quotare — Italian conjugation
to quote
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 | quoto | I quote |
| tu | quoti | you quote |
| lui/lei | quota | he/she/it quotes |
| noi | quotiamo | we quote |
| voi | quotate | you (pl.) quote |
| loro | quotano | they quote |
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 | quotai | I quoted |
| tu | quotasti | you quoted |
| lui/lei | quotò | he/she/it quoted |
| noi | quotammo | we quoted |
| voi | quotaste | you (pl.) quoted |
| loro | quotarono | they quoted |
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 | quotavo |
| tu | quotavi |
| lui/lei | quotava |
| noi | quotavamo |
| voi | quotavate |
| loro | quotavano |
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 | quoterei | I would quote |
| tu | quoteresti | you would quote |
| lui/lei | quoterebbe | he/she/it would quote |
| noi | quoteremmo | we would quote |
| voi | quotereste | you (pl.) would quote |
| loro | quoterebbero | they would quote |
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 | quoterò | I will quote |
| tu | quoterai | you will quote |
| lui/lei | quoterà | he/she/it will quote |
| noi | quoteremo | we will quote |
| voi | quoterete | you (pl.) will quote |
| loro | quoteranno | they will quote |
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 quotato | I have quoted |
| tu | hai quotato | you have quoted |
| lui/lei | ha quotato | he/she/it has quoted |
| noi | abbiamo quotato | we have quoted |
| voi | avete quotato | you (pl.) have quoted |
| loro | hanno quotato | they have quoted |
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 quotato | I had quoted |
| tu | avevi quotato | you had quoted |
| lui/lei | aveva quotato | he/she/it had quoted |
| noi | avevamo quotato | we had quoted |
| voi | avevate quotato | you (pl.) had quoted |
| loro | avevano quotato | they had quoted |
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 quotato |
| tu | avresti quotato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe quotato |
| noi | avremmo quotato |
| voi | avreste quotato |
| loro | avrebbero quotato |
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 quotato | I will have quoted |
| tu | avrai quotato | you will have quoted |
| lui/lei | avrà quotato | he/she/it will have quoted |
| noi | avremo quotato | we will have quoted |
| voi | avrete quotato | you (pl.) will have quoted |
| loro | avranno quotato | they will have quoted |
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 | quoti |
| tu | quoti |
| lui/lei | quoti |
| noi | quotiamo |
| voi | quotiate |
| loro | quotino |
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 | quotassi |
| tu | quotassi |
| lui/lei | quotasse |
| noi | quotassimo |
| voi | quotaste |
| loro | quotassero |
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 | quota |
| lui/lei | quoti |
| noi | quotiamo |
| voi | quotate |
| loro | quotino |
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 quotare |
| lui/lei | non quoti |
| noi | non quotiamo |
| voi | non quotate |
| loro | non quotino |