rimproverare — Italian conjugation
to reproach
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 | rimprovero | I reproach |
| tu | rimproveri | you reproach |
| lui/lei | rimprovera | he/she/it reproaches |
| noi | rimproveriamo | we reproach |
| voi | rimproverate | you (pl.) reproach |
| loro | rimproverano | they reproach |
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 | rimproverai | I reproached |
| tu | rimproverasti | you reproached |
| lui/lei | rimproverò | he/she/it reproached |
| noi | rimproverammo | we reproached |
| voi | rimproveraste | you (pl.) reproached |
| loro | rimproverarono | they reproached |
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 | rimproveravo |
| tu | rimproveravi |
| lui/lei | rimproverava |
| noi | rimproveravamo |
| voi | rimproveravate |
| loro | rimproveravano |
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 | rimprovererei | I would reproach |
| tu | rimprovereresti | you would reproach |
| lui/lei | rimprovererebbe | he/she/it would reproach |
| noi | rimprovereremmo | we would reproach |
| voi | rimproverereste | you (pl.) would reproach |
| loro | rimprovererebbero | they would reproach |
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 | rimprovererò | I will reproach |
| tu | rimprovererai | you will reproach |
| lui/lei | rimprovererà | he/she/it will reproach |
| noi | rimprovereremo | we will reproach |
| voi | rimprovererete | you (pl.) will reproach |
| loro | rimprovereranno | they will reproach |
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 rimproverato | I have reproached |
| tu | hai rimproverato | you have reproached |
| lui/lei | ha rimproverato | he/she/it has reproached |
| noi | abbiamo rimproverato | we have reproached |
| voi | avete rimproverato | you (pl.) have reproached |
| loro | hanno rimproverato | they have reproached |
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 rimproverato | I had reproached |
| tu | avevi rimproverato | you had reproached |
| lui/lei | aveva rimproverato | he/she/it had reproached |
| noi | avevamo rimproverato | we had reproached |
| voi | avevate rimproverato | you (pl.) had reproached |
| loro | avevano rimproverato | they had reproached |
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 rimproverato |
| tu | avresti rimproverato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe rimproverato |
| noi | avremmo rimproverato |
| voi | avreste rimproverato |
| loro | avrebbero rimproverato |
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 rimproverato | I will have reproached |
| tu | avrai rimproverato | you will have reproached |
| lui/lei | avrà rimproverato | he/she/it will have reproached |
| noi | avremo rimproverato | we will have reproached |
| voi | avrete rimproverato | you (pl.) will have reproached |
| loro | avranno rimproverato | they will have reproached |
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 | rimproveri |
| tu | rimproveri |
| lui/lei | rimproveri |
| noi | rimproveriamo |
| voi | rimproveriate |
| loro | rimproverino |
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 | rimproverassi |
| tu | rimproverassi |
| lui/lei | rimproverasse |
| noi | rimproverassimo |
| voi | rimproveraste |
| loro | rimproverassero |
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 | rimprovera |
| lui/lei | rimproveri |
| noi | rimproveriamo |
| voi | rimproverate |
| loro | rimproverino |
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 rimproverare |
| lui/lei | non rimproveri |
| noi | non rimproveriamo |
| voi | non rimproverate |
| loro | non rimproverino |