opporre — Italian conjugation
to oppose
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 | oppongo | I oppose |
| tu | opponi | you oppose |
| lui/lei | oppone | he/she/it opposes |
| noi | opponiamo | we oppose |
| voi | opponete | you (pl.) oppose |
| loro | oppongono | they oppose |
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 | opposi | I opposed |
| tu | opponesti | you opposed |
| lui/lei | oppose | he/she/it opposed |
| noi | opponemmo | we opposed |
| voi | opponeste | you (pl.) opposed |
| loro | opposero | they opposed |
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 | opponevo |
| tu | opponevi |
| lui/lei | opponeva |
| noi | opponevamo |
| voi | opponevate |
| loro | opponevano |
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 | opporrei | I would oppose |
| tu | opporresti | you would oppose |
| lui/lei | opporrebbe | he/she/it would oppose |
| noi | opporremmo | we would oppose |
| voi | opporreste | you (pl.) would oppose |
| loro | opporrebbero | they would oppose |
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 | opporrò | I will oppose |
| tu | opporrai | you will oppose |
| lui/lei | opporrà | he/she/it will oppose |
| noi | opporremo | we will oppose |
| voi | opporrete | you (pl.) will oppose |
| loro | opporranno | they will oppose |
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 opposto | I have opposed |
| tu | hai opposto | you have opposed |
| lui/lei | ha opposto | he/she/it has opposed |
| noi | abbiamo opposto | we have opposed |
| voi | avete opposto | you (pl.) have opposed |
| loro | hanno opposto | they have opposed |
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 opposto | I had opposed |
| tu | avevi opposto | you had opposed |
| lui/lei | aveva opposto | he/she/it had opposed |
| noi | avevamo opposto | we had opposed |
| voi | avevate opposto | you (pl.) had opposed |
| loro | avevano opposto | they had opposed |
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 opposto |
| tu | avresti opposto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe opposto |
| noi | avremmo opposto |
| voi | avreste opposto |
| loro | avrebbero opposto |
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 opposto | I will have opposed |
| tu | avrai opposto | you will have opposed |
| lui/lei | avrà opposto | he/she/it will have opposed |
| noi | avremo opposto | we will have opposed |
| voi | avrete opposto | you (pl.) will have opposed |
| loro | avranno opposto | they will have opposed |
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 | opponga |
| tu | opponga |
| lui/lei | opponga |
| noi | opponiamo |
| voi | opponiate |
| loro | oppongano |
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 | opponessi |
| tu | opponessi |
| lui/lei | opponesse |
| noi | opponessimo |
| voi | opponeste |
| loro | opponessero |
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 | opponi |
| lui/lei | opponga |
| noi | opponiamo |
| voi | opponete |
| loro | oppongano |
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 opporre |
| lui/lei | non opponga |
| noi | non opponiamo |
| voi | non opponete |
| loro | non oppongano |