marciare — Italian conjugation
to march
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 | marcio | I march |
| tu | marci | you march |
| lui/lei | marcia | he/she/it marches |
| noi | marciamo | we march |
| voi | marciate | you (pl.) march |
| loro | marciano | they march |
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 | marciai | I marched |
| tu | marciasti | you marched |
| lui/lei | marciò | he/she/it marched |
| noi | marciammo | we marched |
| voi | marciaste | you (pl.) marched |
| loro | marciarono | they marched |
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 | marciavo |
| tu | marciavi |
| lui/lei | marciava |
| noi | marciavamo |
| voi | marciavate |
| loro | marciavano |
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 | marcerei | I would march |
| tu | marceresti | you would march |
| lui/lei | marcerebbe | he/she/it would march |
| noi | marceremmo | we would march |
| voi | marcereste | you (pl.) would march |
| loro | marcerebbero | they would march |
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 | marcerò | I will march |
| tu | marcerai | you will march |
| lui/lei | marcerà | he/she/it will march |
| noi | marceremo | we will march |
| voi | marcerete | you (pl.) will march |
| loro | marceranno | they will march |
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 marciato | I have marched |
| tu | hai marciato | you have marched |
| lui/lei | ha marciato | he/she/it has marched |
| noi | abbiamo marciato | we have marched |
| voi | avete marciato | you (pl.) have marched |
| loro | hanno marciato | they have marched |
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 marciato | I had marched |
| tu | avevi marciato | you had marched |
| lui/lei | aveva marciato | he/she/it had marched |
| noi | avevamo marciato | we had marched |
| voi | avevate marciato | you (pl.) had marched |
| loro | avevano marciato | they had marched |
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 marciato |
| tu | avresti marciato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe marciato |
| noi | avremmo marciato |
| voi | avreste marciato |
| loro | avrebbero marciato |
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 marciato | I will have marched |
| tu | avrai marciato | you will have marched |
| lui/lei | avrà marciato | he/she/it will have marched |
| noi | avremo marciato | we will have marched |
| voi | avrete marciato | you (pl.) will have marched |
| loro | avranno marciato | they will have marched |
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 | marci |
| tu | marci |
| lui/lei | marci |
| noi | marciamo |
| voi | marciate |
| loro | marcino |
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 | marciassi |
| tu | marciassi |
| lui/lei | marciasse |
| noi | marciassimo |
| voi | marciaste |
| loro | marciassero |
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 | marcia |
| lui/lei | marci |
| noi | marciamo |
| voi | marciate |
| loro | marcino |
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 marciare |
| lui/lei | non marci |
| noi | non marciamo |
| voi | non marciate |
| loro | non marcino |