ritirare — Italian conjugation
to withdraw; to take back
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 | ritiro | I withdraw |
| tu | ritiri | you withdraw |
| lui/lei | ritira | he/she/it withdraws |
| noi | ritiriamo | we withdraw |
| voi | ritirate | you (pl.) withdraw |
| loro | ritirano | they withdraw |
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 | ritirai | I withdrew |
| tu | ritirasti | you withdrew |
| lui/lei | ritirò | he/she/it withdrew |
| noi | ritirammo | we withdrew |
| voi | ritiraste | you (pl.) withdrew |
| loro | ritirarono | they withdrew |
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 | ritiravo |
| tu | ritiravi |
| lui/lei | ritirava |
| noi | ritiravamo |
| voi | ritiravate |
| loro | ritiravano |
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 | ritirerei | I would withdraw |
| tu | ritireresti | you would withdraw |
| lui/lei | ritirerebbe | he/she/it would withdraw |
| noi | ritireremmo | we would withdraw |
| voi | ritirereste | you (pl.) would withdraw |
| loro | ritirerebbero | they would withdraw |
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 | ritirerò | I will withdraw |
| tu | ritirerai | you will withdraw |
| lui/lei | ritirerà | he/she/it will withdraw |
| noi | ritireremo | we will withdraw |
| voi | ritirerete | you (pl.) will withdraw |
| loro | ritireranno | they will withdraw |
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 ritirato | I have withdrawn |
| tu | hai ritirato | you have withdrawn |
| lui/lei | ha ritirato | he/she/it has withdrawn |
| noi | abbiamo ritirato | we have withdrawn |
| voi | avete ritirato | you (pl.) have withdrawn |
| loro | hanno ritirato | they have withdrawn |
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 ritirato | I had withdrawn |
| tu | avevi ritirato | you had withdrawn |
| lui/lei | aveva ritirato | he/she/it had withdrawn |
| noi | avevamo ritirato | we had withdrawn |
| voi | avevate ritirato | you (pl.) had withdrawn |
| loro | avevano ritirato | they had withdrawn |
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 ritirato |
| tu | avresti ritirato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe ritirato |
| noi | avremmo ritirato |
| voi | avreste ritirato |
| loro | avrebbero ritirato |
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 ritirato | I will have withdrawn |
| tu | avrai ritirato | you will have withdrawn |
| lui/lei | avrà ritirato | he/she/it will have withdrawn |
| noi | avremo ritirato | we will have withdrawn |
| voi | avrete ritirato | you (pl.) will have withdrawn |
| loro | avranno ritirato | they will have withdrawn |
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 | ritiri |
| tu | ritiri |
| lui/lei | ritiri |
| noi | ritiriamo |
| voi | ritiriate |
| loro | ritirino |
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 | ritirassi |
| tu | ritirassi |
| lui/lei | ritirasse |
| noi | ritirassimo |
| voi | ritiraste |
| loro | ritirassero |
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 | ritira |
| lui/lei | ritiri |
| noi | ritiriamo |
| voi | ritirate |
| loro | ritirino |
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 ritirare |
| lui/lei | non ritiri |
| noi | non ritiriamo |
| voi | non ritirate |
| loro | non ritirino |