riacquistare — Italian conjugation
to reacquire
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 | riacquisto | I reacquire |
| tu | riacquisti | you reacquire |
| lui/lei | riacquista | he/she/it reacquires |
| noi | riacquistiamo | we reacquire |
| voi | riacquistate | you (pl.) reacquire |
| loro | riacquistano | they reacquire |
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 | riacquistai | I reacquired |
| tu | riacquistasti | you reacquired |
| lui/lei | riacquistò | he/she/it reacquired |
| noi | riacquistammo | we reacquired |
| voi | riacquistaste | you (pl.) reacquired |
| loro | riacquistarono | they reacquired |
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 | riacquistavo |
| tu | riacquistavi |
| lui/lei | riacquistava |
| noi | riacquistavamo |
| voi | riacquistavate |
| loro | riacquistavano |
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 | riacquisterei | I would reacquire |
| tu | riacquisteresti | you would reacquire |
| lui/lei | riacquisterebbe | he/she/it would reacquire |
| noi | riacquisteremmo | we would reacquire |
| voi | riacquistereste | you (pl.) would reacquire |
| loro | riacquisterebbero | they would reacquire |
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 | riacquisterò | I will reacquire |
| tu | riacquisterai | you will reacquire |
| lui/lei | riacquisterà | he/she/it will reacquire |
| noi | riacquisteremo | we will reacquire |
| voi | riacquisterete | you (pl.) will reacquire |
| loro | riacquisteranno | they will reacquire |
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 riacquistato | I have reacquired |
| tu | hai riacquistato | you have reacquired |
| lui/lei | ha riacquistato | he/she/it has reacquired |
| noi | abbiamo riacquistato | we have reacquired |
| voi | avete riacquistato | you (pl.) have reacquired |
| loro | hanno riacquistato | they have reacquired |
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 riacquistato | I had reacquired |
| tu | avevi riacquistato | you had reacquired |
| lui/lei | aveva riacquistato | he/she/it had reacquired |
| noi | avevamo riacquistato | we had reacquired |
| voi | avevate riacquistato | you (pl.) had reacquired |
| loro | avevano riacquistato | they had reacquired |
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 riacquistato |
| tu | avresti riacquistato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe riacquistato |
| noi | avremmo riacquistato |
| voi | avreste riacquistato |
| loro | avrebbero riacquistato |
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 riacquistato | I will have reacquired |
| tu | avrai riacquistato | you will have reacquired |
| lui/lei | avrà riacquistato | he/she/it will have reacquired |
| noi | avremo riacquistato | we will have reacquired |
| voi | avrete riacquistato | you (pl.) will have reacquired |
| loro | avranno riacquistato | they will have reacquired |
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 | riacquisti |
| tu | riacquisti |
| lui/lei | riacquisti |
| noi | riacquistiamo |
| voi | riacquistiate |
| loro | riacquistino |
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 | riacquistassi |
| tu | riacquistassi |
| lui/lei | riacquistasse |
| noi | riacquistassimo |
| voi | riacquistaste |
| loro | riacquistassero |
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 | riacquista |
| lui/lei | riacquisti |
| noi | riacquistiamo |
| voi | riacquistate |
| loro | riacquistino |
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 riacquistare |
| lui/lei | non riacquisti |
| noi | non riacquistiamo |
| voi | non riacquistate |
| loro | non riacquistino |