riformare — Italian conjugation
to reform (all senses)
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 | riformo | I reform |
| tu | riformi | you reform |
| lui/lei | riforma | he/she/it reforms |
| noi | riformiamo | we reform |
| voi | riformate | you (pl.) reform |
| loro | riformano | they reform |
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 | riformai | I reformed |
| tu | riformasti | you reformed |
| lui/lei | riformò | he/she/it reformed |
| noi | riformammo | we reformed |
| voi | riformaste | you (pl.) reformed |
| loro | riformarono | they reformed |
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 | riformavo |
| tu | riformavi |
| lui/lei | riformava |
| noi | riformavamo |
| voi | riformavate |
| loro | riformavano |
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 | riformerei | I would reform |
| tu | riformeresti | you would reform |
| lui/lei | riformerebbe | he/she/it would reform |
| noi | riformeremmo | we would reform |
| voi | riformereste | you (pl.) would reform |
| loro | riformerebbero | they would reform |
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 | riformerò | I will reform |
| tu | riformerai | you will reform |
| lui/lei | riformerà | he/she/it will reform |
| noi | riformeremo | we will reform |
| voi | riformerete | you (pl.) will reform |
| loro | riformeranno | they will reform |
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 riformato | I have reformed |
| tu | hai riformato | you have reformed |
| lui/lei | ha riformato | he/she/it has reformed |
| noi | abbiamo riformato | we have reformed |
| voi | avete riformato | you (pl.) have reformed |
| loro | hanno riformato | they have reformed |
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 riformato | I had reformed |
| tu | avevi riformato | you had reformed |
| lui/lei | aveva riformato | he/she/it had reformed |
| noi | avevamo riformato | we had reformed |
| voi | avevate riformato | you (pl.) had reformed |
| loro | avevano riformato | they had reformed |
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 riformato |
| tu | avresti riformato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe riformato |
| noi | avremmo riformato |
| voi | avreste riformato |
| loro | avrebbero riformato |
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 riformato | I will have reformed |
| tu | avrai riformato | you will have reformed |
| lui/lei | avrà riformato | he/she/it will have reformed |
| noi | avremo riformato | we will have reformed |
| voi | avrete riformato | you (pl.) will have reformed |
| loro | avranno riformato | they will have reformed |
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 | riformi |
| tu | riformi |
| lui/lei | riformi |
| noi | riformiamo |
| voi | riformiate |
| loro | riformino |
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 | riformassi |
| tu | riformassi |
| lui/lei | riformasse |
| noi | riformassimo |
| voi | riformaste |
| loro | riformassero |
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 | riforma |
| lui/lei | riformi |
| noi | riformiamo |
| voi | riformate |
| loro | riformino |
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 riformare |
| lui/lei | non riformi |
| noi | non riformiamo |
| voi | non riformate |
| loro | non riformino |