ricucire — Italian conjugation
to re-sew
Indicative
Present (Presente) Irregular
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 | ricucio | I re-sew |
| tu | ricuci | you re-sew |
| lui/lei | ricuce | he/she/it re-sews |
| noi | ricuciamo | we re-sew |
| voi | ricucite | you (pl.) re-sew |
| loro | ricuciono | they re-sew |
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 | ricucii | I re-sewed |
| tu | ricucisti | you re-sewed |
| lui/lei | ricucì | he/she/it re-sewed |
| noi | ricucimmo | we re-sewed |
| voi | ricuciste | you (pl.) re-sewed |
| loro | ricucirono | they re-sewed |
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 | ricucivo |
| tu | ricucivi |
| lui/lei | ricuciva |
| noi | ricucivamo |
| voi | ricucivate |
| loro | ricucivano |
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 | ricucirei | I would re-sew |
| tu | ricuciresti | you would re-sew |
| lui/lei | ricucirebbe | he/she/it would re-sew |
| noi | ricuciremmo | we would re-sew |
| voi | ricucireste | you (pl.) would re-sew |
| loro | ricucirebbero | they would re-sew |
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 | ricucirò | I will re-sew |
| tu | ricucirai | you will re-sew |
| lui/lei | ricucirà | he/she/it will re-sew |
| noi | ricuciremo | we will re-sew |
| voi | ricucirete | you (pl.) will re-sew |
| loro | ricuciranno | they will re-sew |
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 ricucito | I have re-sewn |
| tu | hai ricucito | you have re-sewn |
| lui/lei | ha ricucito | he/she/it has re-sewn |
| noi | abbiamo ricucito | we have re-sewn |
| voi | avete ricucito | you (pl.) have re-sewn |
| loro | hanno ricucito | they have re-sewn |
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 ricucito | I had re-sewn |
| tu | avevi ricucito | you had re-sewn |
| lui/lei | aveva ricucito | he/she/it had re-sewn |
| noi | avevamo ricucito | we had re-sewn |
| voi | avevate ricucito | you (pl.) had re-sewn |
| loro | avevano ricucito | they had re-sewn |
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 ricucito |
| tu | avresti ricucito |
| lui/lei | avrebbe ricucito |
| noi | avremmo ricucito |
| voi | avreste ricucito |
| loro | avrebbero ricucito |
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 ricucito | I will have re-sewn |
| tu | avrai ricucito | you will have re-sewn |
| lui/lei | avrà ricucito | he/she/it will have re-sewn |
| noi | avremo ricucito | we will have re-sewn |
| voi | avrete ricucito | you (pl.) will have re-sewn |
| loro | avranno ricucito | they will have re-sewn |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Irregular
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 | ricucia |
| tu | ricucia |
| lui/lei | ricucia |
| noi | ricuciamo |
| voi | ricuciate |
| loro | ricuciano |
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 | ricucissi |
| tu | ricucissi |
| lui/lei | ricucisse |
| noi | ricucissimo |
| voi | ricuciste |
| loro | ricucissero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Irregular
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 | ricuci |
| lui/lei | ricucia |
| noi | ricuciamo |
| voi | ricucite |
| loro | ricuciano |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Irregular
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 ricucire |
| lui/lei | non ricucia |
| noi | non ricuciamo |
| voi | non ricucite |
| loro | non ricuciano |