviewed |
| loro | avranno intervistato | they will have interviewed |
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 | intervisti |
| tu | intervisti |
| lui/lei | intervisti |
| noi | intervistiamo |
| voi | intervistiate |
| loro | intervistino |
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 | intervistassi |
| tu | intervistassi |
| lui/lei | intervistasse |
| noi | intervistassimo |
| voi | intervistaste |
| loro | intervistassero |
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 | intervista |
| lui/lei | intervisti |
| noi | intervistiamo |
| voi | intervistate |
| loro | intervistino |
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 intervistare |
| lui/lei | non intervisti |
| noi | non intervistiamo |
| voi | non intervistate |
| loro | non intervistino |