irrigare — Italian conjugation
to irrigate
Indicative
Present (Presente) Irregular
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 | irrigo | I irrigate |
| tu | irrighi | you irrigate |
| lui/lei | irriga | he/she/it irrigates |
| noi | irrighiamo | we irrigate |
| voi | irrigate | you (pl.) irrigate |
| loro | irrigano | they irrigate |
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 | irrigai | I irrigated |
| tu | irrigasti | you irrigated |
| lui/lei | irrigò | he/she/it irrigated |
| noi | irrigammo | we irrigated |
| voi | irrigaste | you (pl.) irrigated |
| loro | irrigarono | they irrigated |
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 | irrigavo |
| tu | irrigavi |
| lui/lei | irrigava |
| noi | irrigavamo |
| voi | irrigavate |
| loro | irrigavano |
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 | irrigherei | I would irrigate |
| tu | irrigheresti | you would irrigate |
| lui/lei | irrigherebbe | he/she/it would irrigate |
| noi | irrigheremmo | we would irrigate |
| voi | irrighereste | you (pl.) would irrigate |
| loro | irrigherebbero | they would irrigate |
Future (Futuro semplice) Irregular
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 | irrigherò | I will irrigate |
| tu | irrigherai | you will irrigate |
| lui/lei | irrigherà | he/she/it will irrigate |
| noi | irrigheremo | we will irrigate |
| voi | irrigherete | you (pl.) will irrigate |
| loro | irrigheranno | they will irrigate |
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 irrigato | I have irrigated |
| tu | hai irrigato | you have irrigated |
| lui/lei | ha irrigato | he/she/it has irrigated |
| noi | abbiamo irrigato | we have irrigated |
| voi | avete irrigato | you (pl.) have irrigated |
| loro | hanno irrigato | they have irrigated |
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 irrigato | I had irrigated |
| tu | avevi irrigato | you had irrigated |
| lui/lei | aveva irrigato | he/she/it had irrigated |
| noi | avevamo irrigato | we had irrigated |
| voi | avevate irrigato | you (pl.) had irrigated |
| loro | avevano irrigato | they had irrigated |
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 irrigato |
| tu | avresti irrigato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe irrigato |
| noi | avremmo irrigato |
| voi | avreste irrigato |
| loro | avrebbero irrigato |
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 irrigato | I will have irrigated |
| tu | avrai irrigato | you will have irrigated |
| lui/lei | avrà irrigato | he/she/it will have irrigated |
| noi | avremo irrigato | we will have irrigated |
| voi | avrete irrigato | you (pl.) will have irrigated |
| loro | avranno irrigato | they will have irrigated |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Irregular
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 | irrighi |
| tu | irrighi |
| lui/lei | irrighi |
| noi | irrighiamo |
| voi | irrighiate |
| loro | irrighino |
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 | irrigassi |
| tu | irrigassi |
| lui/lei | irrigasse |
| noi | irrigassimo |
| voi | irrigaste |
| loro | irrigassero |
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 | irriga |
| lui/lei | irrighi |
| noi | irrighiamo |
| voi | irrigate |
| loro | irrighino |
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 irrigare |
| lui/lei | non irrighi |
| noi | non irrighiamo |
| voi | non irrigate |
| loro | non irrighino |