inventare — Italian conjugation
to invent
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 | invento | I invent |
| tu | inventi | you invent |
| lui/lei | inventa | he/she/it invents |
| noi | inventiamo | we invent |
| voi | inventate | you (pl.) invent |
| loro | inventano | they invent |
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 | inventai | I invented |
| tu | inventasti | you invented |
| lui/lei | inventò | he/she/it invented |
| noi | inventammo | we invented |
| voi | inventaste | you (pl.) invented |
| loro | inventarono | they invented |
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 | inventavo |
| tu | inventavi |
| lui/lei | inventava |
| noi | inventavamo |
| voi | inventavate |
| loro | inventavano |
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 | inventerei | I would invent |
| tu | inventeresti | you would invent |
| lui/lei | inventerebbe | he/she/it would invent |
| noi | inventeremmo | we would invent |
| voi | inventereste | you (pl.) would invent |
| loro | inventerebbero | they would invent |
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 | inventerò | I will invent |
| tu | inventerai | you will invent |
| lui/lei | inventerà | he/she/it will invent |
| noi | inventeremo | we will invent |
| voi | inventerete | you (pl.) will invent |
| loro | inventeranno | they will invent |
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 inventato | I have invented |
| tu | hai inventato | you have invented |
| lui/lei | ha inventato | he/she/it has invented |
| noi | abbiamo inventato | we have invented |
| voi | avete inventato | you (pl.) have invented |
| loro | hanno inventato | they have invented |
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 inventato | I had invented |
| tu | avevi inventato | you had invented |
| lui/lei | aveva inventato | he/she/it had invented |
| noi | avevamo inventato | we had invented |
| voi | avevate inventato | you (pl.) had invented |
| loro | avevano inventato | they had invented |
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 inventato |
| tu | avresti inventato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe inventato |
| noi | avremmo inventato |
| voi | avreste inventato |
| loro | avrebbero inventato |
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 inventato | I will have invented |
| tu | avrai inventato | you will have invented |
| lui/lei | avrà inventato | he/she/it will have invented |
| noi | avremo inventato | we will have invented |
| voi | avrete inventato | you (pl.) will have invented |
| loro | avranno inventato | they will have invented |
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 | inventi |
| tu | inventi |
| lui/lei | inventi |
| noi | inventiamo |
| voi | inventiate |
| loro | inventino |
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 | inventassi |
| tu | inventassi |
| lui/lei | inventasse |
| noi | inventassimo |
| voi | inventaste |
| loro | inventassero |
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 | inventa |
| lui/lei | inventi |
| noi | inventiamo |
| voi | inventate |
| loro | inventino |
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 inventare |
| lui/lei | non inventi |
| noi | non inventiamo |
| voi | non inventate |
| loro | non inventino |