pesare — Italian conjugation
to weigh (to measure the weight of)
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 | peso | I weigh |
| tu | pesi | you weigh |
| lui/lei | pesa | he/she/it weighs |
| noi | pesiamo | we weigh |
| voi | pesate | you (pl.) weigh |
| loro | pesano | they weigh |
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 | pesai | I weighed |
| tu | pesasti | you weighed |
| lui/lei | pesò | he/she/it weighed |
| noi | pesammo | we weighed |
| voi | pesaste | you (pl.) weighed |
| loro | pesarono | they weighed |
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 | pesavo |
| tu | pesavi |
| lui/lei | pesava |
| noi | pesavamo |
| voi | pesavate |
| loro | pesavano |
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 | peserei | I would weigh |
| tu | peseresti | you would weigh |
| lui/lei | peserebbe | he/she/it would weigh |
| noi | peseremmo | we would weigh |
| voi | pesereste | you (pl.) would weigh |
| loro | peserebbero | they would weigh |
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 | peserò | I will weigh |
| tu | peserai | you will weigh |
| lui/lei | peserà | he/she/it will weigh |
| noi | peseremo | we will weigh |
| voi | peserete | you (pl.) will weigh |
| loro | peseranno | they will weigh |
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 pesato | I have weighed |
| tu | hai pesato | you have weighed |
| lui/lei | ha pesato | he/she/it has weighed |
| noi | abbiamo pesato | we have weighed |
| voi | avete pesato | you (pl.) have weighed |
| loro | hanno pesato | they have weighed |
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 pesato | I had weighed |
| tu | avevi pesato | you had weighed |
| lui/lei | aveva pesato | he/she/it had weighed |
| noi | avevamo pesato | we had weighed |
| voi | avevate pesato | you (pl.) had weighed |
| loro | avevano pesato | they had weighed |
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 pesato |
| tu | avresti pesato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe pesato |
| noi | avremmo pesato |
| voi | avreste pesato |
| loro | avrebbero pesato |
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 pesato | I will have weighed |
| tu | avrai pesato | you will have weighed |
| lui/lei | avrà pesato | he/she/it will have weighed |
| noi | avremo pesato | we will have weighed |
| voi | avrete pesato | you (pl.) will have weighed |
| loro | avranno pesato | they will have weighed |
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 | pesi |
| tu | pesi |
| lui/lei | pesi |
| noi | pesiamo |
| voi | pesiate |
| loro | pesino |
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 | pesassi |
| tu | pesassi |
| lui/lei | pesasse |
| noi | pesassimo |
| voi | pesaste |
| loro | pesassero |
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 | pesa |
| lui/lei | pesi |
| noi | pesiamo |
| voi | pesate |
| loro | pesino |
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 pesare |
| lui/lei | non pesi |
| noi | non pesiamo |
| voi | non pesate |
| loro | non pesino |