nevicare — Italian conjugation
to snow
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 | nevico | I snow |
| tu | nevichi | you snow |
| lui/lei | nevica | he/she/it snows |
| noi | nevichiamo | we snow |
| voi | nevicate | you (pl.) snow |
| loro | nevicano | they snow |
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 | nevicai | I snowed |
| tu | nevicasti | you snowed |
| lui/lei | nevicò | he/she/it snowed |
| noi | nevicammo | we snowed |
| voi | nevicaste | you (pl.) snowed |
| loro | nevicarono | they snowed |
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 | nevicavo |
| tu | nevicavi |
| lui/lei | nevicava |
| noi | nevicavamo |
| voi | nevicavate |
| loro | nevicavano |
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 | nevicherei | I would snow |
| tu | nevicheresti | you would snow |
| lui/lei | nevicherebbe | he/she/it would snow |
| noi | nevicheremmo | we would snow |
| voi | nevichereste | you (pl.) would snow |
| loro | nevicherebbero | they would snow |
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 | nevicherò | I will snow |
| tu | nevicherai | you will snow |
| lui/lei | nevicherà | he/she/it will snow |
| noi | nevicheremo | we will snow |
| voi | nevicherete | you (pl.) will snow |
| loro | nevicheranno | they will snow |
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 nevicato/a | I have snowed |
| tu | sei nevicato/a | you have snowed |
| lui/lei | è nevicato/a | he/she/it has snowed |
| noi | siamo nevicati/e | we have snowed |
| voi | siete nevicati/e | you (pl.) have snowed |
| loro | sono nevicati/e | they have snowed |
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 nevicato/a | I had snowed |
| tu | eri nevicato/a | you had snowed |
| lui/lei | era nevicato/a | he/she/it had snowed |
| noi | eravamo nevicati/e | we had snowed |
| voi | eravate nevicati/e | you (pl.) had snowed |
| loro | erano nevicati/e | they had snowed |
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 nevicato/a |
| tu | saresti nevicato/a |
| lui/lei | sarebbe nevicato/a |
| noi | saremmo nevicati/e |
| voi | sareste nevicati/e |
| loro | sarebbero nevicati/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 nevicato/a | I will have snowed |
| tu | sarai nevicato/a | you will have snowed |
| lui/lei | sarà nevicato/a | he/she/it will have snowed |
| noi | saremo nevicati/e | we will have snowed |
| voi | sarete nevicati/e | you (pl.) will have snowed |
| loro | saranno nevicati/e | they will have snowed |
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 | nevichi |
| tu | nevichi |
| lui/lei | nevichi |
| noi | nevichiamo |
| voi | nevichiate |
| loro | nevichino |
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 | nevicassi |
| tu | nevicassi |
| lui/lei | nevicasse |
| noi | nevicassimo |
| voi | nevicaste |
| loro | nevicassero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Irregular
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 | nevica |
| lui/lei | nevichi |
| noi | nevichiamo |
| voi | nevicate |
| loro | nevichino |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Irregular
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 nevicare |
| lui/lei | non nevichi |
| noi | non nevichiamo |
| voi | non nevicate |
| loro | non nevichino |