riordinare — Italian conjugation
to reorganise (to arrange again)
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 | riordino | I reorganize |
| tu | riordini | you reorganize |
| lui/lei | riordina | he/she/it reorganizes |
| noi | riordiniamo | we reorganize |
| voi | riordinate | you (pl.) reorganize |
| loro | riordinano | they reorganize |
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 | riordinai | I reorganized |
| tu | riordinasti | you reorganized |
| lui/lei | riordinò | he/she/it reorganized |
| noi | riordinammo | we reorganized |
| voi | riordinaste | you (pl.) reorganized |
| loro | riordinarono | they reorganized |
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 | riordinavo |
| tu | riordinavi |
| lui/lei | riordinava |
| noi | riordinavamo |
| voi | riordinavate |
| loro | riordinavano |
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 | riordinerei | I would reorganize |
| tu | riordineresti | you would reorganize |
| lui/lei | riordinerebbe | he/she/it would reorganize |
| noi | riordineremmo | we would reorganize |
| voi | riordinereste | you (pl.) would reorganize |
| loro | riordinerebbero | they would reorganize |
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 | riordinerò | I will reorganize |
| tu | riordinerai | you will reorganize |
| lui/lei | riordinerà | he/she/it will reorganize |
| noi | riordineremo | we will reorganize |
| voi | riordinerete | you (pl.) will reorganize |
| loro | riordineranno | they will reorganize |
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 riordinato | I have reorganized |
| tu | hai riordinato | you have reorganized |
| lui/lei | ha riordinato | he/she/it has reorganized |
| noi | abbiamo riordinato | we have reorganized |
| voi | avete riordinato | you (pl.) have reorganized |
| loro | hanno riordinato | they have reorganized |
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 riordinato | I had reorganized |
| tu | avevi riordinato | you had reorganized |
| lui/lei | aveva riordinato | he/she/it had reorganized |
| noi | avevamo riordinato | we had reorganized |
| voi | avevate riordinato | you (pl.) had reorganized |
| loro | avevano riordinato | they had reorganized |
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 riordinato |
| tu | avresti riordinato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe riordinato |
| noi | avremmo riordinato |
| voi | avreste riordinato |
| loro | avrebbero riordinato |
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 riordinato | I will have reorganized |
| tu | avrai riordinato | you will have reorganized |
| lui/lei | avrà riordinato | he/she/it will have reorganized |
| noi | avremo riordinato | we will have reorganized |
| voi | avrete riordinato | you (pl.) will have reorganized |
| loro | avranno riordinato | they will have reorganized |
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 | riordini |
| tu | riordini |
| lui/lei | riordini |
| noi | riordiniamo |
| voi | riordiniate |
| loro | riordinino |
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 | riordinassi |
| tu | riordinassi |
| lui/lei | riordinasse |
| noi | riordinassimo |
| voi | riordinaste |
| loro | riordinassero |
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 | riordina |
| lui/lei | riordini |
| noi | riordiniamo |
| voi | riordinate |
| loro | riordinino |
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 riordinare |
| lui/lei | non riordini |
| noi | non riordiniamo |
| voi | non riordinate |
| loro | non riordinino |