procurare — Italian conjugation
to procure
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 | procuro | I procure |
| tu | procuri | you procure |
| lui/lei | procura | he/she/it procures |
| noi | procuriamo | we procure |
| voi | procurate | you (pl.) procure |
| loro | procurano | they procure |
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 | procurai | I procured |
| tu | procurasti | you procured |
| lui/lei | procurò | he/she/it procured |
| noi | procurammo | we procured |
| voi | procuraste | you (pl.) procured |
| loro | procurarono | they procured |
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 | procuravo |
| tu | procuravi |
| lui/lei | procurava |
| noi | procuravamo |
| voi | procuravate |
| loro | procuravano |
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 | procurerei | I would procure |
| tu | procureresti | you would procure |
| lui/lei | procurerebbe | he/she/it would procure |
| noi | procureremmo | we would procure |
| voi | procurereste | you (pl.) would procure |
| loro | procurerebbero | they would procure |
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 | procurerò | I will procure |
| tu | procurerai | you will procure |
| lui/lei | procurerà | he/she/it will procure |
| noi | procureremo | we will procure |
| voi | procurerete | you (pl.) will procure |
| loro | procureranno | they will procure |
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 procurato | I have procured |
| tu | hai procurato | you have procured |
| lui/lei | ha procurato | he/she/it has procured |
| noi | abbiamo procurato | we have procured |
| voi | avete procurato | you (pl.) have procured |
| loro | hanno procurato | they have procured |
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 procurato | I had procured |
| tu | avevi procurato | you had procured |
| lui/lei | aveva procurato | he/she/it had procured |
| noi | avevamo procurato | we had procured |
| voi | avevate procurato | you (pl.) had procured |
| loro | avevano procurato | they had procured |
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 procurato |
| tu | avresti procurato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe procurato |
| noi | avremmo procurato |
| voi | avreste procurato |
| loro | avrebbero procurato |
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 procurato | I will have procured |
| tu | avrai procurato | you will have procured |
| lui/lei | avrà procurato | he/she/it will have procured |
| noi | avremo procurato | we will have procured |
| voi | avrete procurato | you (pl.) will have procured |
| loro | avranno procurato | they will have procured |
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 | procuri |
| tu | procuri |
| lui/lei | procuri |
| noi | procuriamo |
| voi | procuriate |
| loro | procurino |
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 | procurassi |
| tu | procurassi |
| lui/lei | procurasse |
| noi | procurassimo |
| voi | procuraste |
| loro | procurassero |
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 | procura |
| lui/lei | procuri |
| noi | procuriamo |
| voi | procurate |
| loro | procurino |
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 procurare |
| lui/lei | non procuri |
| noi | non procuriamo |
| voi | non procurate |
| loro | non procurino |