rapire — Italian conjugation
to kidnap
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 | rapisco | I kidnap |
| tu | rapisci | you kidnap |
| lui/lei | rapisce | he/she/it kidnaps |
| noi | rapiamo | we kidnap |
| voi | rapite | you (pl.) kidnap |
| loro | rapiscono | they kidnap |
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 | rapii | I kidnapped |
| tu | rapisti | you kidnapped |
| lui/lei | rapì | he/she/it kidnapped |
| noi | rapimmo | we kidnapped |
| voi | rapiste | you (pl.) kidnapped |
| loro | rapirono | they kidnapped |
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 | rapivo |
| tu | rapivi |
| lui/lei | rapiva |
| noi | rapivamo |
| voi | rapivate |
| loro | rapivano |
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 | rapirei | I would kidnap |
| tu | rapiresti | you would kidnap |
| lui/lei | rapirebbe | he/she/it would kidnap |
| noi | rapiremmo | we would kidnap |
| voi | rapireste | you (pl.) would kidnap |
| loro | rapirebbero | they would kidnap |
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 | rapirò | I will kidnap |
| tu | rapirai | you will kidnap |
| lui/lei | rapirà | he/she/it will kidnap |
| noi | rapiremo | we will kidnap |
| voi | rapirete | you (pl.) will kidnap |
| loro | rapiranno | they will kidnap |
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 rapito | I have kidnapped |
| tu | hai rapito | you have kidnapped |
| lui/lei | ha rapito | he/she/it has kidnapped |
| noi | abbiamo rapito | we have kidnapped |
| voi | avete rapito | you (pl.) have kidnapped |
| loro | hanno rapito | they have kidnapped |
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 rapito | I had kidnapped |
| tu | avevi rapito | you had kidnapped |
| lui/lei | aveva rapito | he/she/it had kidnapped |
| noi | avevamo rapito | we had kidnapped |
| voi | avevate rapito | you (pl.) had kidnapped |
| loro | avevano rapito | they had kidnapped |
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 rapito |
| tu | avresti rapito |
| lui/lei | avrebbe rapito |
| noi | avremmo rapito |
| voi | avreste rapito |
| loro | avrebbero rapito |
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 rapito | I will have kidnapped |
| tu | avrai rapito | you will have kidnapped |
| lui/lei | avrà rapito | he/she/it will have kidnapped |
| noi | avremo rapito | we will have kidnapped |
| voi | avrete rapito | you (pl.) will have kidnapped |
| loro | avranno rapito | they will have kidnapped |
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 | rapisca |
| tu | rapisca |
| lui/lei | rapisca |
| noi | rapiamo |
| voi | rapiate |
| loro | rapiscano |
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 | rapissi |
| tu | rapissi |
| lui/lei | rapisse |
| noi | rapissimo |
| voi | rapiste |
| loro | rapissero |
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 | rapisci |
| lui/lei | rapisca |
| noi | rapiamo |
| voi | rapite |
| loro | rapiscano |
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 rapire |
| lui/lei | non rapisca |
| noi | non rapiamo |
| voi | non rapite |
| loro | non rapiscano |