riparare — Italian conjugation
to repair
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 | riparo | I repair |
| tu | ripari | you repair |
| lui/lei | ripara | he/she/it repairs |
| noi | ripariamo | we repair |
| voi | riparate | you (pl.) repair |
| loro | riparano | they repair |
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 | riparai | I repaired |
| tu | riparasti | you repaired |
| lui/lei | riparò | he/she/it repaired |
| noi | riparammo | we repaired |
| voi | riparaste | you (pl.) repaired |
| loro | ripararono | they repaired |
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 | riparavo |
| tu | riparavi |
| lui/lei | riparava |
| noi | riparavamo |
| voi | riparavate |
| loro | riparavano |
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 | riparerei | I would repair |
| tu | ripareresti | you would repair |
| lui/lei | riparerebbe | he/she/it would repair |
| noi | ripareremmo | we would repair |
| voi | riparereste | you (pl.) would repair |
| loro | riparerebbero | they would repair |
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 | riparerò | I will repair |
| tu | riparerai | you will repair |
| lui/lei | riparerà | he/she/it will repair |
| noi | ripareremo | we will repair |
| voi | riparerete | you (pl.) will repair |
| loro | ripareranno | they will repair |
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 riparato | I have repaired |
| tu | hai riparato | you have repaired |
| lui/lei | ha riparato | he/she/it has repaired |
| noi | abbiamo riparato | we have repaired |
| voi | avete riparato | you (pl.) have repaired |
| loro | hanno riparato | they have repaired |
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 riparato | I had repaired |
| tu | avevi riparato | you had repaired |
| lui/lei | aveva riparato | he/she/it had repaired |
| noi | avevamo riparato | we had repaired |
| voi | avevate riparato | you (pl.) had repaired |
| loro | avevano riparato | they had repaired |
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 riparato |
| tu | avresti riparato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe riparato |
| noi | avremmo riparato |
| voi | avreste riparato |
| loro | avrebbero riparato |
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 riparato | I will have repaired |
| tu | avrai riparato | you will have repaired |
| lui/lei | avrà riparato | he/she/it will have repaired |
| noi | avremo riparato | we will have repaired |
| voi | avrete riparato | you (pl.) will have repaired |
| loro | avranno riparato | they will have repaired |
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 | ripari |
| tu | ripari |
| lui/lei | ripari |
| noi | ripariamo |
| voi | ripariate |
| loro | riparino |
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 | riparassi |
| tu | riparassi |
| lui/lei | riparasse |
| noi | riparassimo |
| voi | riparaste |
| loro | riparassero |
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 | ripara |
| lui/lei | ripari |
| noi | ripariamo |
| voi | riparate |
| loro | riparino |
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 riparare |
| lui/lei | non ripari |
| noi | non ripariamo |
| voi | non riparate |
| loro | non riparino |