laurearsi — Italian conjugation
to graduate
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 | mi laureo | I graduate |
| tu | ti laurei | you graduate |
| lui/lei | si laurea | he/she/it graduates |
| noi | ci laureiamo | we graduate |
| voi | vi laureate | you (pl.) graduate |
| loro | si laureano | they graduate |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Irregular
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 | mi laureai | I graduated |
| tu | ti laureasti | you graduated |
| lui/lei | si laureò | he/she/it graduated |
| noi | ci laureammo | we graduated |
| voi | vi laureaste | you (pl.) graduated |
| loro | si laurearono | they graduated |
Imperfect (Imperfetto) Irregular
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 | mi laureavo |
| tu | ti laureavi |
| lui/lei | si laureava |
| noi | ci laureavamo |
| voi | vi laureavate |
| loro | si laureavano |
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 | mi laureerei | I would graduate |
| tu | ti laureeresti | you would graduate |
| lui/lei | si laureerebbe | he/she/it would graduate |
| noi | ci laureeremmo | we would graduate |
| voi | vi laureereste | you (pl.) would graduate |
| loro | si laureerebbero | they would graduate |
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 | mi laureerò | I will graduate |
| tu | ti laureerai | you will graduate |
| lui/lei | si laureerà | he/she/it will graduate |
| noi | ci laureeremo | we will graduate |
| voi | vi laureerete | you (pl.) will graduate |
| loro | si laureeranno | they will graduate |
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 | mi sono laureato/a | I have graduated |
| tu | ti sei laureato/a | you have graduated |
| lui/lei | si è laureato/a | he/she/it has graduated |
| noi | ci siamo laureati/e | we have graduated |
| voi | vi siete laureati/e | you (pl.) have graduated |
| loro | si sono laureati/e | they have graduated |
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 | mi ero laureato/a | I had graduated |
| tu | ti eri laureato/a | you had graduated |
| lui/lei | si era laureato/a | he/she/it had graduated |
| noi | ci eravamo laureati/e | we had graduated |
| voi | vi eravate laureati/e | you (pl.) had graduated |
| loro | si erano laureati/e | they had graduated |
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 | mi sarei laureato/a |
| tu | ti saresti laureato/a |
| lui/lei | si sarebbe laureato/a |
| noi | ci saremmo laureati/e |
| voi | vi sareste laureati/e |
| loro | si sarebbero laureati/e |
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 | mi sarò laureato/a | I will have graduated |
| tu | ti sarai laureato/a | you will have graduated |
| lui/lei | si sarà laureato/a | he/she/it will have graduated |
| noi | ci saremo laureati/e | we will have graduated |
| voi | vi sarete laureati/e | you (pl.) will have graduated |
| loro | si saranno laureati/e | they will have graduated |
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 | mi laurei |
| tu | ti laurei |
| lui/lei | si laurei |
| noi | ci laureiamo |
| voi | vi laureiate |
| loro | si laureino |
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 | mi laureassi |
| tu | ti laureassi |
| lui/lei | si laureasse |
| noi | ci laureassimo |
| voi | vi laureaste |
| loro | si laureassero |
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 | laureati |
| lui/lei | si laurei |
| noi | laureiamoci |
| voi | laureatevi |
| loro | si laureino |
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 laurearti |
| lui/lei | non si laurei |
| noi | non laureiamoci |
| voi | non laureatevi |
| loro | non si laureino |