riposare — Italian conjugation
to rest
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 | riposo | I rest |
| tu | riposi | you rest |
| lui/lei | riposa | he/she/it rests |
| noi | riposiamo | we rest |
| voi | riposate | you (pl.) rest |
| loro | riposano | they rest |
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 | riposai | I rested |
| tu | riposasti | you rested |
| lui/lei | riposò | he/she/it rested |
| noi | riposammo | we rested |
| voi | riposaste | you (pl.) rested |
| loro | riposarono | they rested |
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 | riposavo |
| tu | riposavi |
| lui/lei | riposava |
| noi | riposavamo |
| voi | riposavate |
| loro | riposavano |
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 | riposerei | I would rest |
| tu | riposeresti | you would rest |
| lui/lei | riposerebbe | he/she/it would rest |
| noi | riposeremmo | we would rest |
| voi | riposereste | you (pl.) would rest |
| loro | riposerebbero | they would rest |
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 | riposerò | I will rest |
| tu | riposerai | you will rest |
| lui/lei | riposerà | he/she/it will rest |
| noi | riposeremo | we will rest |
| voi | riposerete | you (pl.) will rest |
| loro | riposeranno | they will rest |
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 riposato | I have rested |
| tu | hai riposato | you have rested |
| lui/lei | ha riposato | he/she/it has rested |
| noi | abbiamo riposato | we have rested |
| voi | avete riposato | you (pl.) have rested |
| loro | hanno riposato | they have rested |
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 riposato | I had rested |
| tu | avevi riposato | you had rested |
| lui/lei | aveva riposato | he/she/it had rested |
| noi | avevamo riposato | we had rested |
| voi | avevate riposato | you (pl.) had rested |
| loro | avevano riposato | they had rested |
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 riposato |
| tu | avresti riposato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe riposato |
| noi | avremmo riposato |
| voi | avreste riposato |
| loro | avrebbero riposato |
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 riposato | I will have rested |
| tu | avrai riposato | you will have rested |
| lui/lei | avrà riposato | he/she/it will have rested |
| noi | avremo riposato | we will have rested |
| voi | avrete riposato | you (pl.) will have rested |
| loro | avranno riposato | they will have rested |
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 | riposi |
| tu | riposi |
| lui/lei | riposi |
| noi | riposiamo |
| voi | riposiate |
| loro | riposino |
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 | riposassi |
| tu | riposassi |
| lui/lei | riposasse |
| noi | riposassimo |
| voi | riposaste |
| loro | riposassero |
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 | riposa |
| lui/lei | riposi |
| noi | riposiamo |
| voi | riposate |
| loro | riposino |
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 riposare |
| lui/lei | non riposi |
| noi | non riposiamo |
| voi | non riposate |
| loro | non riposino |