procreare — Italian conjugation
to procreate
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 | procreo | I procreate |
| tu | procrei | you procreate |
| lui/lei | procrea | he/she/it procreates |
| noi | procreiamo | we procreate |
| voi | procreate | you (pl.) procreate |
| loro | procreano | they procreate |
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 | procreai | I procreated |
| tu | procreasti | you procreated |
| lui/lei | procreò | he/she/it procreated |
| noi | procreammo | we procreated |
| voi | procreaste | you (pl.) procreated |
| loro | procrearono | they procreated |
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 | procreavo |
| tu | procreavi |
| lui/lei | procreava |
| noi | procreavamo |
| voi | procreavate |
| loro | procreavano |
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 | procreerei | I would procreate |
| tu | procreeresti | you would procreate |
| lui/lei | procreerebbe | he/she/it would procreate |
| noi | procreeremmo | we would procreate |
| voi | procreereste | you (pl.) would procreate |
| loro | procreerebbero | they would procreate |
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 | procreerò | I will procreate |
| tu | procreerai | you will procreate |
| lui/lei | procreerà | he/she/it will procreate |
| noi | procreeremo | we will procreate |
| voi | procreerete | you (pl.) will procreate |
| loro | procreeranno | they will procreate |
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 procreato | I have procreated |
| tu | hai procreato | you have procreated |
| lui/lei | ha procreato | he/she/it has procreated |
| noi | abbiamo procreato | we have procreated |
| voi | avete procreato | you (pl.) have procreated |
| loro | hanno procreato | they have procreated |
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 procreato | I had procreated |
| tu | avevi procreato | you had procreated |
| lui/lei | aveva procreato | he/she/it had procreated |
| noi | avevamo procreato | we had procreated |
| voi | avevate procreato | you (pl.) had procreated |
| loro | avevano procreato | they had procreated |
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 procreato |
| tu | avresti procreato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe procreato |
| noi | avremmo procreato |
| voi | avreste procreato |
| loro | avrebbero procreato |
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 procreato | I will have procreated |
| tu | avrai procreato | you will have procreated |
| lui/lei | avrà procreato | he/she/it will have procreated |
| noi | avremo procreato | we will have procreated |
| voi | avrete procreato | you (pl.) will have procreated |
| loro | avranno procreato | they will have procreated |
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 | procrei |
| tu | procrei |
| lui/lei | procrei |
| noi | procreiamo |
| voi | procreiate |
| loro | procreino |
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 | procreassi |
| tu | procreassi |
| lui/lei | procreasse |
| noi | procreassimo |
| voi | procreaste |
| loro | procreassero |
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 | procrea |
| lui/lei | procrei |
| noi | procreiamo |
| voi | procreate |
| loro | procreino |
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 procreare |
| lui/lei | non procrei |
| noi | non procreiamo |
| voi | non procreate |
| loro | non procreino |