riaprire — Italian conjugation
to reopen
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 | riapro | I reopen |
| tu | riapri | you reopen |
| lui/lei | riapre | he/she/it reopens |
| noi | riapriamo | we reopen |
| voi | riaprite | you (pl.) reopen |
| loro | riaprono | they reopen |
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 | riaprii | I reopened |
| tu | riapristi | you reopened |
| lui/lei | riaprì | he/she/it reopened |
| noi | riaprimmo | we reopened |
| voi | riapriste | you (pl.) reopened |
| loro | riaprirono | they reopened |
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 | riaprivo |
| tu | riaprivi |
| lui/lei | riapriva |
| noi | riaprivamo |
| voi | riaprivate |
| loro | riaprivano |
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 | riaprirei | I would reopen |
| tu | riapriresti | you would reopen |
| lui/lei | riaprirebbe | he/she/it would reopen |
| noi | riapriremmo | we would reopen |
| voi | riaprireste | you (pl.) would reopen |
| loro | riaprirebbero | they would reopen |
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 | riaprirò | I will reopen |
| tu | riaprirai | you will reopen |
| lui/lei | riaprirà | he/she/it will reopen |
| noi | riapriremo | we will reopen |
| voi | riaprirete | you (pl.) will reopen |
| loro | riapriranno | they will reopen |
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 riaperto | I have reopened |
| tu | hai riaperto | you have reopened |
| lui/lei | ha riaperto | he/she/it has reopened |
| noi | abbiamo riaperto | we have reopened |
| voi | avete riaperto | you (pl.) have reopened |
| loro | hanno riaperto | they have reopened |
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 riaperto | I had reopened |
| tu | avevi riaperto | you had reopened |
| lui/lei | aveva riaperto | he/she/it had reopened |
| noi | avevamo riaperto | we had reopened |
| voi | avevate riaperto | you (pl.) had reopened |
| loro | avevano riaperto | they had reopened |
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 riaperto |
| tu | avresti riaperto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe riaperto |
| noi | avremmo riaperto |
| voi | avreste riaperto |
| loro | avrebbero riaperto |
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 riaperto | I will have reopened |
| tu | avrai riaperto | you will have reopened |
| lui/lei | avrà riaperto | he/she/it will have reopened |
| noi | avremo riaperto | we will have reopened |
| voi | avrete riaperto | you (pl.) will have reopened |
| loro | avranno riaperto | they will have reopened |
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 | riapra |
| tu | riapra |
| lui/lei | riapra |
| noi | riapriamo |
| voi | riapriate |
| loro | riaprano |
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 | riaprissi |
| tu | riaprissi |
| lui/lei | riaprisse |
| noi | riaprissimo |
| voi | riapriste |
| loro | riaprissero |
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 | riapri |
| lui/lei | riapra |
| noi | riapriamo |
| voi | riaprite |
| loro | riaprano |
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 riaprire |
| lui/lei | non riapra |
| noi | non riapriamo |
| voi | non riaprite |
| loro | non riaprano |