pedalare — Italian conjugation
to pedal
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 | pedalo | I pedal |
| tu | pedali | you pedal |
| lui/lei | pedala | he/she/it pedals |
| noi | pedaliamo | we pedal |
| voi | pedalate | you (pl.) pedal |
| loro | pedalano | they pedal |
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 | pedalai | I pedalled |
| tu | pedalasti | you pedalled |
| lui/lei | pedalò | he/she/it pedalled |
| noi | pedalammo | we pedalled |
| voi | pedalaste | you (pl.) pedalled |
| loro | pedalarono | they pedalled |
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 | pedalavo |
| tu | pedalavi |
| lui/lei | pedalava |
| noi | pedalavamo |
| voi | pedalavate |
| loro | pedalavano |
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 | pedalerei | I would pedal |
| tu | pedaleresti | you would pedal |
| lui/lei | pedalerebbe | he/she/it would pedal |
| noi | pedaleremmo | we would pedal |
| voi | pedalereste | you (pl.) would pedal |
| loro | pedalerebbero | they would pedal |
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 | pedalerò | I will pedal |
| tu | pedalerai | you will pedal |
| lui/lei | pedalerà | he/she/it will pedal |
| noi | pedaleremo | we will pedal |
| voi | pedalerete | you (pl.) will pedal |
| loro | pedaleranno | they will pedal |
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 pedalato | I have pedalled |
| tu | hai pedalato | you have pedalled |
| lui/lei | ha pedalato | he/she/it has pedalled |
| noi | abbiamo pedalato | we have pedalled |
| voi | avete pedalato | you (pl.) have pedalled |
| loro | hanno pedalato | they have pedalled |
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 pedalato | I had pedalled |
| tu | avevi pedalato | you had pedalled |
| lui/lei | aveva pedalato | he/she/it had pedalled |
| noi | avevamo pedalato | we had pedalled |
| voi | avevate pedalato | you (pl.) had pedalled |
| loro | avevano pedalato | they had pedalled |
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 pedalato |
| tu | avresti pedalato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe pedalato |
| noi | avremmo pedalato |
| voi | avreste pedalato |
| loro | avrebbero pedalato |
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 pedalato | I will have pedalled |
| tu | avrai pedalato | you will have pedalled |
| lui/lei | avrà pedalato | he/she/it will have pedalled |
| noi | avremo pedalato | we will have pedalled |
| voi | avrete pedalato | you (pl.) will have pedalled |
| loro | avranno pedalato | they will have pedalled |
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 | pedali |
| tu | pedali |
| lui/lei | pedali |
| noi | pedaliamo |
| voi | pedaliate |
| loro | pedalino |
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 | pedalassi |
| tu | pedalassi |
| lui/lei | pedalasse |
| noi | pedalassimo |
| voi | pedalaste |
| loro | pedalassero |
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 | pedala |
| lui/lei | pedali |
| noi | pedaliamo |
| voi | pedalate |
| loro | pedalino |
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 pedalare |
| lui/lei | non pedali |
| noi | non pedaliamo |
| voi | non pedalate |
| loro | non pedalino |