riformulare — Italian conjugation
to reformulate
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 | riformulo | I reformulate |
| tu | riformuli | you reformulate |
| lui/lei | riformula | he/she/it reformulates |
| noi | riformuliamo | we reformulate |
| voi | riformulate | you (pl.) reformulate |
| loro | riformulano | they reformulate |
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 | riformulai | I reformulated |
| tu | riformulasti | you reformulated |
| lui/lei | riformulò | he/she/it reformulated |
| noi | riformulammo | we reformulated |
| voi | riformulaste | you (pl.) reformulated |
| loro | riformularono | they reformulated |
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 | riformulavo |
| tu | riformulavi |
| lui/lei | riformulava |
| noi | riformulavamo |
| voi | riformulavate |
| loro | riformulavano |
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 | riformulerei | I would reformulate |
| tu | riformuleresti | you would reformulate |
| lui/lei | riformulerebbe | he/she/it would reformulate |
| noi | riformuleremmo | we would reformulate |
| voi | riformulereste | you (pl.) would reformulate |
| loro | riformulerebbero | they would reformulate |
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 | riformulerò | I will reformulate |
| tu | riformulerai | you will reformulate |
| lui/lei | riformulerà | he/she/it will reformulate |
| noi | riformuleremo | we will reformulate |
| voi | riformulerete | you (pl.) will reformulate |
| loro | riformuleranno | they will reformulate |
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 riformulato | I have reformulated |
| tu | hai riformulato | you have reformulated |
| lui/lei | ha riformulato | he/she/it has reformulated |
| noi | abbiamo riformulato | we have reformulated |
| voi | avete riformulato | you (pl.) have reformulated |
| loro | hanno riformulato | they have reformulated |
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 riformulato | I had reformulated |
| tu | avevi riformulato | you had reformulated |
| lui/lei | aveva riformulato | he/she/it had reformulated |
| noi | avevamo riformulato | we had reformulated |
| voi | avevate riformulato | you (pl.) had reformulated |
| loro | avevano riformulato | they had reformulated |
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 riformulato |
| tu | avresti riformulato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe riformulato |
| noi | avremmo riformulato |
| voi | avreste riformulato |
| loro | avrebbero riformulato |
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 riformulato | I will have reformulated |
| tu | avrai riformulato | you will have reformulated |
| lui/lei | avrà riformulato | he/she/it will have reformulated |
| noi | avremo riformulato | we will have reformulated |
| voi | avrete riformulato | you (pl.) will have reformulated |
| loro | avranno riformulato | they will have reformulated |
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 | riformuli |
| tu | riformuli |
| lui/lei | riformuli |
| noi | riformuliamo |
| voi | riformuliate |
| loro | riformulino |
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 | riformulassi |
| tu | riformulassi |
| lui/lei | riformulasse |
| noi | riformulassimo |
| voi | riformulaste |
| loro | riformulassero |
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 | riformula |
| lui/lei | riformuli |
| noi | riformuliamo |
| voi | riformulate |
| loro | riformulino |
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 riformulare |
| lui/lei | non riformuli |
| noi | non riformuliamo |
| voi | non riformulate |
| loro | non riformulino |