reggere — Italian conjugation
to hold
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 | reggo | I hold |
| tu | reggi | you hold |
| lui/lei | regge | he/she/it holds |
| noi | reggiamo | we hold |
| voi | reggete | you (pl.) hold |
| loro | reggono | they hold |
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 | ressi | I held |
| tu | reggesti | you held |
| lui/lei | resse | he/she/it held |
| noi | reggemmo | we held |
| voi | reggeste | you (pl.) held |
| loro | ressero | they held |
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 | reggevo |
| tu | reggevi |
| lui/lei | reggeva |
| noi | reggevamo |
| voi | reggevate |
| loro | reggevano |
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 | reggerei | I would hold |
| tu | reggeresti | you would hold |
| lui/lei | reggerebbe | he/she/it would hold |
| noi | reggeremmo | we would hold |
| voi | reggereste | you (pl.) would hold |
| loro | reggerebbero | they would hold |
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 | reggerò | I will hold |
| tu | reggerai | you will hold |
| lui/lei | reggerà | he/she/it will hold |
| noi | reggeremo | we will hold |
| voi | reggerete | you (pl.) will hold |
| loro | reggeranno | they will hold |
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 retto | I have held |
| tu | hai retto | you have held |
| lui/lei | ha retto | he/she/it has held |
| noi | abbiamo retto | we have held |
| voi | avete retto | you (pl.) have held |
| loro | hanno retto | they have held |
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 retto | I had held |
| tu | avevi retto | you had held |
| lui/lei | aveva retto | he/she/it had held |
| noi | avevamo retto | we had held |
| voi | avevate retto | you (pl.) had held |
| loro | avevano retto | they had held |
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 retto |
| tu | avresti retto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe retto |
| noi | avremmo retto |
| voi | avreste retto |
| loro | avrebbero retto |
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 retto | I will have held |
| tu | avrai retto | you will have held |
| lui/lei | avrà retto | he/she/it will have held |
| noi | avremo retto | we will have held |
| voi | avrete retto | you (pl.) will have held |
| loro | avranno retto | they will have held |
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 | regga |
| tu | regga |
| lui/lei | regga |
| noi | reggiamo |
| voi | reggiate |
| loro | reggano |
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 | reggessi |
| tu | reggessi |
| lui/lei | reggesse |
| noi | reggessimo |
| voi | reggeste |
| loro | reggessero |
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 | reggi |
| lui/lei | regga |
| noi | reggiamo |
| voi | reggete |
| loro | reggano |
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 reggere |
| lui/lei | non regga |
| noi | non reggiamo |
| voi | non reggete |
| loro | non reggano |