mascherare — Italian conjugation
to mask
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 | maschero | I mask |
| tu | mascheri | you mask |
| lui/lei | maschera | he/she/it masks |
| noi | mascheriamo | we mask |
| voi | mascherate | you (pl.) mask |
| loro | mascherano | they mask |
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 | mascherai | I masked |
| tu | mascherasti | you masked |
| lui/lei | mascherò | he/she/it masked |
| noi | mascherammo | we masked |
| voi | mascheraste | you (pl.) masked |
| loro | mascherarono | they masked |
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 | mascheravo |
| tu | mascheravi |
| lui/lei | mascherava |
| noi | mascheravamo |
| voi | mascheravate |
| loro | mascheravano |
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 | maschererei | I would mask |
| tu | maschereresti | you would mask |
| lui/lei | maschererebbe | he/she/it would mask |
| noi | maschereremmo | we would mask |
| voi | mascherereste | you (pl.) would mask |
| loro | maschererebbero | they would mask |
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 | maschererò | I will mask |
| tu | maschererai | you will mask |
| lui/lei | maschererà | he/she/it will mask |
| noi | maschereremo | we will mask |
| voi | maschererete | you (pl.) will mask |
| loro | maschereranno | they will mask |
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 mascherato | I have masked |
| tu | hai mascherato | you have masked |
| lui/lei | ha mascherato | he/she/it has masked |
| noi | abbiamo mascherato | we have masked |
| voi | avete mascherato | you (pl.) have masked |
| loro | hanno mascherato | they have masked |
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 mascherato | I had masked |
| tu | avevi mascherato | you had masked |
| lui/lei | aveva mascherato | he/she/it had masked |
| noi | avevamo mascherato | we had masked |
| voi | avevate mascherato | you (pl.) had masked |
| loro | avevano mascherato | they had masked |
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 mascherato |
| tu | avresti mascherato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe mascherato |
| noi | avremmo mascherato |
| voi | avreste mascherato |
| loro | avrebbero mascherato |
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 mascherato | I will have masked |
| tu | avrai mascherato | you will have masked |
| lui/lei | avrà mascherato | he/she/it will have masked |
| noi | avremo mascherato | we will have masked |
| voi | avrete mascherato | you (pl.) will have masked |
| loro | avranno mascherato | they will have masked |
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 | mascheri |
| tu | mascheri |
| lui/lei | mascheri |
| noi | mascheriamo |
| voi | mascheriate |
| loro | mascherino |
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 | mascherassi |
| tu | mascherassi |
| lui/lei | mascherasse |
| noi | mascherassimo |
| voi | mascheraste |
| loro | mascherassero |
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 | maschera |
| lui/lei | mascheri |
| noi | mascheriamo |
| voi | mascherate |
| loro | mascherino |
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 mascherare |
| lui/lei | non mascheri |
| noi | non mascheriamo |
| voi | non mascherate |
| loro | non mascherino |