modellare — Italian conjugation
to model, to mould/mould, to shape, to fashion
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 | modello | I model |
| tu | modelli | you model |
| lui/lei | modella | he/she/it models |
| noi | modelliamo | we model |
| voi | modellate | you (pl.) model |
| loro | modellano | they model |
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 | modellai | I modelled |
| tu | modellasti | you modelled |
| lui/lei | modellò | he/she/it modelled |
| noi | modellammo | we modelled |
| voi | modellaste | you (pl.) modelled |
| loro | modellarono | they modelled |
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 | modellavo |
| tu | modellavi |
| lui/lei | modellava |
| noi | modellavamo |
| voi | modellavate |
| loro | modellavano |
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 | modellerei | I would model |
| tu | modelleresti | you would model |
| lui/lei | modellerebbe | he/she/it would model |
| noi | modelleremmo | we would model |
| voi | modellereste | you (pl.) would model |
| loro | modellerebbero | they would model |
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 | modellerò | I will model |
| tu | modellerai | you will model |
| lui/lei | modellerà | he/she/it will model |
| noi | modelleremo | we will model |
| voi | modellerete | you (pl.) will model |
| loro | modelleranno | they will model |
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 modellato | I have modelled |
| tu | hai modellato | you have modelled |
| lui/lei | ha modellato | he/she/it has modelled |
| noi | abbiamo modellato | we have modelled |
| voi | avete modellato | you (pl.) have modelled |
| loro | hanno modellato | they have modelled |
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 modellato | I had modelled |
| tu | avevi modellato | you had modelled |
| lui/lei | aveva modellato | he/she/it had modelled |
| noi | avevamo modellato | we had modelled |
| voi | avevate modellato | you (pl.) had modelled |
| loro | avevano modellato | they had modelled |
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 modellato |
| tu | avresti modellato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe modellato |
| noi | avremmo modellato |
| voi | avreste modellato |
| loro | avrebbero modellato |
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 modellato | I will have modelled |
| tu | avrai modellato | you will have modelled |
| lui/lei | avrà modellato | he/she/it will have modelled |
| noi | avremo modellato | we will have modelled |
| voi | avrete modellato | you (pl.) will have modelled |
| loro | avranno modellato | they will have modelled |
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 | modelli |
| tu | modelli |
| lui/lei | modelli |
| noi | modelliamo |
| voi | modelliate |
| loro | modellino |
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 | modellassi |
| tu | modellassi |
| lui/lei | modellasse |
| noi | modellassimo |
| voi | modellaste |
| loro | modellassero |
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 | modella |
| lui/lei | modelli |
| noi | modelliamo |
| voi | modellate |
| loro | modellino |
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 modellare |
| lui/lei | non modelli |
| noi | non modelliamo |
| voi | non modellate |
| loro | non modellino |