mixare — Italian conjugation
to mix
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 | mixo | I mix |
| tu | mixi | you mix |
| lui/lei | mixa | he/she/it mixes |
| noi | mixiamo | we mix |
| voi | mixate | you (pl.) mix |
| loro | mixano | they mix |
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 | mixai | I mixed |
| tu | mixasti | you mixed |
| lui/lei | mixò | he/she/it mixed |
| noi | mixammo | we mixed |
| voi | mixaste | you (pl.) mixed |
| loro | mixarono | they mixed |
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 | mixavo |
| tu | mixavi |
| lui/lei | mixava |
| noi | mixavamo |
| voi | mixavate |
| loro | mixavano |
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 | mixerei | I would mix |
| tu | mixeresti | you would mix |
| lui/lei | mixerebbe | he/she/it would mix |
| noi | mixeremmo | we would mix |
| voi | mixereste | you (pl.) would mix |
| loro | mixerebbero | they would mix |
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 | mixerò | I will mix |
| tu | mixerai | you will mix |
| lui/lei | mixerà | he/she/it will mix |
| noi | mixeremo | we will mix |
| voi | mixerete | you (pl.) will mix |
| loro | mixeranno | they will mix |
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 mixato | I have mixed |
| tu | hai mixato | you have mixed |
| lui/lei | ha mixato | he/she/it has mixed |
| noi | abbiamo mixato | we have mixed |
| voi | avete mixato | you (pl.) have mixed |
| loro | hanno mixato | they have mixed |
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 mixato | I had mixed |
| tu | avevi mixato | you had mixed |
| lui/lei | aveva mixato | he/she/it had mixed |
| noi | avevamo mixato | we had mixed |
| voi | avevate mixato | you (pl.) had mixed |
| loro | avevano mixato | they had mixed |
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 mixato |
| tu | avresti mixato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe mixato |
| noi | avremmo mixato |
| voi | avreste mixato |
| loro | avrebbero mixato |
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 mixato | I will have mixed |
| tu | avrai mixato | you will have mixed |
| lui/lei | avrà mixato | he/she/it will have mixed |
| noi | avremo mixato | we will have mixed |
| voi | avrete mixato | you (pl.) will have mixed |
| loro | avranno mixato | they will have mixed |
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 | mixi |
| tu | mixi |
| lui/lei | mixi |
| noi | mixiamo |
| voi | mixiate |
| loro | mixino |
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 | mixassi |
| tu | mixassi |
| lui/lei | mixasse |
| noi | mixassimo |
| voi | mixaste |
| loro | mixassero |
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 | mixa |
| lui/lei | mixi |
| noi | mixiamo |
| voi | mixate |
| loro | mixino |
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 mixare |
| lui/lei | non mixi |
| noi | non mixiamo |
| voi | non mixate |
| loro | non mixino |