replicare — Italian conjugation
to reply
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 | replico | I reply |
| tu | replichi | you reply |
| lui/lei | replica | he/she/it replies |
| noi | replichiamo | we reply |
| voi | replicate | you (pl.) reply |
| loro | replicano | they reply |
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 | replicai | I replied |
| tu | replicasti | you replied |
| lui/lei | replicò | he/she/it replied |
| noi | replicammo | we replied |
| voi | replicaste | you (pl.) replied |
| loro | replicarono | they replied |
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 | replicavo |
| tu | replicavi |
| lui/lei | replicava |
| noi | replicavamo |
| voi | replicavate |
| loro | replicavano |
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 | replicherei | I would reply |
| tu | replicheresti | you would reply |
| lui/lei | replicherebbe | he/she/it would reply |
| noi | replicheremmo | we would reply |
| voi | replichereste | you (pl.) would reply |
| loro | replicherebbero | they would reply |
Future (Futuro semplice) Irregular
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 | replicherò | I will reply |
| tu | replicherai | you will reply |
| lui/lei | replicherà | he/she/it will reply |
| noi | replicheremo | we will reply |
| voi | replicherete | you (pl.) will reply |
| loro | replicheranno | they will reply |
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 replicato | I have replied |
| tu | hai replicato | you have replied |
| lui/lei | ha replicato | he/she/it has replied |
| noi | abbiamo replicato | we have replied |
| voi | avete replicato | you (pl.) have replied |
| loro | hanno replicato | they have replied |
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 replicato | I had replied |
| tu | avevi replicato | you had replied |
| lui/lei | aveva replicato | he/she/it had replied |
| noi | avevamo replicato | we had replied |
| voi | avevate replicato | you (pl.) had replied |
| loro | avevano replicato | they had replied |
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 replicato |
| tu | avresti replicato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe replicato |
| noi | avremmo replicato |
| voi | avreste replicato |
| loro | avrebbero replicato |
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 replicato | I will have replied |
| tu | avrai replicato | you will have replied |
| lui/lei | avrà replicato | he/she/it will have replied |
| noi | avremo replicato | we will have replied |
| voi | avrete replicato | you (pl.) will have replied |
| loro | avranno replicato | they will have replied |
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 | replichi |
| tu | replichi |
| lui/lei | replichi |
| noi | replichiamo |
| voi | replichiate |
| loro | replichino |
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 | replicassi |
| tu | replicassi |
| lui/lei | replicasse |
| noi | replicassimo |
| voi | replicaste |
| loro | replicassero |
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 | replica |
| lui/lei | replichi |
| noi | replichiamo |
| voi | replicate |
| loro | replichino |
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 replicare |
| lui/lei | non replichi |
| noi | non replichiamo |
| voi | non replicate |
| loro | non replichino |