registrare — Italian conjugation
to record
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 | registro | I record |
| tu | registri | you record |
| lui/lei | registra | he/she/it records |
| noi | registriamo | we record |
| voi | registrate | you (pl.) record |
| loro | registrano | they record |
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 | registrai | I recorded |
| tu | registrasti | you recorded |
| lui/lei | registrò | he/she/it recorded |
| noi | registrammo | we recorded |
| voi | registraste | you (pl.) recorded |
| loro | registrarono | they recorded |
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 | registravo |
| tu | registravi |
| lui/lei | registrava |
| noi | registravamo |
| voi | registravate |
| loro | registravano |
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 | registrerei | I would record |
| tu | registreresti | you would record |
| lui/lei | registrerebbe | he/she/it would record |
| noi | registreremmo | we would record |
| voi | registrereste | you (pl.) would record |
| loro | registrerebbero | they would record |
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 | registrerò | I will record |
| tu | registrerai | you will record |
| lui/lei | registrerà | he/she/it will record |
| noi | registreremo | we will record |
| voi | registrerete | you (pl.) will record |
| loro | registreranno | they will record |
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 registrato | I have recorded |
| tu | hai registrato | you have recorded |
| lui/lei | ha registrato | he/she/it has recorded |
| noi | abbiamo registrato | we have recorded |
| voi | avete registrato | you (pl.) have recorded |
| loro | hanno registrato | they have recorded |
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 registrato | I had recorded |
| tu | avevi registrato | you had recorded |
| lui/lei | aveva registrato | he/she/it had recorded |
| noi | avevamo registrato | we had recorded |
| voi | avevate registrato | you (pl.) had recorded |
| loro | avevano registrato | they had recorded |
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 registrato |
| tu | avresti registrato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe registrato |
| noi | avremmo registrato |
| voi | avreste registrato |
| loro | avrebbero registrato |
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 registrato | I will have recorded |
| tu | avrai registrato | you will have recorded |
| lui/lei | avrà registrato | he/she/it will have recorded |
| noi | avremo registrato | we will have recorded |
| voi | avrete registrato | you (pl.) will have recorded |
| loro | avranno registrato | they will have recorded |
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 | registri |
| tu | registri |
| lui/lei | registri |
| noi | registriamo |
| voi | registriate |
| loro | registrino |
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 | registrassi |
| tu | registrassi |
| lui/lei | registrasse |
| noi | registrassimo |
| voi | registraste |
| loro | registrassero |
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 | registra |
| lui/lei | registri |
| noi | registriamo |
| voi | registrate |
| loro | registrino |
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 registrare |
| lui/lei | non registri |
| noi | non registriamo |
| voi | non registrate |
| loro | non registrino |