intimidire — Italian conjugation
to intimidate
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 | intimidisco | I intimidate |
| tu | intimidisci | you intimidate |
| lui/lei | intimidisce | he/she/it intimidates |
| noi | intimidiamo | we intimidate |
| voi | intimidite | you (pl.) intimidate |
| loro | intimidiscono | they intimidate |
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 | intimidii | I intimidated |
| tu | intimidisti | you intimidated |
| lui/lei | intimidì | he/she/it intimidated |
| noi | intimidimmo | we intimidated |
| voi | intimidiste | you (pl.) intimidated |
| loro | intimidirono | they intimidated |
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 | intimidivo |
| tu | intimidivi |
| lui/lei | intimidiva |
| noi | intimidivamo |
| voi | intimidivate |
| loro | intimidivano |
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 | intimidirei | I would intimidate |
| tu | intimidiresti | you would intimidate |
| lui/lei | intimidirebbe | he/she/it would intimidate |
| noi | intimidiremmo | we would intimidate |
| voi | intimidireste | you (pl.) would intimidate |
| loro | intimidirebbero | they would intimidate |
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 | intimidirò | I will intimidate |
| tu | intimidirai | you will intimidate |
| lui/lei | intimidirà | he/she/it will intimidate |
| noi | intimidiremo | we will intimidate |
| voi | intimidirete | you (pl.) will intimidate |
| loro | intimidiranno | they will intimidate |
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 intimidito | I have intimidated |
| tu | hai intimidito | you have intimidated |
| lui/lei | ha intimidito | he/she/it has intimidated |
| noi | abbiamo intimidito | we have intimidated |
| voi | avete intimidito | you (pl.) have intimidated |
| loro | hanno intimidito | they have intimidated |
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 intimidito | I had intimidated |
| tu | avevi intimidito | you had intimidated |
| lui/lei | aveva intimidito | he/she/it had intimidated |
| noi | avevamo intimidito | we had intimidated |
| voi | avevate intimidito | you (pl.) had intimidated |
| loro | avevano intimidito | they had intimidated |
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 intimidito |
| tu | avresti intimidito |
| lui/lei | avrebbe intimidito |
| noi | avremmo intimidito |
| voi | avreste intimidito |
| loro | avrebbero intimidito |
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 intimidito | I will have intimidated |
| tu | avrai intimidito | you will have intimidated |
| lui/lei | avrà intimidito | he/she/it will have intimidated |
| noi | avremo intimidito | we will have intimidated |
| voi | avrete intimidito | you (pl.) will have intimidated |
| loro | avranno intimidito | they will have intimidated |
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 | intimidisca |
| tu | intimidisca |
| lui/lei | intimidisca |
| noi | intimidiamo |
| voi | intimidiate |
| loro | intimidiscano |
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 | intimidissi |
| tu | intimidissi |
| lui/lei | intimidisse |
| noi | intimidissimo |
| voi | intimidiste |
| loro | intimidissero |
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 | intimidisci |
| lui/lei | intimidisca |
| noi | intimidiamo |
| voi | intimidite |
| loro | intimidiscano |
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 intimidire |
| lui/lei | non intimidisca |
| noi | non intimidiamo |
| voi | non intimidite |
| loro | non intimidiscano |