manifestare — Italian conjugation
to manifest
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 | manifesto | I manifest |
| tu | manifesti | you manifest |
| lui/lei | manifesta | he/she/it manifests |
| noi | manifestiamo | we manifest |
| voi | manifestate | you (pl.) manifest |
| loro | manifestano | they manifest |
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 | manifestai | I manifested |
| tu | manifestasti | you manifested |
| lui/lei | manifestò | he/she/it manifested |
| noi | manifestammo | we manifested |
| voi | manifestaste | you (pl.) manifested |
| loro | manifestarono | they manifested |
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 | manifestavo |
| tu | manifestavi |
| lui/lei | manifestava |
| noi | manifestavamo |
| voi | manifestavate |
| loro | manifestavano |
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 | manifesterei | I would manifest |
| tu | manifesteresti | you would manifest |
| lui/lei | manifesterebbe | he/she/it would manifest |
| noi | manifesteremmo | we would manifest |
| voi | manifestereste | you (pl.) would manifest |
| loro | manifesterebbero | they would manifest |
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 | manifesterò | I will manifest |
| tu | manifesterai | you will manifest |
| lui/lei | manifesterà | he/she/it will manifest |
| noi | manifesteremo | we will manifest |
| voi | manifesterete | you (pl.) will manifest |
| loro | manifesteranno | they will manifest |
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 manifestato | I have manifested |
| tu | hai manifestato | you have manifested |
| lui/lei | ha manifestato | he/she/it has manifested |
| noi | abbiamo manifestato | we have manifested |
| voi | avete manifestato | you (pl.) have manifested |
| loro | hanno manifestato | they have manifested |
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 manifestato | I had manifested |
| tu | avevi manifestato | you had manifested |
| lui/lei | aveva manifestato | he/she/it had manifested |
| noi | avevamo manifestato | we had manifested |
| voi | avevate manifestato | you (pl.) had manifested |
| loro | avevano manifestato | they had manifested |
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 manifestato |
| tu | avresti manifestato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe manifestato |
| noi | avremmo manifestato |
| voi | avreste manifestato |
| loro | avrebbero manifestato |
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 manifestato | I will have manifested |
| tu | avrai manifestato | you will have manifested |
| lui/lei | avrà manifestato | he/she/it will have manifested |
| noi | avremo manifestato | we will have manifested |
| voi | avrete manifestato | you (pl.) will have manifested |
| loro | avranno manifestato | they will have manifested |
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 | manifesti |
| tu | manifesti |
| lui/lei | manifesti |
| noi | manifestiamo |
| voi | manifestiate |
| loro | manifestino |
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 | manifestassi |
| tu | manifestassi |
| lui/lei | manifestasse |
| noi | manifestassimo |
| voi | manifestaste |
| loro | manifestassero |
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 | manifesta |
| lui/lei | manifesti |
| noi | manifestiamo |
| voi | manifestate |
| loro | manifestino |
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 manifestare |
| lui/lei | non manifesti |
| noi | non manifestiamo |
| voi | non manifestate |
| loro | non manifestino |