prevedere — Italian conjugation
to foresee
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 | prevedo | I foresee |
| tu | prevedi | you foresee |
| lui/lei | prevede | he/she/it foresees |
| noi | prevediamo | we foresee |
| voi | prevedete | you (pl.) foresee |
| loro | prevedono | they foresee |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Irregular
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 | previdi | I foresaw |
| tu | prevedesti | you foresaw |
| lui/lei | previde | he/she/it foresaw |
| noi | prevedemmo | we foresaw |
| voi | prevedeste | you (pl.) foresaw |
| loro | previdero | they foresaw |
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 | prevedevo |
| tu | prevedevi |
| lui/lei | prevedeva |
| noi | prevedevamo |
| voi | prevedevate |
| loro | prevedevano |
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 | prevederei | I would foresee |
| tu | prevederesti | you would foresee |
| lui/lei | prevederebbe | he/she/it would foresee |
| noi | prevederemmo | we would foresee |
| voi | prevedereste | you (pl.) would foresee |
| loro | prevederebbero | they would foresee |
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 | prevederò | I will foresee |
| tu | prevederai | you will foresee |
| lui/lei | prevederà | he/she/it will foresee |
| noi | prevederemo | we will foresee |
| voi | prevederete | you (pl.) will foresee |
| loro | prevederanno | they will foresee |
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 previsto | I have foreseen |
| tu | hai previsto | you have foreseen |
| lui/lei | ha previsto | he/she/it has foreseen |
| noi | abbiamo previsto | we have foreseen |
| voi | avete previsto | you (pl.) have foreseen |
| loro | hanno previsto | they have foreseen |
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 previsto | I had foreseen |
| tu | avevi previsto | you had foreseen |
| lui/lei | aveva previsto | he/she/it had foreseen |
| noi | avevamo previsto | we had foreseen |
| voi | avevate previsto | you (pl.) had foreseen |
| loro | avevano previsto | they had foreseen |
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 previsto |
| tu | avresti previsto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe previsto |
| noi | avremmo previsto |
| voi | avreste previsto |
| loro | avrebbero previsto |
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 previsto | I will have foreseen |
| tu | avrai previsto | you will have foreseen |
| lui/lei | avrà previsto | he/she/it will have foreseen |
| noi | avremo previsto | we will have foreseen |
| voi | avrete previsto | you (pl.) will have foreseen |
| loro | avranno previsto | they will have foreseen |
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 | preveda |
| tu | preveda |
| lui/lei | preveda |
| noi | prevediamo |
| voi | prevediate |
| loro | prevedano |
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 | prevedessi |
| tu | prevedessi |
| lui/lei | prevedesse |
| noi | prevedessimo |
| voi | prevedeste |
| loro | prevedessero |
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 | prevedi |
| lui/lei | preveda |
| noi | prevediamo |
| voi | prevedete |
| loro | prevedano |
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 prevedere |
| lui/lei | non preveda |
| noi | non prevediamo |
| voi | non prevedete |
| loro | non prevedano |