invadere — Italian conjugation
to invade
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 | invado | I invade |
| tu | invadi | you invade |
| lui/lei | invade | he/she/it invades |
| noi | invadiamo | we invade |
| voi | invadete | you (pl.) invade |
| loro | invadono | they invade |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Irregular
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 | invasi | I invaded |
| tu | invadesti | you invaded |
| lui/lei | invase | he/she/it invaded |
| noi | invademmo | we invaded |
| voi | invadeste | you (pl.) invaded |
| loro | invasero | they invaded |
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 | invadevo |
| tu | invadevi |
| lui/lei | invadeva |
| noi | invadevamo |
| voi | invadevate |
| loro | invadevano |
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 | invaderei | I would invade |
| tu | invaderesti | you would invade |
| lui/lei | invaderebbe | he/she/it would invade |
| noi | invaderemmo | we would invade |
| voi | invadereste | you (pl.) would invade |
| loro | invaderebbero | they would invade |
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 | invaderò | I will invade |
| tu | invaderai | you will invade |
| lui/lei | invaderà | he/she/it will invade |
| noi | invaderemo | we will invade |
| voi | invaderete | you (pl.) will invade |
| loro | invaderanno | they will invade |
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 invaso | I have invaded |
| tu | hai invaso | you have invaded |
| lui/lei | ha invaso | he/she/it has invaded |
| noi | abbiamo invaso | we have invaded |
| voi | avete invaso | you (pl.) have invaded |
| loro | hanno invaso | they have invaded |
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 invaso | I had invaded |
| tu | avevi invaso | you had invaded |
| lui/lei | aveva invaso | he/she/it had invaded |
| noi | avevamo invaso | we had invaded |
| voi | avevate invaso | you (pl.) had invaded |
| loro | avevano invaso | they had invaded |
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 invaso |
| tu | avresti invaso |
| lui/lei | avrebbe invaso |
| noi | avremmo invaso |
| voi | avreste invaso |
| loro | avrebbero invaso |
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 invaso | I will have invaded |
| tu | avrai invaso | you will have invaded |
| lui/lei | avrà invaso | he/she/it will have invaded |
| noi | avremo invaso | we will have invaded |
| voi | avrete invaso | you (pl.) will have invaded |
| loro | avranno invaso | they will have invaded |
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 | invada |
| tu | invada |
| lui/lei | invada |
| noi | invadiamo |
| voi | invadiate |
| loro | invadano |
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 | invadessi |
| tu | invadessi |
| lui/lei | invadesse |
| noi | invadessimo |
| voi | invadeste |
| loro | invadessero |
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 | invadi |
| lui/lei | invada |
| noi | invadiamo |
| voi | invadete |
| loro | invadano |
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 invadere |
| lui/lei | non invada |
| noi | non invadiamo |
| voi | non invadete |
| loro | non invadano |