riempire — Italian conjugation
to fill
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 | riempio | I fill |
| tu | riempi | you fill |
| lui/lei | riempie | he/she/it fills |
| noi | riempiamo | we fill |
| voi | riempite | you (pl.) fill |
| loro | riempiono | they fill |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Irregular
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 | riempii | I filled |
| tu | riempisti | you filled |
| lui/lei | riempì | he/she/it filled |
| noi | riempimmo | we filled |
| voi | riempiste | you (pl.) filled |
| loro | riempirono | they filled |
Imperfect (Imperfetto) Irregular
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 | riempivo |
| tu | riempivi |
| lui/lei | riempiva |
| noi | riempivamo |
| voi | riempivate |
| loro | riempivano |
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 | riempirei | I would fill |
| tu | riempiresti | you would fill |
| lui/lei | riempirebbe | he/she/it would fill |
| noi | riempiremmo | we would fill |
| voi | riempireste | you (pl.) would fill |
| loro | riempirebbero | they would fill |
Future (Futuro semplice) Irregular
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 | riempirò | I will fill |
| tu | riempirai | you will fill |
| lui/lei | riempirà | he/she/it will fill |
| noi | riempiremo | we will fill |
| voi | riempirete | you (pl.) will fill |
| loro | riempiranno | they will fill |
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 riempito | I have filled |
| tu | hai riempito | you have filled |
| lui/lei | ha riempito | he/she/it has filled |
| noi | abbiamo riempito | we have filled |
| voi | avete riempito | you (pl.) have filled |
| loro | hanno riempito | they have filled |
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 riempito | I had filled |
| tu | avevi riempito | you had filled |
| lui/lei | aveva riempito | he/she/it had filled |
| noi | avevamo riempito | we had filled |
| voi | avevate riempito | you (pl.) had filled |
| loro | avevano riempito | they had filled |
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 riempito |
| tu | avresti riempito |
| lui/lei | avrebbe riempito |
| noi | avremmo riempito |
| voi | avreste riempito |
| loro | avrebbero riempito |
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 riempito | I will have filled |
| tu | avrai riempito | you will have filled |
| lui/lei | avrà riempito | he/she/it will have filled |
| noi | avremo riempito | we will have filled |
| voi | avrete riempito | you (pl.) will have filled |
| loro | avranno riempito | they will have filled |
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 | riempia |
| tu | riempia |
| lui/lei | riempia |
| noi | riempiamo |
| voi | riempiate |
| loro | riempiano |
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 | riempissi |
| tu | riempissi |
| lui/lei | riempisse |
| noi | riempissimo |
| voi | riempiste |
| loro | riempissero |
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 | riempi |
| lui/lei | riempia |
| noi | riempiamo |
| voi | riempite |
| loro | riempiano |
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 riempire |
| lui/lei | non riempia |
| noi | non riempiamo |
| voi | non riempite |
| loro | non riempiano |