plagiare — Italian conjugation
to plagiarise
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 | plagio | I plagiarize |
| tu | plagi | you plagiarize |
| lui/lei | plagia | he/she/it plagiarizes |
| noi | plagiamo | we plagiarize |
| voi | plagiate | you (pl.) plagiarize |
| loro | plagiano | they plagiarize |
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 | plagiai | I plagiarized |
| tu | plagiasti | you plagiarized |
| lui/lei | plagiò | he/she/it plagiarized |
| noi | plagiammo | we plagiarized |
| voi | plagiaste | you (pl.) plagiarized |
| loro | plagiarono | they plagiarized |
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 | plagiavo |
| tu | plagiavi |
| lui/lei | plagiava |
| noi | plagiavamo |
| voi | plagiavate |
| loro | plagiavano |
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 | plagerei | I would plagiarize |
| tu | plageresti | you would plagiarize |
| lui/lei | plagerebbe | he/she/it would plagiarize |
| noi | plageremmo | we would plagiarize |
| voi | plagereste | you (pl.) would plagiarize |
| loro | plagerebbero | they would plagiarize |
Future (Futuro semplice) Irregular
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 | plagerò | I will plagiarize |
| tu | plagerai | you will plagiarize |
| lui/lei | plagerà | he/she/it will plagiarize |
| noi | plageremo | we will plagiarize |
| voi | plagerete | you (pl.) will plagiarize |
| loro | plageranno | they will plagiarize |
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 plagiato | I have plagiarized |
| tu | hai plagiato | you have plagiarized |
| lui/lei | ha plagiato | he/she/it has plagiarized |
| noi | abbiamo plagiato | we have plagiarized |
| voi | avete plagiato | you (pl.) have plagiarized |
| loro | hanno plagiato | they have plagiarized |
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 plagiato | I had plagiarized |
| tu | avevi plagiato | you had plagiarized |
| lui/lei | aveva plagiato | he/she/it had plagiarized |
| noi | avevamo plagiato | we had plagiarized |
| voi | avevate plagiato | you (pl.) had plagiarized |
| loro | avevano plagiato | they had plagiarized |
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 plagiato |
| tu | avresti plagiato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe plagiato |
| noi | avremmo plagiato |
| voi | avreste plagiato |
| loro | avrebbero plagiato |
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 plagiato | I will have plagiarized |
| tu | avrai plagiato | you will have plagiarized |
| lui/lei | avrà plagiato | he/she/it will have plagiarized |
| noi | avremo plagiato | we will have plagiarized |
| voi | avrete plagiato | you (pl.) will have plagiarized |
| loro | avranno plagiato | they will have plagiarized |
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 | plagi |
| tu | plagi |
| lui/lei | plagi |
| noi | plagiamo |
| voi | plagiate |
| loro | plagino |
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 | plagiassi |
| tu | plagiassi |
| lui/lei | plagiasse |
| noi | plagiassimo |
| voi | plagiaste |
| loro | plagiassero |
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 | plagia |
| lui/lei | plagi |
| noi | plagiamo |
| voi | plagiate |
| loro | plagino |
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 plagiare |
| lui/lei | non plagi |
| noi | non plagiamo |
| voi | non plagiate |
| loro | non plagino |