invitare — Italian conjugation
to invite
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 | invito | I invite |
| tu | inviti | you invite |
| lui/lei | invita | he/she/it invites |
| noi | invitiamo | we invite |
| voi | invitate | you (pl.) invite |
| loro | invitano | they invite |
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 | invitai | I invited |
| tu | invitasti | you invited |
| lui/lei | invitò | he/she/it invited |
| noi | invitammo | we invited |
| voi | invitaste | you (pl.) invited |
| loro | invitarono | they invited |
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 | invitavo |
| tu | invitavi |
| lui/lei | invitava |
| noi | invitavamo |
| voi | invitavate |
| loro | invitavano |
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 | inviterei | I would invite |
| tu | inviteresti | you would invite |
| lui/lei | inviterebbe | he/she/it would invite |
| noi | inviteremmo | we would invite |
| voi | invitereste | you (pl.) would invite |
| loro | inviterebbero | they would invite |
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 | inviterò | I will invite |
| tu | inviterai | you will invite |
| lui/lei | inviterà | he/she/it will invite |
| noi | inviteremo | we will invite |
| voi | inviterete | you (pl.) will invite |
| loro | inviteranno | they will invite |
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 invitato | I have invited |
| tu | hai invitato | you have invited |
| lui/lei | ha invitato | he/she/it has invited |
| noi | abbiamo invitato | we have invited |
| voi | avete invitato | you (pl.) have invited |
| loro | hanno invitato | they have invited |
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 invitato | I had invited |
| tu | avevi invitato | you had invited |
| lui/lei | aveva invitato | he/she/it had invited |
| noi | avevamo invitato | we had invited |
| voi | avevate invitato | you (pl.) had invited |
| loro | avevano invitato | they had invited |
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 invitato |
| tu | avresti invitato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe invitato |
| noi | avremmo invitato |
| voi | avreste invitato |
| loro | avrebbero invitato |
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 invitato | I will have invited |
| tu | avrai invitato | you will have invited |
| lui/lei | avrà invitato | he/she/it will have invited |
| noi | avremo invitato | we will have invited |
| voi | avrete invitato | you (pl.) will have invited |
| loro | avranno invitato | they will have invited |
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 | inviti |
| tu | inviti |
| lui/lei | inviti |
| noi | invitiamo |
| voi | invitiate |
| loro | invitino |
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 | invitassi |
| tu | invitassi |
| lui/lei | invitasse |
| noi | invitassimo |
| voi | invitaste |
| loro | invitassero |
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 | invita |
| lui/lei | inviti |
| noi | invitiamo |
| voi | invitate |
| loro | invitino |
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 invitare |
| lui/lei | non inviti |
| noi | non invitiamo |
| voi | non invitate |
| loro | non invitino |