riesaminare — Italian conjugation
to re-examine
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 | riesamino | I re-examine |
| tu | riesamini | you re-examine |
| lui/lei | riesamina | he/she/it re-examines |
| noi | riesaminiamo | we re-examine |
| voi | riesaminate | you (pl.) re-examine |
| loro | riesaminano | they re-examine |
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 | riesaminai | I re-examined |
| tu | riesaminasti | you re-examined |
| lui/lei | riesaminò | he/she/it re-examined |
| noi | riesaminammo | we re-examined |
| voi | riesaminaste | you (pl.) re-examined |
| loro | riesaminarono | they re-examined |
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 | riesaminavo |
| tu | riesaminavi |
| lui/lei | riesaminava |
| noi | riesaminavamo |
| voi | riesaminavate |
| loro | riesaminavano |
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 | riesaminerei | I would re-examine |
| tu | riesamineresti | you would re-examine |
| lui/lei | riesaminerebbe | he/she/it would re-examine |
| noi | riesamineremmo | we would re-examine |
| voi | riesaminereste | you (pl.) would re-examine |
| loro | riesaminerebbero | they would re-examine |
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 | riesaminerò | I will re-examine |
| tu | riesaminerai | you will re-examine |
| lui/lei | riesaminerà | he/she/it will re-examine |
| noi | riesamineremo | we will re-examine |
| voi | riesaminerete | you (pl.) will re-examine |
| loro | riesamineranno | they will re-examine |
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 riesaminato | I have re-examined |
| tu | hai riesaminato | you have re-examined |
| lui/lei | ha riesaminato | he/she/it has re-examined |
| noi | abbiamo riesaminato | we have re-examined |
| voi | avete riesaminato | you (pl.) have re-examined |
| loro | hanno riesaminato | they have re-examined |
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 riesaminato | I had re-examined |
| tu | avevi riesaminato | you had re-examined |
| lui/lei | aveva riesaminato | he/she/it had re-examined |
| noi | avevamo riesaminato | we had re-examined |
| voi | avevate riesaminato | you (pl.) had re-examined |
| loro | avevano riesaminato | they had re-examined |
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 riesaminato |
| tu | avresti riesaminato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe riesaminato |
| noi | avremmo riesaminato |
| voi | avreste riesaminato |
| loro | avrebbero riesaminato |
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 riesaminato | I will have re-examined |
| tu | avrai riesaminato | you will have re-examined |
| lui/lei | avrà riesaminato | he/she/it will have re-examined |
| noi | avremo riesaminato | we will have re-examined |
| voi | avrete riesaminato | you (pl.) will have re-examined |
| loro | avranno riesaminato | they will have re-examined |
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 | riesamini |
| tu | riesamini |
| lui/lei | riesamini |
| noi | riesaminiamo |
| voi | riesaminiate |
| loro | riesaminino |
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 | riesaminassi |
| tu | riesaminassi |
| lui/lei | riesaminasse |
| noi | riesaminassimo |
| voi | riesaminaste |
| loro | riesaminassero |
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 | riesamina |
| lui/lei | riesamini |
| noi | riesaminiamo |
| voi | riesaminate |
| loro | riesaminino |
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 riesaminare |
| lui/lei | non riesamini |
| noi | non riesaminiamo |
| voi | non riesaminate |
| loro | non riesaminino |