resistere — Italian conjugation
to resist
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 | resisto | I resist |
| tu | resisti | you resist |
| lui/lei | resiste | he/she/it resists |
| noi | resistiamo | we resist |
| voi | resistete | you (pl.) resist |
| loro | resistono | they resist |
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 | resistei | I resisted |
| tu | resistesti | you resisted |
| lui/lei | resisté | he/she/it resisted |
| noi | resistemmo | we resisted |
| voi | resisteste | you (pl.) resisted |
| loro | resisterono | they resisted |
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 | resistevo |
| tu | resistevi |
| lui/lei | resisteva |
| noi | resistevamo |
| voi | resistevate |
| loro | resistevano |
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 | resisterei | I would resist |
| tu | resisteresti | you would resist |
| lui/lei | resisterebbe | he/she/it would resist |
| noi | resisteremmo | we would resist |
| voi | resistereste | you (pl.) would resist |
| loro | resisterebbero | they would resist |
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 | resisterò | I will resist |
| tu | resisterai | you will resist |
| lui/lei | resisterà | he/she/it will resist |
| noi | resisteremo | we will resist |
| voi | resisterete | you (pl.) will resist |
| loro | resisteranno | they will resist |
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 resistito | I have resisted |
| tu | hai resistito | you have resisted |
| lui/lei | ha resistito | he/she/it has resisted |
| noi | abbiamo resistito | we have resisted |
| voi | avete resistito | you (pl.) have resisted |
| loro | hanno resistito | they have resisted |
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 resistito | I had resisted |
| tu | avevi resistito | you had resisted |
| lui/lei | aveva resistito | he/she/it had resisted |
| noi | avevamo resistito | we had resisted |
| voi | avevate resistito | you (pl.) had resisted |
| loro | avevano resistito | they had resisted |
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 resistito |
| tu | avresti resistito |
| lui/lei | avrebbe resistito |
| noi | avremmo resistito |
| voi | avreste resistito |
| loro | avrebbero resistito |
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 resistito | I will have resisted |
| tu | avrai resistito | you will have resisted |
| lui/lei | avrà resistito | he/she/it will have resisted |
| noi | avremo resistito | we will have resisted |
| voi | avrete resistito | you (pl.) will have resisted |
| loro | avranno resistito | they will have resisted |
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 | resista |
| tu | resista |
| lui/lei | resista |
| noi | resistiamo |
| voi | resistiate |
| loro | resistano |
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 | resistessi |
| tu | resistessi |
| lui/lei | resistesse |
| noi | resistessimo |
| voi | resisteste |
| loro | resistessero |
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 | resisti |
| lui/lei | resista |
| noi | resistiamo |
| voi | resistete |
| loro | resistano |
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 resistere |
| lui/lei | non resista |
| noi | non resistiamo |
| voi | non resistete |
| loro | non resistano |