radere — Italian conjugation
to shave (off)
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 | rado | I shave |
| tu | radi | you shave |
| lui/lei | rade | he/she/it shaves |
| noi | radiamo | we shave |
| voi | radete | you (pl.) shave |
| loro | radono | they shave |
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 | rasi | I shaved |
| tu | radesti | you shaved |
| lui/lei | rase | he/she/it shaved |
| noi | rademmo | we shaved |
| voi | radeste | you (pl.) shaved |
| loro | rasero | they shaved |
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 | radevo |
| tu | radevi |
| lui/lei | radeva |
| noi | radevamo |
| voi | radevate |
| loro | radevano |
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 | raderei | I would shave |
| tu | raderesti | you would shave |
| lui/lei | raderebbe | he/she/it would shave |
| noi | raderemmo | we would shave |
| voi | radereste | you (pl.) would shave |
| loro | raderebbero | they would shave |
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 | raderò | I will shave |
| tu | raderai | you will shave |
| lui/lei | raderà | he/she/it will shave |
| noi | raderemo | we will shave |
| voi | raderete | you (pl.) will shave |
| loro | raderanno | they will shave |
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 raso | I have shaved |
| tu | hai raso | you have shaved |
| lui/lei | ha raso | he/she/it has shaved |
| noi | abbiamo raso | we have shaved |
| voi | avete raso | you (pl.) have shaved |
| loro | hanno raso | they have shaved |
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 raso | I had shaved |
| tu | avevi raso | you had shaved |
| lui/lei | aveva raso | he/she/it had shaved |
| noi | avevamo raso | we had shaved |
| voi | avevate raso | you (pl.) had shaved |
| loro | avevano raso | they had shaved |
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 raso |
| tu | avresti raso |
| lui/lei | avrebbe raso |
| noi | avremmo raso |
| voi | avreste raso |
| loro | avrebbero raso |
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 raso | I will have shaved |
| tu | avrai raso | you will have shaved |
| lui/lei | avrà raso | he/she/it will have shaved |
| noi | avremo raso | we will have shaved |
| voi | avrete raso | you (pl.) will have shaved |
| loro | avranno raso | they will have shaved |
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 | rada |
| tu | rada |
| lui/lei | rada |
| noi | radiamo |
| voi | radiate |
| loro | radano |
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 | radessi |
| tu | radessi |
| lui/lei | radesse |
| noi | radessimo |
| voi | radeste |
| loro | radessero |
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 | radi |
| lui/lei | rada |
| noi | radiamo |
| voi | radete |
| loro | radano |
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 radere |
| lui/lei | non rada |
| noi | non radiamo |
| voi | non radete |
| loro | non radano |