massacrare — Italian conjugation
to massacre
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 | massacro | I massacre |
| tu | massacri | you massacre |
| lui/lei | massacra | he/she/it massacres |
| noi | massacriamo | we massacre |
| voi | massacrate | you (pl.) massacre |
| loro | massacrano | they massacre |
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 | massacrai | I massacred |
| tu | massacrasti | you massacred |
| lui/lei | massacrò | he/she/it massacred |
| noi | massacrammo | we massacred |
| voi | massacraste | you (pl.) massacred |
| loro | massacrarono | they massacred |
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 | massacravo |
| tu | massacravi |
| lui/lei | massacrava |
| noi | massacravamo |
| voi | massacravate |
| loro | massacravano |
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 | massacrerei | I would massacre |
| tu | massacreresti | you would massacre |
| lui/lei | massacrerebbe | he/she/it would massacre |
| noi | massacreremmo | we would massacre |
| voi | massacrereste | you (pl.) would massacre |
| loro | massacrerebbero | they would massacre |
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 | massacrerò | I will massacre |
| tu | massacrerai | you will massacre |
| lui/lei | massacrerà | he/she/it will massacre |
| noi | massacreremo | we will massacre |
| voi | massacrerete | you (pl.) will massacre |
| loro | massacreranno | they will massacre |
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 massacrato | I have massacred |
| tu | hai massacrato | you have massacred |
| lui/lei | ha massacrato | he/she/it has massacred |
| noi | abbiamo massacrato | we have massacred |
| voi | avete massacrato | you (pl.) have massacred |
| loro | hanno massacrato | they have massacred |
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 massacrato | I had massacred |
| tu | avevi massacrato | you had massacred |
| lui/lei | aveva massacrato | he/she/it had massacred |
| noi | avevamo massacrato | we had massacred |
| voi | avevate massacrato | you (pl.) had massacred |
| loro | avevano massacrato | they had massacred |
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 massacrato |
| tu | avresti massacrato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe massacrato |
| noi | avremmo massacrato |
| voi | avreste massacrato |
| loro | avrebbero massacrato |
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 massacrato | I will have massacred |
| tu | avrai massacrato | you will have massacred |
| lui/lei | avrà massacrato | he/she/it will have massacred |
| noi | avremo massacrato | we will have massacred |
| voi | avrete massacrato | you (pl.) will have massacred |
| loro | avranno massacrato | they will have massacred |
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 | massacri |
| tu | massacri |
| lui/lei | massacri |
| noi | massacriamo |
| voi | massacriate |
| loro | massacrino |
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 | massacrassi |
| tu | massacrassi |
| lui/lei | massacrasse |
| noi | massacrassimo |
| voi | massacraste |
| loro | massacrassero |
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 | massacra |
| lui/lei | massacri |
| noi | massacriamo |
| voi | massacrate |
| loro | massacrino |
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 massacrare |
| lui/lei | non massacri |
| noi | non massacriamo |
| voi | non massacrate |
| loro | non massacrino |