riconquistare — Italian conjugation
to reconquer
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 | riconquisto | I reconquer |
| tu | riconquisti | you reconquer |
| lui/lei | riconquista | he/she/it reconquers |
| noi | riconquistiamo | we reconquer |
| voi | riconquistate | you (pl.) reconquer |
| loro | riconquistano | they reconquer |
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 | riconquistai | I reconquered |
| tu | riconquistasti | you reconquered |
| lui/lei | riconquistò | he/she/it reconquered |
| noi | riconquistammo | we reconquered |
| voi | riconquistaste | you (pl.) reconquered |
| loro | riconquistarono | they reconquered |
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 | riconquistavo |
| tu | riconquistavi |
| lui/lei | riconquistava |
| noi | riconquistavamo |
| voi | riconquistavate |
| loro | riconquistavano |
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 | riconquisterei | I would reconquer |
| tu | riconquisteresti | you would reconquer |
| lui/lei | riconquisterebbe | he/she/it would reconquer |
| noi | riconquisteremmo | we would reconquer |
| voi | riconquistereste | you (pl.) would reconquer |
| loro | riconquisterebbero | they would reconquer |
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 | riconquisterò | I will reconquer |
| tu | riconquisterai | you will reconquer |
| lui/lei | riconquisterà | he/she/it will reconquer |
| noi | riconquisteremo | we will reconquer |
| voi | riconquisterete | you (pl.) will reconquer |
| loro | riconquisteranno | they will reconquer |
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 riconquistato | I have reconquered |
| tu | hai riconquistato | you have reconquered |
| lui/lei | ha riconquistato | he/she/it has reconquered |
| noi | abbiamo riconquistato | we have reconquered |
| voi | avete riconquistato | you (pl.) have reconquered |
| loro | hanno riconquistato | they have reconquered |
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 riconquistato | I had reconquered |
| tu | avevi riconquistato | you had reconquered |
| lui/lei | aveva riconquistato | he/she/it had reconquered |
| noi | avevamo riconquistato | we had reconquered |
| voi | avevate riconquistato | you (pl.) had reconquered |
| loro | avevano riconquistato | they had reconquered |
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 riconquistato |
| tu | avresti riconquistato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe riconquistato |
| noi | avremmo riconquistato |
| voi | avreste riconquistato |
| loro | avrebbero riconquistato |
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 riconquistato | I will have reconquered |
| tu | avrai riconquistato | you will have reconquered |
| lui/lei | avrà riconquistato | he/she/it will have reconquered |
| noi | avremo riconquistato | we will have reconquered |
| voi | avrete riconquistato | you (pl.) will have reconquered |
| loro | avranno riconquistato | they will have reconquered |
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 | riconquisti |
| tu | riconquisti |
| lui/lei | riconquisti |
| noi | riconquistiamo |
| voi | riconquistiate |
| loro | riconquistino |
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 | riconquistassi |
| tu | riconquistassi |
| lui/lei | riconquistasse |
| noi | riconquistassimo |
| voi | riconquistaste |
| loro | riconquistassero |
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 | riconquista |
| lui/lei | riconquisti |
| noi | riconquistiamo |
| voi | riconquistate |
| loro | riconquistino |
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 riconquistare |
| lui/lei | non riconquisti |
| noi | non riconquistiamo |
| voi | non riconquistate |
| loro | non riconquistino |