passare — Italian conjugation
to pass; to go by
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 | passo | I pass |
| tu | passi | you pass |
| lui/lei | passa | he/she/it passes |
| noi | passiamo | we pass |
| voi | passate | you (pl.) pass |
| loro | passano | they pass |
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 | passai | I passed |
| tu | passasti | you passed |
| lui/lei | passò | he/she/it passed |
| noi | passammo | we passed |
| voi | passaste | you (pl.) passed |
| loro | passarono | they passed |
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 | passavo |
| tu | passavi |
| lui/lei | passava |
| noi | passavamo |
| voi | passavate |
| loro | passavano |
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 | passerei | I would pass |
| tu | passeresti | you would pass |
| lui/lei | passerebbe | he/she/it would pass |
| noi | passeremmo | we would pass |
| voi | passereste | you (pl.) would pass |
| loro | passerebbero | they would pass |
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 | passerò | I will pass |
| tu | passerai | you will pass |
| lui/lei | passerà | he/she/it will pass |
| noi | passeremo | we will pass |
| voi | passerete | you (pl.) will pass |
| loro | passeranno | they will pass |
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 passato/a | I have passed |
| tu | sei passato/a | you have passed |
| lui/lei | è passato/a | he/she/it has passed |
| noi | siamo passati/e | we have passed |
| voi | siete passati/e | you (pl.) have passed |
| loro | sono passati/e | they have passed |
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 passato/a | I had passed |
| tu | eri passato/a | you had passed |
| lui/lei | era passato/a | he/she/it had passed |
| noi | eravamo passati/e | we had passed |
| voi | eravate passati/e | you (pl.) had passed |
| loro | erano passati/e | they had passed |
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 passato/a |
| tu | saresti passato/a |
| lui/lei | sarebbe passato/a |
| noi | saremmo passati/e |
| voi | sareste passati/e |
| loro | sarebbero passati/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 passato/a | I will have passed |
| tu | sarai passato/a | you will have passed |
| lui/lei | sarà passato/a | he/she/it will have passed |
| noi | saremo passati/e | we will have passed |
| voi | sarete passati/e | you (pl.) will have passed |
| loro | saranno passati/e | they will have passed |
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 | passi |
| tu | passi |
| lui/lei | passi |
| noi | passiamo |
| voi | passiate |
| loro | passino |
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 | passassi |
| tu | passassi |
| lui/lei | passasse |
| noi | passassimo |
| voi | passaste |
| loro | passassero |
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 | passa |
| lui/lei | passi |
| noi | passiamo |
| voi | passate |
| loro | passino |
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 passare |
| lui/lei | non passi |
| noi | non passiamo |
| voi | non passate |
| loro | non passino |