intonare — Italian conjugation
to intone
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 | intono | I intone |
| tu | intoni | you intone |
| lui/lei | intona | he/she/it intones |
| noi | intoniamo | we intone |
| voi | intonate | you (pl.) intone |
| loro | intonano | they intone |
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 | intonai | I intoned |
| tu | intonasti | you intoned |
| lui/lei | intonò | he/she/it intoned |
| noi | intonammo | we intoned |
| voi | intonaste | you (pl.) intoned |
| loro | intonarono | they intoned |
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 | intonavo |
| tu | intonavi |
| lui/lei | intonava |
| noi | intonavamo |
| voi | intonavate |
| loro | intonavano |
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 | intonerei | I would intone |
| tu | intoneresti | you would intone |
| lui/lei | intonerebbe | he/she/it would intone |
| noi | intoneremmo | we would intone |
| voi | intonereste | you (pl.) would intone |
| loro | intonerebbero | they would intone |
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 | intonerò | I will intone |
| tu | intonerai | you will intone |
| lui/lei | intonerà | he/she/it will intone |
| noi | intoneremo | we will intone |
| voi | intonerete | you (pl.) will intone |
| loro | intoneranno | they will intone |
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 intonato | I have intoned |
| tu | hai intonato | you have intoned |
| lui/lei | ha intonato | he/she/it has intoned |
| noi | abbiamo intonato | we have intoned |
| voi | avete intonato | you (pl.) have intoned |
| loro | hanno intonato | they have intoned |
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 intonato | I had intoned |
| tu | avevi intonato | you had intoned |
| lui/lei | aveva intonato | he/she/it had intoned |
| noi | avevamo intonato | we had intoned |
| voi | avevate intonato | you (pl.) had intoned |
| loro | avevano intonato | they had intoned |
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 intonato |
| tu | avresti intonato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe intonato |
| noi | avremmo intonato |
| voi | avreste intonato |
| loro | avrebbero intonato |
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 intonato | I will have intoned |
| tu | avrai intonato | you will have intoned |
| lui/lei | avrà intonato | he/she/it will have intoned |
| noi | avremo intonato | we will have intoned |
| voi | avrete intonato | you (pl.) will have intoned |
| loro | avranno intonato | they will have intoned |
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 | intoni |
| tu | intoni |
| lui/lei | intoni |
| noi | intoniamo |
| voi | intoniate |
| loro | intonino |
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 | intonassi |
| tu | intonassi |
| lui/lei | intonasse |
| noi | intonassimo |
| voi | intonaste |
| loro | intonassero |
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 | intona |
| lui/lei | intoni |
| noi | intoniamo |
| voi | intonate |
| loro | intonino |
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 intonare |
| lui/lei | non intoni |
| noi | non intoniamo |
| voi | non intonate |
| loro | non intonino |