reprimere — Italian conjugation
to repress, to suppress
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 | reprimo | I repress |
| tu | reprimi | you repress |
| lui/lei | reprime | he/she/it represses |
| noi | reprimiamo | we repress |
| voi | reprimete | you (pl.) repress |
| loro | reprimono | they repress |
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 | repressi | I repressed |
| tu | reprimesti | you repressed |
| lui/lei | represse | he/she/it repressed |
| noi | reprimemmo | we repressed |
| voi | reprimeste | you (pl.) repressed |
| loro | repressero | they repressed |
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 | reprimevo |
| tu | reprimevi |
| lui/lei | reprimeva |
| noi | reprimevamo |
| voi | reprimevate |
| loro | reprimevano |
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 | reprimerei | I would repress |
| tu | reprimeresti | you would repress |
| lui/lei | reprimerebbe | he/she/it would repress |
| noi | reprimeremmo | we would repress |
| voi | reprimereste | you (pl.) would repress |
| loro | reprimerebbero | they would repress |
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 | reprimerò | I will repress |
| tu | reprimerai | you will repress |
| lui/lei | reprimerà | he/she/it will repress |
| noi | reprimeremo | we will repress |
| voi | reprimerete | you (pl.) will repress |
| loro | reprimeranno | they will repress |
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 represso | I have repressed |
| tu | hai represso | you have repressed |
| lui/lei | ha represso | he/she/it has repressed |
| noi | abbiamo represso | we have repressed |
| voi | avete represso | you (pl.) have repressed |
| loro | hanno represso | they have repressed |
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 represso | I had repressed |
| tu | avevi represso | you had repressed |
| lui/lei | aveva represso | he/she/it had repressed |
| noi | avevamo represso | we had repressed |
| voi | avevate represso | you (pl.) had repressed |
| loro | avevano represso | they had repressed |
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 represso |
| tu | avresti represso |
| lui/lei | avrebbe represso |
| noi | avremmo represso |
| voi | avreste represso |
| loro | avrebbero represso |
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 represso | I will have repressed |
| tu | avrai represso | you will have repressed |
| lui/lei | avrà represso | he/she/it will have repressed |
| noi | avremo represso | we will have repressed |
| voi | avrete represso | you (pl.) will have repressed |
| loro | avranno represso | they will have repressed |
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 | reprima |
| tu | reprima |
| lui/lei | reprima |
| noi | reprimiamo |
| voi | reprimiate |
| loro | reprimano |
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 | reprimessi |
| tu | reprimessi |
| lui/lei | reprimesse |
| noi | reprimessimo |
| voi | reprimeste |
| loro | reprimessero |
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 | reprimi |
| lui/lei | reprima |
| noi | reprimiamo |
| voi | reprimete |
| loro | reprimano |
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 reprimere |
| lui/lei | non reprima |
| noi | non reprimiamo |
| voi | non reprimete |
| loro | non reprimano |