levare — Italian conjugation
to lift
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 | levo | I lift |
| tu | levi | you lift |
| lui/lei | leva | he/she/it lifts |
| noi | leviamo | we lift |
| voi | levate | you (pl.) lift |
| loro | levano | they lift |
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 | levai | I lifted |
| tu | levasti | you lifted |
| lui/lei | levò | he/she/it lifted |
| noi | levammo | we lifted |
| voi | levaste | you (pl.) lifted |
| loro | levarono | they lifted |
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 | levavo |
| tu | levavi |
| lui/lei | levava |
| noi | levavamo |
| voi | levavate |
| loro | levavano |
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 | leverei | I would lift |
| tu | leveresti | you would lift |
| lui/lei | leverebbe | he/she/it would lift |
| noi | leveremmo | we would lift |
| voi | levereste | you (pl.) would lift |
| loro | leverebbero | they would lift |
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 | leverò | I will lift |
| tu | leverai | you will lift |
| lui/lei | leverà | he/she/it will lift |
| noi | leveremo | we will lift |
| voi | leverete | you (pl.) will lift |
| loro | leveranno | they will lift |
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 levato | I have lifted |
| tu | hai levato | you have lifted |
| lui/lei | ha levato | he/she/it has lifted |
| noi | abbiamo levato | we have lifted |
| voi | avete levato | you (pl.) have lifted |
| loro | hanno levato | they have lifted |
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 levato | I had lifted |
| tu | avevi levato | you had lifted |
| lui/lei | aveva levato | he/she/it had lifted |
| noi | avevamo levato | we had lifted |
| voi | avevate levato | you (pl.) had lifted |
| loro | avevano levato | they had lifted |
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 levato |
| tu | avresti levato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe levato |
| noi | avremmo levato |
| voi | avreste levato |
| loro | avrebbero levato |
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 levato | I will have lifted |
| tu | avrai levato | you will have lifted |
| lui/lei | avrà levato | he/she/it will have lifted |
| noi | avremo levato | we will have lifted |
| voi | avrete levato | you (pl.) will have lifted |
| loro | avranno levato | they will have lifted |
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 | levi |
| tu | levi |
| lui/lei | levi |
| noi | leviamo |
| voi | leviate |
| loro | levino |
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 | levassi |
| tu | levassi |
| lui/lei | levasse |
| noi | levassimo |
| voi | levaste |
| loro | levassero |
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 | leva |
| lui/lei | levi |
| noi | leviamo |
| voi | levate |
| loro | levino |
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 levare |
| lui/lei | non levi |
| noi | non leviamo |
| voi | non levate |
| loro | non levino |