rassicurare — Italian conjugation
to reassure
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 | rassicuro | I reassure |
| tu | rassicuri | you reassure |
| lui/lei | rassicura | he/she/it reassures |
| noi | rassicuriamo | we reassure |
| voi | rassicurate | you (pl.) reassure |
| loro | rassicurano | they reassure |
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 | rassicurai | I reassured |
| tu | rassicurasti | you reassured |
| lui/lei | rassicurò | he/she/it reassured |
| noi | rassicurammo | we reassured |
| voi | rassicuraste | you (pl.) reassured |
| loro | rassicurarono | they reassured |
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 | rassicuravo |
| tu | rassicuravi |
| lui/lei | rassicurava |
| noi | rassicuravamo |
| voi | rassicuravate |
| loro | rassicuravano |
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 | rassicurerei | I would reassure |
| tu | rassicureresti | you would reassure |
| lui/lei | rassicurerebbe | he/she/it would reassure |
| noi | rassicureremmo | we would reassure |
| voi | rassicurereste | you (pl.) would reassure |
| loro | rassicurerebbero | they would reassure |
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 | rassicurerò | I will reassure |
| tu | rassicurerai | you will reassure |
| lui/lei | rassicurerà | he/she/it will reassure |
| noi | rassicureremo | we will reassure |
| voi | rassicurerete | you (pl.) will reassure |
| loro | rassicureranno | they will reassure |
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 rassicurato | I have reassured |
| tu | hai rassicurato | you have reassured |
| lui/lei | ha rassicurato | he/she/it has reassured |
| noi | abbiamo rassicurato | we have reassured |
| voi | avete rassicurato | you (pl.) have reassured |
| loro | hanno rassicurato | they have reassured |
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 rassicurato | I had reassured |
| tu | avevi rassicurato | you had reassured |
| lui/lei | aveva rassicurato | he/she/it had reassured |
| noi | avevamo rassicurato | we had reassured |
| voi | avevate rassicurato | you (pl.) had reassured |
| loro | avevano rassicurato | they had reassured |
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 rassicurato |
| tu | avresti rassicurato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe rassicurato |
| noi | avremmo rassicurato |
| voi | avreste rassicurato |
| loro | avrebbero rassicurato |
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 rassicurato | I will have reassured |
| tu | avrai rassicurato | you will have reassured |
| lui/lei | avrà rassicurato | he/she/it will have reassured |
| noi | avremo rassicurato | we will have reassured |
| voi | avrete rassicurato | you (pl.) will have reassured |
| loro | avranno rassicurato | they will have reassured |
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 | rassicuri |
| tu | rassicuri |
| lui/lei | rassicuri |
| noi | rassicuriamo |
| voi | rassicuriate |
| loro | rassicurino |
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 | rassicurassi |
| tu | rassicurassi |
| lui/lei | rassicurasse |
| noi | rassicurassimo |
| voi | rassicuraste |
| loro | rassicurassero |
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 | rassicura |
| lui/lei | rassicuri |
| noi | rassicuriamo |
| voi | rassicurate |
| loro | rassicurino |
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 rassicurare |
| lui/lei | non rassicuri |
| noi | non rassicuriamo |
| voi | non rassicurate |
| loro | non rassicurino |