progredire — Italian conjugation
to progress
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 | progredisco | I progress |
| tu | progredisci | you progress |
| lui/lei | progredisce | he/she/it progresses |
| noi | progrediamo | we progress |
| voi | progredite | you (pl.) progress |
| loro | progrediscono | they progress |
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 | progredii | I progressed |
| tu | progredisti | you progressed |
| lui/lei | progredì | he/she/it progressed |
| noi | progredimmo | we progressed |
| voi | progrediste | you (pl.) progressed |
| loro | progredirono | they progressed |
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 | progredivo |
| tu | progredivi |
| lui/lei | progrediva |
| noi | progredivamo |
| voi | progredivate |
| loro | progredivano |
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 | progredirei | I would progress |
| tu | progrediresti | you would progress |
| lui/lei | progredirebbe | he/she/it would progress |
| noi | progrediremmo | we would progress |
| voi | progredireste | you (pl.) would progress |
| loro | progredirebbero | they would progress |
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 | progredirò | I will progress |
| tu | progredirai | you will progress |
| lui/lei | progredirà | he/she/it will progress |
| noi | progrediremo | we will progress |
| voi | progredirete | you (pl.) will progress |
| loro | progrediranno | they will progress |
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 progredito | I have progressed |
| tu | hai progredito | you have progressed |
| lui/lei | ha progredito | he/she/it has progressed |
| noi | abbiamo progredito | we have progressed |
| voi | avete progredito | you (pl.) have progressed |
| loro | hanno progredito | they have progressed |
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 progredito | I had progressed |
| tu | avevi progredito | you had progressed |
| lui/lei | aveva progredito | he/she/it had progressed |
| noi | avevamo progredito | we had progressed |
| voi | avevate progredito | you (pl.) had progressed |
| loro | avevano progredito | they had progressed |
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 progredito |
| tu | avresti progredito |
| lui/lei | avrebbe progredito |
| noi | avremmo progredito |
| voi | avreste progredito |
| loro | avrebbero progredito |
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 progredito | I will have progressed |
| tu | avrai progredito | you will have progressed |
| lui/lei | avrà progredito | he/she/it will have progressed |
| noi | avremo progredito | we will have progressed |
| voi | avrete progredito | you (pl.) will have progressed |
| loro | avranno progredito | they will have progressed |
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 | progredisca |
| tu | progredisca |
| lui/lei | progredisca |
| noi | progrediamo |
| voi | progrediate |
| loro | progrediscano |
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 | progredissi |
| tu | progredissi |
| lui/lei | progredisse |
| noi | progredissimo |
| voi | progrediste |
| loro | progredissero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Irregular
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 | progredisci |
| lui/lei | progredisca |
| noi | progrediamo |
| voi | progredite |
| loro | progrediscano |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Irregular
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 progredire |
| lui/lei | non progredisca |
| noi | non progrediamo |
| voi | non progredite |
| loro | non progrediscano |