rientrare — Italian conjugation
to re-enter
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 | rientro | I re-enter |
| tu | rientri | you re-enter |
| lui/lei | rientra | he/she/it re-enters |
| noi | rientriamo | we re-enter |
| voi | rientrate | you (pl.) re-enter |
| loro | rientrano | they re-enter |
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 | rientrai | I re-entered |
| tu | rientrasti | you re-entered |
| lui/lei | rientrò | he/she/it re-entered |
| noi | rientrammo | we re-entered |
| voi | rientraste | you (pl.) re-entered |
| loro | rientrarono | they re-entered |
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 | rientravo |
| tu | rientravi |
| lui/lei | rientrava |
| noi | rientravamo |
| voi | rientravate |
| loro | rientravano |
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 | rientrerei | I would re-enter |
| tu | rientreresti | you would re-enter |
| lui/lei | rientrerebbe | he/she/it would re-enter |
| noi | rientreremmo | we would re-enter |
| voi | rientrereste | you (pl.) would re-enter |
| loro | rientrerebbero | they would re-enter |
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 | rientrerò | I will re-enter |
| tu | rientrerai | you will re-enter |
| lui/lei | rientrerà | he/she/it will re-enter |
| noi | rientreremo | we will re-enter |
| voi | rientrerete | you (pl.) will re-enter |
| loro | rientreranno | they will re-enter |
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 | sono rientrato/a | I have re-entered |
| tu | sei rientrato/a | you have re-entered |
| lui/lei | è rientrato/a | he/she/it has re-entered |
| noi | siamo rientrati/e | we have re-entered |
| voi | siete rientrati/e | you (pl.) have re-entered |
| loro | sono rientrati/e | they have re-entered |
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 | ero rientrato/a | I had re-entered |
| tu | eri rientrato/a | you had re-entered |
| lui/lei | era rientrato/a | he/she/it had re-entered |
| noi | eravamo rientrati/e | we had re-entered |
| voi | eravate rientrati/e | you (pl.) had re-entered |
| loro | erano rientrati/e | they had re-entered |
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 | sarei rientrato/a |
| tu | saresti rientrato/a |
| lui/lei | sarebbe rientrato/a |
| noi | saremmo rientrati/e |
| voi | sareste rientrati/e |
| loro | sarebbero rientrati/e |
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 | sarò rientrato/a | I will have re-entered |
| tu | sarai rientrato/a | you will have re-entered |
| lui/lei | sarà rientrato/a | he/she/it will have re-entered |
| noi | saremo rientrati/e | we will have re-entered |
| voi | sarete rientrati/e | you (pl.) will have re-entered |
| loro | saranno rientrati/e | they will have re-entered |
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 | rientri |
| tu | rientri |
| lui/lei | rientri |
| noi | rientriamo |
| voi | rientriate |
| loro | rientrino |
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 | rientrassi |
| tu | rientrassi |
| lui/lei | rientrasse |
| noi | rientrassimo |
| voi | rientraste |
| loro | rientrassero |
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 | rientra |
| lui/lei | rientri |
| noi | rientriamo |
| voi | rientrate |
| loro | rientrino |
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 rientrare |
| lui/lei | non rientri |
| noi | non rientriamo |
| voi | non rientrate |
| loro | non rientrino |