ricontrollare — Italian conjugation
to recheck
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 | ricontrollo | I recheck |
| tu | ricontrolli | you recheck |
| lui/lei | ricontrolla | he/she/it rechecks |
| noi | ricontrolliamo | we recheck |
| voi | ricontrollate | you (pl.) recheck |
| loro | ricontrollano | they recheck |
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 | ricontrollai | I rechecked |
| tu | ricontrollasti | you rechecked |
| lui/lei | ricontrollò | he/she/it rechecked |
| noi | ricontrollammo | we rechecked |
| voi | ricontrollaste | you (pl.) rechecked |
| loro | ricontrollarono | they rechecked |
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 | ricontrollavo |
| tu | ricontrollavi |
| lui/lei | ricontrollava |
| noi | ricontrollavamo |
| voi | ricontrollavate |
| loro | ricontrollavano |
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 | ricontrollerei | I would recheck |
| tu | ricontrolleresti | you would recheck |
| lui/lei | ricontrollerebbe | he/she/it would recheck |
| noi | ricontrolleremmo | we would recheck |
| voi | ricontrollereste | you (pl.) would recheck |
| loro | ricontrollerebbero | they would recheck |
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 | ricontrollerò | I will recheck |
| tu | ricontrollerai | you will recheck |
| lui/lei | ricontrollerà | he/she/it will recheck |
| noi | ricontrolleremo | we will recheck |
| voi | ricontrollerete | you (pl.) will recheck |
| loro | ricontrolleranno | they will recheck |
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 ricontrollato | I have rechecked |
| tu | hai ricontrollato | you have rechecked |
| lui/lei | ha ricontrollato | he/she/it has rechecked |
| noi | abbiamo ricontrollato | we have rechecked |
| voi | avete ricontrollato | you (pl.) have rechecked |
| loro | hanno ricontrollato | they have rechecked |
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 ricontrollato | I had rechecked |
| tu | avevi ricontrollato | you had rechecked |
| lui/lei | aveva ricontrollato | he/she/it had rechecked |
| noi | avevamo ricontrollato | we had rechecked |
| voi | avevate ricontrollato | you (pl.) had rechecked |
| loro | avevano ricontrollato | they had rechecked |
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 ricontrollato |
| tu | avresti ricontrollato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe ricontrollato |
| noi | avremmo ricontrollato |
| voi | avreste ricontrollato |
| loro | avrebbero ricontrollato |
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 ricontrollato | I will have rechecked |
| tu | avrai ricontrollato | you will have rechecked |
| lui/lei | avrà ricontrollato | he/she/it will have rechecked |
| noi | avremo ricontrollato | we will have rechecked |
| voi | avrete ricontrollato | you (pl.) will have rechecked |
| loro | avranno ricontrollato | they will have rechecked |
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 | ricontrolli |
| tu | ricontrolli |
| lui/lei | ricontrolli |
| noi | ricontrolliamo |
| voi | ricontrolliate |
| loro | ricontrollino |
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 | ricontrollassi |
| tu | ricontrollassi |
| lui/lei | ricontrollasse |
| noi | ricontrollassimo |
| voi | ricontrollaste |
| loro | ricontrollassero |
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 | ricontrolla |
| lui/lei | ricontrolli |
| noi | ricontrolliamo |
| voi | ricontrollate |
| loro | ricontrollino |
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 ricontrollare |
| lui/lei | non ricontrolli |
| noi | non ricontrolliamo |
| voi | non ricontrollate |
| loro | non ricontrollino |