rallegrarsi — Italian conjugation
to rejoice
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 | mi rallegro | I rejoice |
| tu | ti rallegri | you rejoice |
| lui/lei | si rallegra | he/she/it rejoices |
| noi | ci rallegriamo | we rejoice |
| voi | vi rallegrate | you (pl.) rejoice |
| loro | si rallegrano | they rejoice |
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 | mi rallegrai | I rejoiced |
| tu | ti rallegrasti | you rejoiced |
| lui/lei | si rallegrò | he/she/it rejoiced |
| noi | ci rallegrammo | we rejoiced |
| voi | vi rallegraste | you (pl.) rejoiced |
| loro | si rallegrarono | they rejoiced |
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 | mi rallegravo |
| tu | ti rallegravi |
| lui/lei | si rallegrava |
| noi | ci rallegravamo |
| voi | vi rallegravate |
| loro | si rallegravano |
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 | mi rallegrerei | I would rejoice |
| tu | ti rallegreresti | you would rejoice |
| lui/lei | si rallegrerebbe | he/she/it would rejoice |
| noi | ci rallegreremmo | we would rejoice |
| voi | vi rallegrereste | you (pl.) would rejoice |
| loro | si rallegrerebbero | they would rejoice |
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 | mi rallegrerò | I will rejoice |
| tu | ti rallegrerai | you will rejoice |
| lui/lei | si rallegrerà | he/she/it will rejoice |
| noi | ci rallegreremo | we will rejoice |
| voi | vi rallegrerete | you (pl.) will rejoice |
| loro | si rallegreranno | they will rejoice |
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 | mi sono rallegrato/a | I have rejoiced |
| tu | ti sei rallegrato/a | you have rejoiced |
| lui/lei | si è rallegrato/a | he/she/it has rejoiced |
| noi | ci siamo rallegrati/e | we have rejoiced |
| voi | vi siete rallegrati/e | you (pl.) have rejoiced |
| loro | si sono rallegrati/e | they have rejoiced |
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 | mi ero rallegrato/a | I had rejoiced |
| tu | ti eri rallegrato/a | you had rejoiced |
| lui/lei | si era rallegrato/a | he/she/it had rejoiced |
| noi | ci eravamo rallegrati/e | we had rejoiced |
| voi | vi eravate rallegrati/e | you (pl.) had rejoiced |
| loro | si erano rallegrati/e | they had rejoiced |
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 | mi sarei rallegrato/a |
| tu | ti saresti rallegrato/a |
| lui/lei | si sarebbe rallegrato/a |
| noi | ci saremmo rallegrati/e |
| voi | vi sareste rallegrati/e |
| loro | si sarebbero rallegrati/e |
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 | mi sarò rallegrato/a | I will have rejoiced |
| tu | ti sarai rallegrato/a | you will have rejoiced |
| lui/lei | si sarà rallegrato/a | he/she/it will have rejoiced |
| noi | ci saremo rallegrati/e | we will have rejoiced |
| voi | vi sarete rallegrati/e | you (pl.) will have rejoiced |
| loro | si saranno rallegrati/e | they will have rejoiced |
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 | mi rallegri |
| tu | ti rallegri |
| lui/lei | si rallegri |
| noi | ci rallegriamo |
| voi | vi rallegriate |
| loro | si rallegrino |
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 | mi rallegrassi |
| tu | ti rallegrassi |
| lui/lei | si rallegrasse |
| noi | ci rallegrassimo |
| voi | vi rallegraste |
| loro | si rallegrassero |
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 | rallegrati |
| lui/lei | si rallegri |
| noi | rallegriamoci |
| voi | rallegratevi |
| loro | si rallegrino |
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 rallegrarti |
| lui/lei | non si rallegri |
| noi | non rallegriamoci |
| voi | non rallegratevi |
| loro | non si rallegrino |