perlustrare — Italian conjugation
to scout
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 | perlustro | I scout |
| tu | perlustri | you scout |
| lui/lei | perlustra | he/she/it scouts |
| noi | perlustriamo | we scout |
| voi | perlustrate | you (pl.) scout |
| loro | perlustrano | they scout |
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 | perlustrai | I scouted |
| tu | perlustrasti | you scouted |
| lui/lei | perlustrò | he/she/it scouted |
| noi | perlustrammo | we scouted |
| voi | perlustraste | you (pl.) scouted |
| loro | perlustrarono | they scouted |
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 | perlustravo |
| tu | perlustravi |
| lui/lei | perlustrava |
| noi | perlustravamo |
| voi | perlustravate |
| loro | perlustravano |
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 | perlustrerei | I would scout |
| tu | perlustreresti | you would scout |
| lui/lei | perlustrerebbe | he/she/it would scout |
| noi | perlustreremmo | we would scout |
| voi | perlustrereste | you (pl.) would scout |
| loro | perlustrerebbero | they would scout |
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 | perlustrerò | I will scout |
| tu | perlustrerai | you will scout |
| lui/lei | perlustrerà | he/she/it will scout |
| noi | perlustreremo | we will scout |
| voi | perlustrerete | you (pl.) will scout |
| loro | perlustreranno | they will scout |
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 perlustrato | I have scouted |
| tu | hai perlustrato | you have scouted |
| lui/lei | ha perlustrato | he/she/it has scouted |
| noi | abbiamo perlustrato | we have scouted |
| voi | avete perlustrato | you (pl.) have scouted |
| loro | hanno perlustrato | they have scouted |
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 perlustrato | I had scouted |
| tu | avevi perlustrato | you had scouted |
| lui/lei | aveva perlustrato | he/she/it had scouted |
| noi | avevamo perlustrato | we had scouted |
| voi | avevate perlustrato | you (pl.) had scouted |
| loro | avevano perlustrato | they had scouted |
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 perlustrato |
| tu | avresti perlustrato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe perlustrato |
| noi | avremmo perlustrato |
| voi | avreste perlustrato |
| loro | avrebbero perlustrato |
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 perlustrato | I will have scouted |
| tu | avrai perlustrato | you will have scouted |
| lui/lei | avrà perlustrato | he/she/it will have scouted |
| noi | avremo perlustrato | we will have scouted |
| voi | avrete perlustrato | you (pl.) will have scouted |
| loro | avranno perlustrato | they will have scouted |
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 | perlustri |
| tu | perlustri |
| lui/lei | perlustri |
| noi | perlustriamo |
| voi | perlustriate |
| loro | perlustrino |
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 | perlustrassi |
| tu | perlustrassi |
| lui/lei | perlustrasse |
| noi | perlustrassimo |
| voi | perlustraste |
| loro | perlustrassero |
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 | perlustra |
| lui/lei | perlustri |
| noi | perlustriamo |
| voi | perlustrate |
| loro | perlustrino |
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 perlustrare |
| lui/lei | non perlustri |
| noi | non perlustriamo |
| voi | non perlustrate |
| loro | non perlustrino |