pedinare — Italian conjugation
to follow
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 | pedino | I follow |
| tu | pedini | you follow |
| lui/lei | pedina | he/she/it follows |
| noi | pediniamo | we follow |
| voi | pedinate | you (pl.) follow |
| loro | pedinano | they follow |
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 | pedinai | I followed |
| tu | pedinasti | you followed |
| lui/lei | pedinò | he/she/it followed |
| noi | pedinammo | we followed |
| voi | pedinaste | you (pl.) followed |
| loro | pedinarono | they followed |
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 | pedinavo |
| tu | pedinavi |
| lui/lei | pedinava |
| noi | pedinavamo |
| voi | pedinavate |
| loro | pedinavano |
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 | pedinerei | I would follow |
| tu | pedineresti | you would follow |
| lui/lei | pedinerebbe | he/she/it would follow |
| noi | pedineremmo | we would follow |
| voi | pedinereste | you (pl.) would follow |
| loro | pedinerebbero | they would follow |
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 | pedinerò | I will follow |
| tu | pedinerai | you will follow |
| lui/lei | pedinerà | he/she/it will follow |
| noi | pedineremo | we will follow |
| voi | pedinerete | you (pl.) will follow |
| loro | pedineranno | they will follow |
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 pedinato | I have followed |
| tu | hai pedinato | you have followed |
| lui/lei | ha pedinato | he/she/it has followed |
| noi | abbiamo pedinato | we have followed |
| voi | avete pedinato | you (pl.) have followed |
| loro | hanno pedinato | they have followed |
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 pedinato | I had followed |
| tu | avevi pedinato | you had followed |
| lui/lei | aveva pedinato | he/she/it had followed |
| noi | avevamo pedinato | we had followed |
| voi | avevate pedinato | you (pl.) had followed |
| loro | avevano pedinato | they had followed |
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 pedinato |
| tu | avresti pedinato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe pedinato |
| noi | avremmo pedinato |
| voi | avreste pedinato |
| loro | avrebbero pedinato |
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 pedinato | I will have followed |
| tu | avrai pedinato | you will have followed |
| lui/lei | avrà pedinato | he/she/it will have followed |
| noi | avremo pedinato | we will have followed |
| voi | avrete pedinato | you (pl.) will have followed |
| loro | avranno pedinato | they will have followed |
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 | pedini |
| tu | pedini |
| lui/lei | pedini |
| noi | pediniamo |
| voi | pediniate |
| loro | pedinino |
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 | pedinassi |
| tu | pedinassi |
| lui/lei | pedinasse |
| noi | pedinassimo |
| voi | pedinaste |
| loro | pedinassero |
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 | pedina |
| lui/lei | pedini |
| noi | pediniamo |
| voi | pedinate |
| loro | pedinino |
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 pedinare |
| lui/lei | non pedini |
| noi | non pediniamo |
| voi | non pedinate |
| loro | non pedinino |