presentare — Italian conjugation
to present
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 | presento | I present |
| tu | presenti | you present |
| lui/lei | presenta | he/she/it presents |
| noi | presentiamo | we present |
| voi | presentate | you (pl.) present |
| loro | presentano | they present |
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 | presentai | I presented |
| tu | presentasti | you presented |
| lui/lei | presentò | he/she/it presented |
| noi | presentammo | we presented |
| voi | presentaste | you (pl.) presented |
| loro | presentarono | they presented |
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 | presentavo |
| tu | presentavi |
| lui/lei | presentava |
| noi | presentavamo |
| voi | presentavate |
| loro | presentavano |
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 | presenterei | I would present |
| tu | presenteresti | you would present |
| lui/lei | presenterebbe | he/she/it would present |
| noi | presenteremmo | we would present |
| voi | presentereste | you (pl.) would present |
| loro | presenterebbero | they would present |
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 | presenterò | I will present |
| tu | presenterai | you will present |
| lui/lei | presenterà | he/she/it will present |
| noi | presenteremo | we will present |
| voi | presenterete | you (pl.) will present |
| loro | presenteranno | they will present |
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 presentato | I have presented |
| tu | hai presentato | you have presented |
| lui/lei | ha presentato | he/she/it has presented |
| noi | abbiamo presentato | we have presented |
| voi | avete presentato | you (pl.) have presented |
| loro | hanno presentato | they have presented |
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 presentato | I had presented |
| tu | avevi presentato | you had presented |
| lui/lei | aveva presentato | he/she/it had presented |
| noi | avevamo presentato | we had presented |
| voi | avevate presentato | you (pl.) had presented |
| loro | avevano presentato | they had presented |
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 presentato |
| tu | avresti presentato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe presentato |
| noi | avremmo presentato |
| voi | avreste presentato |
| loro | avrebbero presentato |
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 presentato | I will have presented |
| tu | avrai presentato | you will have presented |
| lui/lei | avrà presentato | he/she/it will have presented |
| noi | avremo presentato | we will have presented |
| voi | avrete presentato | you (pl.) will have presented |
| loro | avranno presentato | they will have presented |
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 | presenti |
| tu | presenti |
| lui/lei | presenti |
| noi | presentiamo |
| voi | presentiate |
| loro | presentino |
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 | presentassi |
| tu | presentassi |
| lui/lei | presentasse |
| noi | presentassimo |
| voi | presentaste |
| loro | presentassero |
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 | presenta |
| lui/lei | presenti |
| noi | presentiamo |
| voi | presentate |
| loro | presentino |
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 presentare |
| lui/lei | non presenti |
| noi | non presentiamo |
| voi | non presentate |
| loro | non presentino |