purificare — Italian conjugation
to purify
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 | purifico | I purify |
| tu | purifichi | you purify |
| lui/lei | purifica | he/she/it purifies |
| noi | purifichiamo | we purify |
| voi | purificate | you (pl.) purify |
| loro | purificano | they purify |
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 | purificai | I purified |
| tu | purificasti | you purified |
| lui/lei | purificò | he/she/it purified |
| noi | purificammo | we purified |
| voi | purificaste | you (pl.) purified |
| loro | purificarono | they purified |
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 | purificavo |
| tu | purificavi |
| lui/lei | purificava |
| noi | purificavamo |
| voi | purificavate |
| loro | purificavano |
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 | purificherei | I would purify |
| tu | purificheresti | you would purify |
| lui/lei | purificherebbe | he/she/it would purify |
| noi | purificheremmo | we would purify |
| voi | purifichereste | you (pl.) would purify |
| loro | purificherebbero | they would purify |
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 | purificherò | I will purify |
| tu | purificherai | you will purify |
| lui/lei | purificherà | he/she/it will purify |
| noi | purificheremo | we will purify |
| voi | purificherete | you (pl.) will purify |
| loro | purificheranno | they will purify |
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 purificato | I have purified |
| tu | hai purificato | you have purified |
| lui/lei | ha purificato | he/she/it has purified |
| noi | abbiamo purificato | we have purified |
| voi | avete purificato | you (pl.) have purified |
| loro | hanno purificato | they have purified |
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 purificato | I had purified |
| tu | avevi purificato | you had purified |
| lui/lei | aveva purificato | he/she/it had purified |
| noi | avevamo purificato | we had purified |
| voi | avevate purificato | you (pl.) had purified |
| loro | avevano purificato | they had purified |
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 purificato |
| tu | avresti purificato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe purificato |
| noi | avremmo purificato |
| voi | avreste purificato |
| loro | avrebbero purificato |
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 purificato | I will have purified |
| tu | avrai purificato | you will have purified |
| lui/lei | avrà purificato | he/she/it will have purified |
| noi | avremo purificato | we will have purified |
| voi | avrete purificato | you (pl.) will have purified |
| loro | avranno purificato | they will have purified |
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 | purifichi |
| tu | purifichi |
| lui/lei | purifichi |
| noi | purifichiamo |
| voi | purifichiate |
| loro | purifichino |
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 | purificassi |
| tu | purificassi |
| lui/lei | purificasse |
| noi | purificassimo |
| voi | purificaste |
| loro | purificassero |
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 | purifica |
| lui/lei | purifichi |
| noi | purifichiamo |
| voi | purificate |
| loro | purifichino |
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 purificare |
| lui/lei | non purifichi |
| noi | non purifichiamo |
| voi | non purificate |
| loro | non purifichino |