reagire — Italian conjugation
to react
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 | reagisco | I react |
| tu | reagisci | you react |
| lui/lei | reagisce | he/she/it reacts |
| noi | reagiamo | we react |
| voi | reagite | you (pl.) react |
| loro | reagiscono | they react |
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 | reagii | I reacted |
| tu | reagisti | you reacted |
| lui/lei | reagì | he/she/it reacted |
| noi | reagimmo | we reacted |
| voi | reagiste | you (pl.) reacted |
| loro | reagirono | they reacted |
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 | reagivo |
| tu | reagivi |
| lui/lei | reagiva |
| noi | reagivamo |
| voi | reagivate |
| loro | reagivano |
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 | reagirei | I would react |
| tu | reagiresti | you would react |
| lui/lei | reagirebbe | he/she/it would react |
| noi | reagiremmo | we would react |
| voi | reagireste | you (pl.) would react |
| loro | reagirebbero | they would react |
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 | reagirò | I will react |
| tu | reagirai | you will react |
| lui/lei | reagirà | he/she/it will react |
| noi | reagiremo | we will react |
| voi | reagirete | you (pl.) will react |
| loro | reagiranno | they will react |
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 reagito | I have reacted |
| tu | hai reagito | you have reacted |
| lui/lei | ha reagito | he/she/it has reacted |
| noi | abbiamo reagito | we have reacted |
| voi | avete reagito | you (pl.) have reacted |
| loro | hanno reagito | they have reacted |
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 reagito | I had reacted |
| tu | avevi reagito | you had reacted |
| lui/lei | aveva reagito | he/she/it had reacted |
| noi | avevamo reagito | we had reacted |
| voi | avevate reagito | you (pl.) had reacted |
| loro | avevano reagito | they had reacted |
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 reagito |
| tu | avresti reagito |
| lui/lei | avrebbe reagito |
| noi | avremmo reagito |
| voi | avreste reagito |
| loro | avrebbero reagito |
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 reagito | I will have reacted |
| tu | avrai reagito | you will have reacted |
| lui/lei | avrà reagito | he/she/it will have reacted |
| noi | avremo reagito | we will have reacted |
| voi | avrete reagito | you (pl.) will have reacted |
| loro | avranno reagito | they will have reacted |
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 | reagisca |
| tu | reagisca |
| lui/lei | reagisca |
| noi | reagiamo |
| voi | reagiate |
| loro | reagiscano |
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 | reagissi |
| tu | reagissi |
| lui/lei | reagisse |
| noi | reagissimo |
| voi | reagiste |
| loro | reagissero |
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 | reagisci |
| lui/lei | reagisca |
| noi | reagiamo |
| voi | reagite |
| loro | reagiscano |
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 reagire |
| lui/lei | non reagisca |
| noi | non reagiamo |
| voi | non reagite |
| loro | non reagiscano |