morire — Italian conjugation
to die
Indicative
Present (Presente) Irregular
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 | muoio | I die |
| tu | muori | you die |
| lui/lei | muore | he/she/it dies |
| noi | moriamo | we die |
| voi | morite | you (pl.) die |
| loro | muoiono | they die |
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 | morii | I died |
| tu | moristi | you died |
| lui/lei | morì | he/she/it died |
| noi | morimmo | we died |
| voi | moriste | you (pl.) died |
| loro | morirono | they died |
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 | morivo |
| tu | morivi |
| lui/lei | moriva |
| noi | morivamo |
| voi | morivate |
| loro | morivano |
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 | morirei | I would die |
| tu | moriresti | you would die |
| lui/lei | morirebbe | he/she/it would die |
| noi | moriremmo | we would die |
| voi | morireste | you (pl.) would die |
| loro | morirebbero | they would die |
Future (Futuro semplice) Irregular
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 | morirò | I will die |
| tu | morirai | you will die |
| lui/lei | morirà | he/she/it will die |
| noi | moriremo | we will die |
| voi | morirete | you (pl.) will die |
| loro | moriranno | they will die |
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 | sono morto/a | I have died |
| tu | sei morto/a | you have died |
| lui/lei | è morto/a | he/she/it has died |
| noi | siamo morti/e | we have died |
| voi | siete morti/e | you (pl.) have died |
| loro | sono morti/e | they have died |
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 | ero morto/a | I had died |
| tu | eri morto/a | you had died |
| lui/lei | era morto/a | he/she/it had died |
| noi | eravamo morti/e | we had died |
| voi | eravate morti/e | you (pl.) had died |
| loro | erano morti/e | they had died |
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 | sarei morto/a |
| tu | saresti morto/a |
| lui/lei | sarebbe morto/a |
| noi | saremmo morti/e |
| voi | sareste morti/e |
| loro | sarebbero morti/e |
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 | sarò morto/a | I will have died |
| tu | sarai morto/a | you will have died |
| lui/lei | sarà morto/a | he/she/it will have died |
| noi | saremo morti/e | we will have died |
| voi | sarete morti/e | you (pl.) will have died |
| loro | saranno morti/e | they will have died |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Irregular
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 | muoia |
| tu | muoia |
| lui/lei | muoia |
| noi | moriamo |
| voi | moriate |
| loro | muoiano |
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 | morissi |
| tu | morissi |
| lui/lei | morisse |
| noi | morissimo |
| voi | moriste |
| loro | morissero |
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 | muori |
| lui/lei | muoia |
| noi | moriamo |
| voi | morite |
| loro | muoiano |
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 morire |
| lui/lei | non muoia |
| noi | non moriamo |
| voi | non morite |
| loro | non muoiano |