premiare — Italian conjugation
to reward
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 | premio | I reward |
| tu | premi | you reward |
| lui/lei | premia | he/she/it rewards |
| noi | premiamo | we reward |
| voi | premiate | you (pl.) reward |
| loro | premiano | they reward |
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 | premiai | I rewarded |
| tu | premiasti | you rewarded |
| lui/lei | premiò | he/she/it rewarded |
| noi | premiammo | we rewarded |
| voi | premiaste | you (pl.) rewarded |
| loro | premiarono | they rewarded |
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 | premiavo |
| tu | premiavi |
| lui/lei | premiava |
| noi | premiavamo |
| voi | premiavate |
| loro | premiavano |
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 | premierei | I would reward |
| tu | premieresti | you would reward |
| lui/lei | premierebbe | he/she/it would reward |
| noi | premieremmo | we would reward |
| voi | premiereste | you (pl.) would reward |
| loro | premierebbero | they would reward |
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 | premierò | I will reward |
| tu | premierai | you will reward |
| lui/lei | premierà | he/she/it will reward |
| noi | premieremo | we will reward |
| voi | premierete | you (pl.) will reward |
| loro | premieranno | they will reward |
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 premiato | I have rewarded |
| tu | hai premiato | you have rewarded |
| lui/lei | ha premiato | he/she/it has rewarded |
| noi | abbiamo premiato | we have rewarded |
| voi | avete premiato | you (pl.) have rewarded |
| loro | hanno premiato | they have rewarded |
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 premiato | I had rewarded |
| tu | avevi premiato | you had rewarded |
| lui/lei | aveva premiato | he/she/it had rewarded |
| noi | avevamo premiato | we had rewarded |
| voi | avevate premiato | you (pl.) had rewarded |
| loro | avevano premiato | they had rewarded |
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 premiato |
| tu | avresti premiato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe premiato |
| noi | avremmo premiato |
| voi | avreste premiato |
| loro | avrebbero premiato |
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 premiato | I will have rewarded |
| tu | avrai premiato | you will have rewarded |
| lui/lei | avrà premiato | he/she/it will have rewarded |
| noi | avremo premiato | we will have rewarded |
| voi | avrete premiato | you (pl.) will have rewarded |
| loro | avranno premiato | they will have rewarded |
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 | premi |
| tu | premi |
| lui/lei | premi |
| noi | premiamo |
| voi | premiate |
| loro | premino |
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 | premiassi |
| tu | premiassi |
| lui/lei | premiasse |
| noi | premiassimo |
| voi | premiaste |
| loro | premiassero |
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 | premia |
| lui/lei | premi |
| noi | premiamo |
| voi | premiate |
| loro | premino |
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 premiare |
| lui/lei | non premi |
| noi | non premiamo |
| voi | non premiate |
| loro | non premino |