redigere — Italian conjugation
to edit
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 | redigo | I edit |
| tu | redigi | you edit |
| lui/lei | redige | he/she/it edits |
| noi | redigiamo | we edit |
| voi | redigete | you (pl.) edit |
| loro | redigono | they edit |
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 | redassi | I edited |
| tu | redigesti | you edited |
| lui/lei | redasse | he/she/it edited |
| noi | redigemmo | we edited |
| voi | redigeste | you (pl.) edited |
| loro | redassero | they edited |
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 | redigevo |
| tu | redigevi |
| lui/lei | redigeva |
| noi | redigevamo |
| voi | redigevate |
| loro | redigevano |
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 | redigerei | I would edit |
| tu | redigeresti | you would edit |
| lui/lei | redigerebbe | he/she/it would edit |
| noi | redigeremmo | we would edit |
| voi | redigereste | you (pl.) would edit |
| loro | redigerebbero | they would edit |
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 | redigerò | I will edit |
| tu | redigerai | you will edit |
| lui/lei | redigerà | he/she/it will edit |
| noi | redigeremo | we will edit |
| voi | redigerete | you (pl.) will edit |
| loro | redigeranno | they will edit |
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 redatto | I have edited |
| tu | hai redatto | you have edited |
| lui/lei | ha redatto | he/she/it has edited |
| noi | abbiamo redatto | we have edited |
| voi | avete redatto | you (pl.) have edited |
| loro | hanno redatto | they have edited |
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 redatto | I had edited |
| tu | avevi redatto | you had edited |
| lui/lei | aveva redatto | he/she/it had edited |
| noi | avevamo redatto | we had edited |
| voi | avevate redatto | you (pl.) had edited |
| loro | avevano redatto | they had edited |
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 redatto |
| tu | avresti redatto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe redatto |
| noi | avremmo redatto |
| voi | avreste redatto |
| loro | avrebbero redatto |
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 redatto | I will have edited |
| tu | avrai redatto | you will have edited |
| lui/lei | avrà redatto | he/she/it will have edited |
| noi | avremo redatto | we will have edited |
| voi | avrete redatto | you (pl.) will have edited |
| loro | avranno redatto | they will have edited |
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 | rediga |
| tu | rediga |
| lui/lei | rediga |
| noi | redigiamo |
| voi | redigiate |
| loro | redigano |
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 | redigessi |
| tu | redigessi |
| lui/lei | redigesse |
| noi | redigessimo |
| voi | redigeste |
| loro | redigessero |
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 | redigi |
| lui/lei | rediga |
| noi | redigiamo |
| voi | redigete |
| loro | redigano |
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 redigere |
| lui/lei | non rediga |
| noi | non redigiamo |
| voi | non redigete |
| loro | non redigano |