quadrare — Italian conjugation
to square (to make square; to reduce to a square shape)
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 | quadro | I square |
| tu | quadri | you square |
| lui/lei | quadra | he/she/it squares |
| noi | quadriamo | we square |
| voi | quadrate | you (pl.) square |
| loro | quadrano | they square |
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 | quadrai | I squared |
| tu | quadrasti | you squared |
| lui/lei | quadrò | he/she/it squared |
| noi | quadrammo | we squared |
| voi | quadraste | you (pl.) squared |
| loro | quadrarono | they squared |
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 | quadravo |
| tu | quadravi |
| lui/lei | quadrava |
| noi | quadravamo |
| voi | quadravate |
| loro | quadravano |
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 | quadrerei | I would square |
| tu | quadreresti | you would square |
| lui/lei | quadrerebbe | he/she/it would square |
| noi | quadreremmo | we would square |
| voi | quadrereste | you (pl.) would square |
| loro | quadrerebbero | they would square |
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 | quadrerò | I will square |
| tu | quadrerai | you will square |
| lui/lei | quadrerà | he/she/it will square |
| noi | quadreremo | we will square |
| voi | quadrerete | you (pl.) will square |
| loro | quadreranno | they will square |
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 quadrato | I have squared |
| tu | hai quadrato | you have squared |
| lui/lei | ha quadrato | he/she/it has squared |
| noi | abbiamo quadrato | we have squared |
| voi | avete quadrato | you (pl.) have squared |
| loro | hanno quadrato | they have squared |
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 quadrato | I had squared |
| tu | avevi quadrato | you had squared |
| lui/lei | aveva quadrato | he/she/it had squared |
| noi | avevamo quadrato | we had squared |
| voi | avevate quadrato | you (pl.) had squared |
| loro | avevano quadrato | they had squared |
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 quadrato |
| tu | avresti quadrato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe quadrato |
| noi | avremmo quadrato |
| voi | avreste quadrato |
| loro | avrebbero quadrato |
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 quadrato | I will have squared |
| tu | avrai quadrato | you will have squared |
| lui/lei | avrà quadrato | he/she/it will have squared |
| noi | avremo quadrato | we will have squared |
| voi | avrete quadrato | you (pl.) will have squared |
| loro | avranno quadrato | they will have squared |
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 | quadri |
| tu | quadri |
| lui/lei | quadri |
| noi | quadriamo |
| voi | quadriate |
| loro | quadrino |
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 | quadrassi |
| tu | quadrassi |
| lui/lei | quadrasse |
| noi | quadrassimo |
| voi | quadraste |
| loro | quadrassero |
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 | quadra |
| lui/lei | quadri |
| noi | quadriamo |
| voi | quadrate |
| loro | quadrino |
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 quadrare |
| lui/lei | non quadri |
| noi | non quadriamo |
| voi | non quadrate |
| loro | non quadrino |