rappresentare — Italian conjugation
to represent
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 | rappresento | I represent |
| tu | rappresenti | you represent |
| lui/lei | rappresenta | he/she/it represents |
| noi | rappresentiamo | we represent |
| voi | rappresentate | you (pl.) represent |
| loro | rappresentano | they represent |
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 | rappresentai | I represented |
| tu | rappresentasti | you represented |
| lui/lei | rappresentò | he/she/it represented |
| noi | rappresentammo | we represented |
| voi | rappresentaste | you (pl.) represented |
| loro | rappresentarono | they represented |
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 | rappresentavo |
| tu | rappresentavi |
| lui/lei | rappresentava |
| noi | rappresentavamo |
| voi | rappresentavate |
| loro | rappresentavano |
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 | rappresenterei | I would represent |
| tu | rappresenteresti | you would represent |
| lui/lei | rappresenterebbe | he/she/it would represent |
| noi | rappresenteremmo | we would represent |
| voi | rappresentereste | you (pl.) would represent |
| loro | rappresenterebbero | they would represent |
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 | rappresenterò | I will represent |
| tu | rappresenterai | you will represent |
| lui/lei | rappresenterà | he/she/it will represent |
| noi | rappresenteremo | we will represent |
| voi | rappresenterete | you (pl.) will represent |
| loro | rappresenteranno | they will represent |
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 rappresentato | I have represented |
| tu | hai rappresentato | you have represented |
| lui/lei | ha rappresentato | he/she/it has represented |
| noi | abbiamo rappresentato | we have represented |
| voi | avete rappresentato | you (pl.) have represented |
| loro | hanno rappresentato | they have represented |
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 rappresentato | I had represented |
| tu | avevi rappresentato | you had represented |
| lui/lei | aveva rappresentato | he/she/it had represented |
| noi | avevamo rappresentato | we had represented |
| voi | avevate rappresentato | you (pl.) had represented |
| loro | avevano rappresentato | they had represented |
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 rappresentato |
| tu | avresti rappresentato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe rappresentato |
| noi | avremmo rappresentato |
| voi | avreste rappresentato |
| loro | avrebbero rappresentato |
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 rappresentato | I will have represented |
| tu | avrai rappresentato | you will have represented |
| lui/lei | avrà rappresentato | he/she/it will have represented |
| noi | avremo rappresentato | we will have represented |
| voi | avrete rappresentato | you (pl.) will have represented |
| loro | avranno rappresentato | they will have represented |
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 | rappresenti |
| tu | rappresenti |
| lui/lei | rappresenti |
| noi | rappresentiamo |
| voi | rappresentiate |
| loro | rappresentino |
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 | rappresentassi |
| tu | rappresentassi |
| lui/lei | rappresentasse |
| noi | rappresentassimo |
| voi | rappresentaste |
| loro | rappresentassero |
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 | rappresenta |
| lui/lei | rappresenti |
| noi | rappresentiamo |
| voi | rappresentate |
| loro | rappresentino |
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 rappresentare |
| lui/lei | non rappresenti |
| noi | non rappresentiamo |
| voi | non rappresentate |
| loro | non rappresentino |