prescindere — Italian conjugation
to prescind
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 | prescindo | I prescind |
| tu | prescindi | you prescind |
| lui/lei | prescinde | he/she/it prescinds |
| noi | prescindiamo | we prescind |
| voi | prescindete | you (pl.) prescind |
| loro | prescindono | they prescind |
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 | prescissi | I prescinded |
| tu | prescindesti | you prescinded |
| lui/lei | prescisse | he/she/it prescinded |
| noi | prescindemmo | we prescinded |
| voi | prescindeste | you (pl.) prescinded |
| loro | prescissero | they prescinded |
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 | prescindevo |
| tu | prescindevi |
| lui/lei | prescindeva |
| noi | prescindevamo |
| voi | prescindevate |
| loro | prescindevano |
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 | prescinderei | I would prescind |
| tu | prescinderesti | you would prescind |
| lui/lei | prescinderebbe | he/she/it would prescind |
| noi | prescinderemmo | we would prescind |
| voi | prescindereste | you (pl.) would prescind |
| loro | prescinderebbero | they would prescind |
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 | prescinderò | I will prescind |
| tu | prescinderai | you will prescind |
| lui/lei | prescinderà | he/she/it will prescind |
| noi | prescinderemo | we will prescind |
| voi | prescinderete | you (pl.) will prescind |
| loro | prescinderanno | they will prescind |
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 prescisso | I have prescinded |
| tu | hai prescisso | you have prescinded |
| lui/lei | ha prescisso | he/she/it has prescinded |
| noi | abbiamo prescisso | we have prescinded |
| voi | avete prescisso | you (pl.) have prescinded |
| loro | hanno prescisso | they have prescinded |
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 prescisso | I had prescinded |
| tu | avevi prescisso | you had prescinded |
| lui/lei | aveva prescisso | he/she/it had prescinded |
| noi | avevamo prescisso | we had prescinded |
| voi | avevate prescisso | you (pl.) had prescinded |
| loro | avevano prescisso | they had prescinded |
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 prescisso |
| tu | avresti prescisso |
| lui/lei | avrebbe prescisso |
| noi | avremmo prescisso |
| voi | avreste prescisso |
| loro | avrebbero prescisso |
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 prescisso | I will have prescinded |
| tu | avrai prescisso | you will have prescinded |
| lui/lei | avrà prescisso | he/she/it will have prescinded |
| noi | avremo prescisso | we will have prescinded |
| voi | avrete prescisso | you (pl.) will have prescinded |
| loro | avranno prescisso | they will have prescinded |
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 | prescinda |
| tu | prescinda |
| lui/lei | prescinda |
| noi | prescindiamo |
| voi | prescindiate |
| loro | prescindano |
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 | prescindessi |
| tu | prescindessi |
| lui/lei | prescindesse |
| noi | prescindessimo |
| voi | prescindeste |
| loro | prescindessero |
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 | prescindi |
| lui/lei | prescinda |
| noi | prescindiamo |
| voi | prescindete |
| loro | prescindano |
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 prescindere |
| lui/lei | non prescinda |
| noi | non prescindiamo |
| voi | non prescindete |
| loro | non prescindano |