rigare — Italian conjugation
to groove
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 | rigo | I groove |
| tu | righi | you groove |
| lui/lei | riga | he/she/it grooves |
| noi | righiamo | we groove |
| voi | rigate | you (pl.) groove |
| loro | rigano | they groove |
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 | rigai | I grooved |
| tu | rigasti | you grooved |
| lui/lei | rigò | he/she/it grooved |
| noi | rigammo | we grooved |
| voi | rigaste | you (pl.) grooved |
| loro | rigarono | they grooved |
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 | rigavo |
| tu | rigavi |
| lui/lei | rigava |
| noi | rigavamo |
| voi | rigavate |
| loro | rigavano |
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 | righerei | I would groove |
| tu | righeresti | you would groove |
| lui/lei | righerebbe | he/she/it would groove |
| noi | righeremmo | we would groove |
| voi | righereste | you (pl.) would groove |
| loro | righerebbero | they would groove |
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 | righerò | I will groove |
| tu | righerai | you will groove |
| lui/lei | righerà | he/she/it will groove |
| noi | righeremo | we will groove |
| voi | righerete | you (pl.) will groove |
| loro | righeranno | they will groove |
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 rigato | I have grooved |
| tu | hai rigato | you have grooved |
| lui/lei | ha rigato | he/she/it has grooved |
| noi | abbiamo rigato | we have grooved |
| voi | avete rigato | you (pl.) have grooved |
| loro | hanno rigato | they have grooved |
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 rigato | I had grooved |
| tu | avevi rigato | you had grooved |
| lui/lei | aveva rigato | he/she/it had grooved |
| noi | avevamo rigato | we had grooved |
| voi | avevate rigato | you (pl.) had grooved |
| loro | avevano rigato | they had grooved |
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 rigato |
| tu | avresti rigato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe rigato |
| noi | avremmo rigato |
| voi | avreste rigato |
| loro | avrebbero rigato |
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 rigato | I will have grooved |
| tu | avrai rigato | you will have grooved |
| lui/lei | avrà rigato | he/she/it will have grooved |
| noi | avremo rigato | we will have grooved |
| voi | avrete rigato | you (pl.) will have grooved |
| loro | avranno rigato | they will have grooved |
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 | righi |
| tu | righi |
| lui/lei | righi |
| noi | righiamo |
| voi | righiate |
| loro | righino |
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 | rigassi |
| tu | rigassi |
| lui/lei | rigasse |
| noi | rigassimo |
| voi | rigaste |
| loro | rigassero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Irregular
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 | riga |
| lui/lei | righi |
| noi | righiamo |
| voi | rigate |
| loro | righino |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Irregular
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 rigare |
| lui/lei | non righi |
| noi | non righiamo |
| voi | non rigate |
| loro | non righino |