ricoverare — Italian conjugation
to hospitalise
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 | ricovero | I hospitalize |
| tu | ricoveri | you hospitalize |
| lui/lei | ricovera | he/she/it hospitalizes |
| noi | ricoveriamo | we hospitalize |
| voi | ricoverate | you (pl.) hospitalize |
| loro | ricoverano | they hospitalize |
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 | ricoverai | I hospitalized |
| tu | ricoverasti | you hospitalized |
| lui/lei | ricoverò | he/she/it hospitalized |
| noi | ricoverammo | we hospitalized |
| voi | ricoveraste | you (pl.) hospitalized |
| loro | ricoverarono | they hospitalized |
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 | ricoveravo |
| tu | ricoveravi |
| lui/lei | ricoverava |
| noi | ricoveravamo |
| voi | ricoveravate |
| loro | ricoveravano |
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 | ricovererei | I would hospitalize |
| tu | ricovereresti | you would hospitalize |
| lui/lei | ricovererebbe | he/she/it would hospitalize |
| noi | ricovereremmo | we would hospitalize |
| voi | ricoverereste | you (pl.) would hospitalize |
| loro | ricovererebbero | they would hospitalize |
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 | ricovererò | I will hospitalize |
| tu | ricovererai | you will hospitalize |
| lui/lei | ricovererà | he/she/it will hospitalize |
| noi | ricovereremo | we will hospitalize |
| voi | ricovererete | you (pl.) will hospitalize |
| loro | ricovereranno | they will hospitalize |
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 ricoverato | I have hospitalized |
| tu | hai ricoverato | you have hospitalized |
| lui/lei | ha ricoverato | he/she/it has hospitalized |
| noi | abbiamo ricoverato | we have hospitalized |
| voi | avete ricoverato | you (pl.) have hospitalized |
| loro | hanno ricoverato | they have hospitalized |
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 ricoverato | I had hospitalized |
| tu | avevi ricoverato | you had hospitalized |
| lui/lei | aveva ricoverato | he/she/it had hospitalized |
| noi | avevamo ricoverato | we had hospitalized |
| voi | avevate ricoverato | you (pl.) had hospitalized |
| loro | avevano ricoverato | they had hospitalized |
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 ricoverato |
| tu | avresti ricoverato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe ricoverato |
| noi | avremmo ricoverato |
| voi | avreste ricoverato |
| loro | avrebbero ricoverato |
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 ricoverato | I will have hospitalized |
| tu | avrai ricoverato | you will have hospitalized |
| lui/lei | avrà ricoverato | he/she/it will have hospitalized |
| noi | avremo ricoverato | we will have hospitalized |
| voi | avrete ricoverato | you (pl.) will have hospitalized |
| loro | avranno ricoverato | they will have hospitalized |
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 | ricoveri |
| tu | ricoveri |
| lui/lei | ricoveri |
| noi | ricoveriamo |
| voi | ricoveriate |
| loro | ricoverino |
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 | ricoverassi |
| tu | ricoverassi |
| lui/lei | ricoverasse |
| noi | ricoverassimo |
| voi | ricoveraste |
| loro | ricoverassero |
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 | ricovera |
| lui/lei | ricoveri |
| noi | ricoveriamo |
| voi | ricoverate |
| loro | ricoverino |
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 ricoverare |
| lui/lei | non ricoveri |
| noi | non ricoveriamo |
| voi | non ricoverate |
| loro | non ricoverino |