proporre — Italian conjugation
to propose
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 | propongo | I propose |
| tu | proponi | you propose |
| lui/lei | propone | he/she/it proposes |
| noi | proponiamo | we propose |
| voi | proponete | you (pl.) propose |
| loro | propongono | they propose |
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 | proposi | I proposed |
| tu | proponesti | you proposed |
| lui/lei | propose | he/she/it proposed |
| noi | proponemmo | we proposed |
| voi | proponeste | you (pl.) proposed |
| loro | proposero | they proposed |
Imperfect (Imperfetto) Irregular
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 | proponevo |
| tu | proponevi |
| lui/lei | proponeva |
| noi | proponevamo |
| voi | proponevate |
| loro | proponevano |
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 | proporrei | I would propose |
| tu | proporresti | you would propose |
| lui/lei | proporrebbe | he/she/it would propose |
| noi | proporremmo | we would propose |
| voi | proporreste | you (pl.) would propose |
| loro | proporrebbero | they would propose |
Future (Futuro semplice) Irregular
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 | proporrò | I will propose |
| tu | proporrai | you will propose |
| lui/lei | proporrà | he/she/it will propose |
| noi | proporremo | we will propose |
| voi | proporrete | you (pl.) will propose |
| loro | proporranno | they will propose |
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 proposto | I have proposed |
| tu | hai proposto | you have proposed |
| lui/lei | ha proposto | he/she/it has proposed |
| noi | abbiamo proposto | we have proposed |
| voi | avete proposto | you (pl.) have proposed |
| loro | hanno proposto | they have proposed |
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 proposto | I had proposed |
| tu | avevi proposto | you had proposed |
| lui/lei | aveva proposto | he/she/it had proposed |
| noi | avevamo proposto | we had proposed |
| voi | avevate proposto | you (pl.) had proposed |
| loro | avevano proposto | they had proposed |
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 proposto |
| tu | avresti proposto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe proposto |
| noi | avremmo proposto |
| voi | avreste proposto |
| loro | avrebbero proposto |
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 proposto | I will have proposed |
| tu | avrai proposto | you will have proposed |
| lui/lei | avrà proposto | he/she/it will have proposed |
| noi | avremo proposto | we will have proposed |
| voi | avrete proposto | you (pl.) will have proposed |
| loro | avranno proposto | they will have proposed |
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 | proponga |
| tu | proponga |
| lui/lei | proponga |
| noi | proponiamo |
| voi | proponiate |
| loro | propongano |
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 | proponessi |
| tu | proponessi |
| lui/lei | proponesse |
| noi | proponessimo |
| voi | proponeste |
| loro | proponessero |
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 | proponi |
| lui/lei | proponga |
| noi | proponiamo |
| voi | proponete |
| loro | propongano |
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 proporre |
| lui/lei | non proponga |
| noi | non proponiamo |
| voi | non proponete |
| loro | non propongano |