introdurre — Italian conjugation
to introduce
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 | introduco | I introduce |
| tu | introduci | you introduce |
| lui/lei | introduce | he/she/it introduces |
| noi | introduciamo | we introduce |
| voi | introducete | you (pl.) introduce |
| loro | introducono | they introduce |
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 | introdussi | I introduced |
| tu | introducesti | you introduced |
| lui/lei | introdusse | he/she/it introduced |
| noi | introducemmo | we introduced |
| voi | introduceste | you (pl.) introduced |
| loro | introdussero | they introduced |
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 | introducevo |
| tu | introducevi |
| lui/lei | introduceva |
| noi | introducevamo |
| voi | introducevate |
| loro | introducevano |
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 | introdurrei | I would introduce |
| tu | introdurresti | you would introduce |
| lui/lei | introdurrebbe | he/she/it would introduce |
| noi | introdurremmo | we would introduce |
| voi | introdurreste | you (pl.) would introduce |
| loro | introdurrebbero | they would introduce |
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 | introdurrò | I will introduce |
| tu | introdurrai | you will introduce |
| lui/lei | introdurrà | he/she/it will introduce |
| noi | introdurremo | we will introduce |
| voi | introdurrete | you (pl.) will introduce |
| loro | introdurranno | they will introduce |
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 introdotto | I have introduced |
| tu | hai introdotto | you have introduced |
| lui/lei | ha introdotto | he/she/it has introduced |
| noi | abbiamo introdotto | we have introduced |
| voi | avete introdotto | you (pl.) have introduced |
| loro | hanno introdotto | they have introduced |
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 introdotto | I had introduced |
| tu | avevi introdotto | you had introduced |
| lui/lei | aveva introdotto | he/she/it had introduced |
| noi | avevamo introdotto | we had introduced |
| voi | avevate introdotto | you (pl.) had introduced |
| loro | avevano introdotto | they had introduced |
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 introdotto |
| tu | avresti introdotto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe introdotto |
| noi | avremmo introdotto |
| voi | avreste introdotto |
| loro | avrebbero introdotto |
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 introdotto | I will have introduced |
| tu | avrai introdotto | you will have introduced |
| lui/lei | avrà introdotto | he/she/it will have introduced |
| noi | avremo introdotto | we will have introduced |
| voi | avrete introdotto | you (pl.) will have introduced |
| loro | avranno introdotto | they will have introduced |
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 | introduca |
| tu | introduca |
| lui/lei | introduca |
| noi | introduciamo |
| voi | introduciate |
| loro | introducano |
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 | introducessi |
| tu | introducessi |
| lui/lei | introducesse |
| noi | introducessimo |
| voi | introduceste |
| loro | introducessero |
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 | introduci |
| lui/lei | introduca |
| noi | introduciamo |
| voi | introducete |
| loro | introducano |
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 introdurre |
| lui/lei | non introduca |
| noi | non introduciamo |
| voi | non introducete |
| loro | non introducano |