ricavare — Italian conjugation
to derive
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 | ricavo | I derive |
| tu | ricavi | you derive |
| lui/lei | ricava | he/she/it derives |
| noi | ricaviamo | we derive |
| voi | ricavate | you (pl.) derive |
| loro | ricavano | they derive |
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 | ricavai | I derived |
| tu | ricavasti | you derived |
| lui/lei | ricavò | he/she/it derived |
| noi | ricavammo | we derived |
| voi | ricavaste | you (pl.) derived |
| loro | ricavarono | they derived |
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 | ricavavo |
| tu | ricavavi |
| lui/lei | ricavava |
| noi | ricavavamo |
| voi | ricavavate |
| loro | ricavavano |
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 | ricaverei | I would derive |
| tu | ricaveresti | you would derive |
| lui/lei | ricaverebbe | he/she/it would derive |
| noi | ricaveremmo | we would derive |
| voi | ricavereste | you (pl.) would derive |
| loro | ricaverebbero | they would derive |
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 | ricaverò | I will derive |
| tu | ricaverai | you will derive |
| lui/lei | ricaverà | he/she/it will derive |
| noi | ricaveremo | we will derive |
| voi | ricaverete | you (pl.) will derive |
| loro | ricaveranno | they will derive |
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 ricavato | I have derived |
| tu | hai ricavato | you have derived |
| lui/lei | ha ricavato | he/she/it has derived |
| noi | abbiamo ricavato | we have derived |
| voi | avete ricavato | you (pl.) have derived |
| loro | hanno ricavato | they have derived |
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 ricavato | I had derived |
| tu | avevi ricavato | you had derived |
| lui/lei | aveva ricavato | he/she/it had derived |
| noi | avevamo ricavato | we had derived |
| voi | avevate ricavato | you (pl.) had derived |
| loro | avevano ricavato | they had derived |
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 ricavato |
| tu | avresti ricavato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe ricavato |
| noi | avremmo ricavato |
| voi | avreste ricavato |
| loro | avrebbero ricavato |
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 ricavato | I will have derived |
| tu | avrai ricavato | you will have derived |
| lui/lei | avrà ricavato | he/she/it will have derived |
| noi | avremo ricavato | we will have derived |
| voi | avrete ricavato | you (pl.) will have derived |
| loro | avranno ricavato | they will have derived |
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 | ricavi |
| tu | ricavi |
| lui/lei | ricavi |
| noi | ricaviamo |
| voi | ricaviate |
| loro | ricavino |
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 | ricavassi |
| tu | ricavassi |
| lui/lei | ricavasse |
| noi | ricavassimo |
| voi | ricavaste |
| loro | ricavassero |
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 | ricava |
| lui/lei | ricavi |
| noi | ricaviamo |
| voi | ricavate |
| loro | ricavino |
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 ricavare |
| lui/lei | non ricavi |
| noi | non ricaviamo |
| voi | non ricavate |
| loro | non ricavino |