perquisire — Italian conjugation
to search
Indicative
Present (Presente) Irregular
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 | perquisisco | I search |
| tu | perquisisci | you search |
| lui/lei | perquisisce | he/she/it searches |
| noi | perquisiamo | we search |
| voi | perquisite | you (pl.) search |
| loro | perquisiscono | they search |
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 | perquisii | I searched |
| tu | perquisisti | you searched |
| lui/lei | perquisì | he/she/it searched |
| noi | perquisimmo | we searched |
| voi | perquisiste | you (pl.) searched |
| loro | perquisirono | they searched |
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 | perquisivo |
| tu | perquisivi |
| lui/lei | perquisiva |
| noi | perquisivamo |
| voi | perquisivate |
| loro | perquisivano |
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 | perquisirei | I would search |
| tu | perquisiresti | you would search |
| lui/lei | perquisirebbe | he/she/it would search |
| noi | perquisiremmo | we would search |
| voi | perquisireste | you (pl.) would search |
| loro | perquisirebbero | they would search |
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 | perquisirò | I will search |
| tu | perquisirai | you will search |
| lui/lei | perquisirà | he/she/it will search |
| noi | perquisiremo | we will search |
| voi | perquisirete | you (pl.) will search |
| loro | perquisiranno | they will search |
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 perquisito | I have searched |
| tu | hai perquisito | you have searched |
| lui/lei | ha perquisito | he/she/it has searched |
| noi | abbiamo perquisito | we have searched |
| voi | avete perquisito | you (pl.) have searched |
| loro | hanno perquisito | they have searched |
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 perquisito | I had searched |
| tu | avevi perquisito | you had searched |
| lui/lei | aveva perquisito | he/she/it had searched |
| noi | avevamo perquisito | we had searched |
| voi | avevate perquisito | you (pl.) had searched |
| loro | avevano perquisito | they had searched |
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 perquisito |
| tu | avresti perquisito |
| lui/lei | avrebbe perquisito |
| noi | avremmo perquisito |
| voi | avreste perquisito |
| loro | avrebbero perquisito |
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 perquisito | I will have searched |
| tu | avrai perquisito | you will have searched |
| lui/lei | avrà perquisito | he/she/it will have searched |
| noi | avremo perquisito | we will have searched |
| voi | avrete perquisito | you (pl.) will have searched |
| loro | avranno perquisito | they will have searched |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Irregular
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 | perquisisca |
| tu | perquisisca |
| lui/lei | perquisisca |
| noi | perquisiamo |
| voi | perquisiate |
| loro | perquisiscano |
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 | perquisissi |
| tu | perquisissi |
| lui/lei | perquisisse |
| noi | perquisissimo |
| voi | perquisiste |
| loro | perquisissero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Irregular
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 | perquisisci |
| lui/lei | perquisisca |
| noi | perquisiamo |
| voi | perquisite |
| loro | perquisiscano |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Irregular
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 perquisire |
| lui/lei | non perquisisca |
| noi | non perquisiamo |
| voi | non perquisite |
| loro | non perquisiscano |