obiettare — Italian conjugation
to object
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 | obietto | I object |
| tu | obietti | you object |
| lui/lei | obietta | he/she/it objects |
| noi | obiettiamo | we object |
| voi | obiettate | you (pl.) object |
| loro | obiettano | they object |
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 | obiettai | I objected |
| tu | obiettasti | you objected |
| lui/lei | obiettò | he/she/it objected |
| noi | obiettammo | we objected |
| voi | obiettaste | you (pl.) objected |
| loro | obiettarono | they objected |
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 | obiettavo |
| tu | obiettavi |
| lui/lei | obiettava |
| noi | obiettavamo |
| voi | obiettavate |
| loro | obiettavano |
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 | obietterei | I would object |
| tu | obietteresti | you would object |
| lui/lei | obietterebbe | he/she/it would object |
| noi | obietteremmo | we would object |
| voi | obiettereste | you (pl.) would object |
| loro | obietterebbero | they would object |
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 | obietterò | I will object |
| tu | obietterai | you will object |
| lui/lei | obietterà | he/she/it will object |
| noi | obietteremo | we will object |
| voi | obietterete | you (pl.) will object |
| loro | obietteranno | they will object |
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 obiettato | I have objected |
| tu | hai obiettato | you have objected |
| lui/lei | ha obiettato | he/she/it has objected |
| noi | abbiamo obiettato | we have objected |
| voi | avete obiettato | you (pl.) have objected |
| loro | hanno obiettato | they have objected |
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 obiettato | I had objected |
| tu | avevi obiettato | you had objected |
| lui/lei | aveva obiettato | he/she/it had objected |
| noi | avevamo obiettato | we had objected |
| voi | avevate obiettato | you (pl.) had objected |
| loro | avevano obiettato | they had objected |
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 obiettato |
| tu | avresti obiettato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe obiettato |
| noi | avremmo obiettato |
| voi | avreste obiettato |
| loro | avrebbero obiettato |
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 obiettato | I will have objected |
| tu | avrai obiettato | you will have objected |
| lui/lei | avrà obiettato | he/she/it will have objected |
| noi | avremo obiettato | we will have objected |
| voi | avrete obiettato | you (pl.) will have objected |
| loro | avranno obiettato | they will have objected |
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 | obietti |
| tu | obietti |
| lui/lei | obietti |
| noi | obiettiamo |
| voi | obiettiate |
| loro | obiettino |
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 | obiettassi |
| tu | obiettassi |
| lui/lei | obiettasse |
| noi | obiettassimo |
| voi | obiettaste |
| loro | obiettassero |
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 | obietta |
| lui/lei | obietti |
| noi | obiettiamo |
| voi | obiettate |
| loro | obiettino |
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 obiettare |
| lui/lei | non obietti |
| noi | non obiettiamo |
| voi | non obiettate |
| loro | non obiettino |