isolare — Italian conjugation
to isolate
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 | isolo | I isolate |
| tu | isoli | you isolate |
| lui/lei | isola | he/she/it isolates |
| noi | isoliamo | we isolate |
| voi | isolate | you (pl.) isolate |
| loro | isolano | they isolate |
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 | isolai | I isolated |
| tu | isolasti | you isolated |
| lui/lei | isolò | he/she/it isolated |
| noi | isolammo | we isolated |
| voi | isolaste | you (pl.) isolated |
| loro | isolarono | they isolated |
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 | isolavo |
| tu | isolavi |
| lui/lei | isolava |
| noi | isolavamo |
| voi | isolavate |
| loro | isolavano |
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 | isolerei | I would isolate |
| tu | isoleresti | you would isolate |
| lui/lei | isolerebbe | he/she/it would isolate |
| noi | isoleremmo | we would isolate |
| voi | isolereste | you (pl.) would isolate |
| loro | isolerebbero | they would isolate |
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 | isolerò | I will isolate |
| tu | isolerai | you will isolate |
| lui/lei | isolerà | he/she/it will isolate |
| noi | isoleremo | we will isolate |
| voi | isolerete | you (pl.) will isolate |
| loro | isoleranno | they will isolate |
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 isolato | I have isolated |
| tu | hai isolato | you have isolated |
| lui/lei | ha isolato | he/she/it has isolated |
| noi | abbiamo isolato | we have isolated |
| voi | avete isolato | you (pl.) have isolated |
| loro | hanno isolato | they have isolated |
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 isolato | I had isolated |
| tu | avevi isolato | you had isolated |
| lui/lei | aveva isolato | he/she/it had isolated |
| noi | avevamo isolato | we had isolated |
| voi | avevate isolato | you (pl.) had isolated |
| loro | avevano isolato | they had isolated |
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 isolato |
| tu | avresti isolato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe isolato |
| noi | avremmo isolato |
| voi | avreste isolato |
| loro | avrebbero isolato |
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 isolato | I will have isolated |
| tu | avrai isolato | you will have isolated |
| lui/lei | avrà isolato | he/she/it will have isolated |
| noi | avremo isolato | we will have isolated |
| voi | avrete isolato | you (pl.) will have isolated |
| loro | avranno isolato | they will have isolated |
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 | isoli |
| tu | isoli |
| lui/lei | isoli |
| noi | isoliamo |
| voi | isoliate |
| loro | isolino |
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 | isolassi |
| tu | isolassi |
| lui/lei | isolasse |
| noi | isolassimo |
| voi | isolaste |
| loro | isolassero |
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 | isola |
| lui/lei | isoli |
| noi | isoliamo |
| voi | isolate |
| loro | isolino |
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 isolare |
| lui/lei | non isoli |
| noi | non isoliamo |
| voi | non isolate |
| loro | non isolino |