investire — Italian conjugation
to invest
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 | investo | I invest |
| tu | investi | you invest |
| lui/lei | investe | he/she/it invests |
| noi | investiamo | we invest |
| voi | investite | you (pl.) invest |
| loro | investono | they invest |
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 | investii | I invested |
| tu | investisti | you invested |
| lui/lei | investì | he/she/it invested |
| noi | investimmo | we invested |
| voi | investiste | you (pl.) invested |
| loro | investirono | they invested |
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 | investivo |
| tu | investivi |
| lui/lei | investiva |
| noi | investivamo |
| voi | investivate |
| loro | investivano |
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 | investirei | I would invest |
| tu | investiresti | you would invest |
| lui/lei | investirebbe | he/she/it would invest |
| noi | investiremmo | we would invest |
| voi | investireste | you (pl.) would invest |
| loro | investirebbero | they would invest |
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 | investirò | I will invest |
| tu | investirai | you will invest |
| lui/lei | investirà | he/she/it will invest |
| noi | investiremo | we will invest |
| voi | investirete | you (pl.) will invest |
| loro | investiranno | they will invest |
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 investito | I have invested |
| tu | hai investito | you have invested |
| lui/lei | ha investito | he/she/it has invested |
| noi | abbiamo investito | we have invested |
| voi | avete investito | you (pl.) have invested |
| loro | hanno investito | they have invested |
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 investito | I had invested |
| tu | avevi investito | you had invested |
| lui/lei | aveva investito | he/she/it had invested |
| noi | avevamo investito | we had invested |
| voi | avevate investito | you (pl.) had invested |
| loro | avevano investito | they had invested |
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 investito |
| tu | avresti investito |
| lui/lei | avrebbe investito |
| noi | avremmo investito |
| voi | avreste investito |
| loro | avrebbero investito |
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 investito | I will have invested |
| tu | avrai investito | you will have invested |
| lui/lei | avrà investito | he/she/it will have invested |
| noi | avremo investito | we will have invested |
| voi | avrete investito | you (pl.) will have invested |
| loro | avranno investito | they will have invested |
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 | investa |
| tu | investa |
| lui/lei | investa |
| noi | investiamo |
| voi | investiate |
| loro | investano |
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 | investissi |
| tu | investissi |
| lui/lei | investisse |
| noi | investissimo |
| voi | investiste |
| loro | investissero |
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 | investi |
| lui/lei | investa |
| noi | investiamo |
| voi | investite |
| loro | investano |
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 investire |
| lui/lei | non investa |
| noi | non investiamo |
| voi | non investite |
| loro | non investano |