riconsiderare — Italian conjugation
to reconsider
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 | riconsidero | I reconsider |
| tu | riconsideri | you reconsider |
| lui/lei | riconsidera | he/she/it reconsiders |
| noi | riconsideriamo | we reconsider |
| voi | riconsiderate | you (pl.) reconsider |
| loro | riconsiderano | they reconsider |
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 | riconsiderai | I reconsidered |
| tu | riconsiderasti | you reconsidered |
| lui/lei | riconsiderò | he/she/it reconsidered |
| noi | riconsiderammo | we reconsidered |
| voi | riconsideraste | you (pl.) reconsidered |
| loro | riconsiderarono | they reconsidered |
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 | riconsideravo |
| tu | riconsideravi |
| lui/lei | riconsiderava |
| noi | riconsideravamo |
| voi | riconsideravate |
| loro | riconsideravano |
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 | riconsidererei | I would reconsider |
| tu | riconsidereresti | you would reconsider |
| lui/lei | riconsidererebbe | he/she/it would reconsider |
| noi | riconsidereremmo | we would reconsider |
| voi | riconsiderereste | you (pl.) would reconsider |
| loro | riconsidererebbero | they would reconsider |
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 | riconsidererò | I will reconsider |
| tu | riconsidererai | you will reconsider |
| lui/lei | riconsidererà | he/she/it will reconsider |
| noi | riconsidereremo | we will reconsider |
| voi | riconsidererete | you (pl.) will reconsider |
| loro | riconsidereranno | they will reconsider |
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 riconsiderato | I have reconsidered |
| tu | hai riconsiderato | you have reconsidered |
| lui/lei | ha riconsiderato | he/she/it has reconsidered |
| noi | abbiamo riconsiderato | we have reconsidered |
| voi | avete riconsiderato | you (pl.) have reconsidered |
| loro | hanno riconsiderato | they have reconsidered |
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 riconsiderato | I had reconsidered |
| tu | avevi riconsiderato | you had reconsidered |
| lui/lei | aveva riconsiderato | he/she/it had reconsidered |
| noi | avevamo riconsiderato | we had reconsidered |
| voi | avevate riconsiderato | you (pl.) had reconsidered |
| loro | avevano riconsiderato | they had reconsidered |
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 riconsiderato |
| tu | avresti riconsiderato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe riconsiderato |
| noi | avremmo riconsiderato |
| voi | avreste riconsiderato |
| loro | avrebbero riconsiderato |
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 riconsiderato | I will have reconsidered |
| tu | avrai riconsiderato | you will have reconsidered |
| lui/lei | avrà riconsiderato | he/she/it will have reconsidered |
| noi | avremo riconsiderato | we will have reconsidered |
| voi | avrete riconsiderato | you (pl.) will have reconsidered |
| loro | avranno riconsiderato | they will have reconsidered |
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 | riconsideri |
| tu | riconsideri |
| lui/lei | riconsideri |
| noi | riconsideriamo |
| voi | riconsideriate |
| loro | riconsiderino |
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 | riconsiderassi |
| tu | riconsiderassi |
| lui/lei | riconsiderasse |
| noi | riconsiderassimo |
| voi | riconsideraste |
| loro | riconsiderassero |
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 | riconsidera |
| lui/lei | riconsideri |
| noi | riconsideriamo |
| voi | riconsiderate |
| loro | riconsiderino |
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 riconsiderare |
| lui/lei | non riconsideri |
| noi | non riconsideriamo |
| voi | non riconsiderate |
| loro | non riconsiderino |