mirare — Italian conjugation
to aim, to take aim, to sight, to point
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 | miro | I aim |
| tu | miri | you aim |
| lui/lei | mira | he/she/it aims |
| noi | miriamo | we aim |
| voi | mirate | you (pl.) aim |
| loro | mirano | they aim |
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 | mirai | I aimed |
| tu | mirasti | you aimed |
| lui/lei | mirò | he/she/it aimed |
| noi | mirammo | we aimed |
| voi | miraste | you (pl.) aimed |
| loro | mirarono | they aimed |
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 | miravo |
| tu | miravi |
| lui/lei | mirava |
| noi | miravamo |
| voi | miravate |
| loro | miravano |
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 | mirerei | I would aim |
| tu | mireresti | you would aim |
| lui/lei | mirerebbe | he/she/it would aim |
| noi | mireremmo | we would aim |
| voi | mirereste | you (pl.) would aim |
| loro | mirerebbero | they would aim |
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 | mirerò | I will aim |
| tu | mirerai | you will aim |
| lui/lei | mirerà | he/she/it will aim |
| noi | mireremo | we will aim |
| voi | mirerete | you (pl.) will aim |
| loro | mireranno | they will aim |
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 mirato | I have aimed |
| tu | hai mirato | you have aimed |
| lui/lei | ha mirato | he/she/it has aimed |
| noi | abbiamo mirato | we have aimed |
| voi | avete mirato | you (pl.) have aimed |
| loro | hanno mirato | they have aimed |
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 mirato | I had aimed |
| tu | avevi mirato | you had aimed |
| lui/lei | aveva mirato | he/she/it had aimed |
| noi | avevamo mirato | we had aimed |
| voi | avevate mirato | you (pl.) had aimed |
| loro | avevano mirato | they had aimed |
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 mirato |
| tu | avresti mirato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe mirato |
| noi | avremmo mirato |
| voi | avreste mirato |
| loro | avrebbero mirato |
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 mirato | I will have aimed |
| tu | avrai mirato | you will have aimed |
| lui/lei | avrà mirato | he/she/it will have aimed |
| noi | avremo mirato | we will have aimed |
| voi | avrete mirato | you (pl.) will have aimed |
| loro | avranno mirato | they will have aimed |
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 | miri |
| tu | miri |
| lui/lei | miri |
| noi | miriamo |
| voi | miriate |
| loro | mirino |
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 | mirassi |
| tu | mirassi |
| lui/lei | mirasse |
| noi | mirassimo |
| voi | miraste |
| loro | mirassero |
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 | mira |
| lui/lei | miri |
| noi | miriamo |
| voi | mirate |
| loro | mirino |
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 mirare |
| lui/lei | non miri |
| noi | non miriamo |
| voi | non mirate |
| loro | non mirino |