regnare — Italian conjugation
to reign
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 | regno | I reign |
| tu | regni | you reign |
| lui/lei | regna | he/she/it reigns |
| noi | regniamo | we reign |
| voi | regnate | you (pl.) reign |
| loro | regnano | they reign |
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 | regnai | I reigned |
| tu | regnasti | you reigned |
| lui/lei | regnò | he/she/it reigned |
| noi | regnammo | we reigned |
| voi | regnaste | you (pl.) reigned |
| loro | regnarono | they reigned |
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 | regnavo |
| tu | regnavi |
| lui/lei | regnava |
| noi | regnavamo |
| voi | regnavate |
| loro | regnavano |
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 | regnerei | I would reign |
| tu | regneresti | you would reign |
| lui/lei | regnerebbe | he/she/it would reign |
| noi | regneremmo | we would reign |
| voi | regnereste | you (pl.) would reign |
| loro | regnerebbero | they would reign |
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 | regnerò | I will reign |
| tu | regnerai | you will reign |
| lui/lei | regnerà | he/she/it will reign |
| noi | regneremo | we will reign |
| voi | regnerete | you (pl.) will reign |
| loro | regneranno | they will reign |
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 regnato | I have reigned |
| tu | hai regnato | you have reigned |
| lui/lei | ha regnato | he/she/it has reigned |
| noi | abbiamo regnato | we have reigned |
| voi | avete regnato | you (pl.) have reigned |
| loro | hanno regnato | they have reigned |
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 regnato | I had reigned |
| tu | avevi regnato | you had reigned |
| lui/lei | aveva regnato | he/she/it had reigned |
| noi | avevamo regnato | we had reigned |
| voi | avevate regnato | you (pl.) had reigned |
| loro | avevano regnato | they had reigned |
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 regnato |
| tu | avresti regnato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe regnato |
| noi | avremmo regnato |
| voi | avreste regnato |
| loro | avrebbero regnato |
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 regnato | I will have reigned |
| tu | avrai regnato | you will have reigned |
| lui/lei | avrà regnato | he/she/it will have reigned |
| noi | avremo regnato | we will have reigned |
| voi | avrete regnato | you (pl.) will have reigned |
| loro | avranno regnato | they will have reigned |
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 | regni |
| tu | regni |
| lui/lei | regni |
| noi | regniamo |
| voi | regniate |
| loro | regnino |
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 | regnassi |
| tu | regnassi |
| lui/lei | regnasse |
| noi | regnassimo |
| voi | regnaste |
| loro | regnassero |
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 | regna |
| lui/lei | regni |
| noi | regniamo |
| voi | regnate |
| loro | regnino |
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 regnare |
| lui/lei | non regni |
| noi | non regniamo |
| voi | non regnate |
| loro | non regnino |