rivendicare — Italian conjugation
to claim
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 | rivendico | I claim |
| tu | rivendichi | you claim |
| lui/lei | rivendica | he/she/it claims |
| noi | rivendichiamo | we claim |
| voi | rivendicate | you (pl.) claim |
| loro | rivendicano | they claim |
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 | rivendicai | I claimed |
| tu | rivendicasti | you claimed |
| lui/lei | rivendicò | he/she/it claimed |
| noi | rivendicammo | we claimed |
| voi | rivendicaste | you (pl.) claimed |
| loro | rivendicarono | they claimed |
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 | rivendicavo |
| tu | rivendicavi |
| lui/lei | rivendicava |
| noi | rivendicavamo |
| voi | rivendicavate |
| loro | rivendicavano |
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 | rivendicherei | I would claim |
| tu | rivendicheresti | you would claim |
| lui/lei | rivendicherebbe | he/she/it would claim |
| noi | rivendicheremmo | we would claim |
| voi | rivendichereste | you (pl.) would claim |
| loro | rivendicherebbero | they would claim |
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 | rivendicherò | I will claim |
| tu | rivendicherai | you will claim |
| lui/lei | rivendicherà | he/she/it will claim |
| noi | rivendicheremo | we will claim |
| voi | rivendicherete | you (pl.) will claim |
| loro | rivendicheranno | they will claim |
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 rivendicato | I have claimed |
| tu | hai rivendicato | you have claimed |
| lui/lei | ha rivendicato | he/she/it has claimed |
| noi | abbiamo rivendicato | we have claimed |
| voi | avete rivendicato | you (pl.) have claimed |
| loro | hanno rivendicato | they have claimed |
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 rivendicato | I had claimed |
| tu | avevi rivendicato | you had claimed |
| lui/lei | aveva rivendicato | he/she/it had claimed |
| noi | avevamo rivendicato | we had claimed |
| voi | avevate rivendicato | you (pl.) had claimed |
| loro | avevano rivendicato | they had claimed |
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 rivendicato |
| tu | avresti rivendicato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe rivendicato |
| noi | avremmo rivendicato |
| voi | avreste rivendicato |
| loro | avrebbero rivendicato |
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 rivendicato | I will have claimed |
| tu | avrai rivendicato | you will have claimed |
| lui/lei | avrà rivendicato | he/she/it will have claimed |
| noi | avremo rivendicato | we will have claimed |
| voi | avrete rivendicato | you (pl.) will have claimed |
| loro | avranno rivendicato | they will have claimed |
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 | rivendichi |
| tu | rivendichi |
| lui/lei | rivendichi |
| noi | rivendichiamo |
| voi | rivendichiate |
| loro | rivendichino |
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 | rivendicassi |
| tu | rivendicassi |
| lui/lei | rivendicasse |
| noi | rivendicassimo |
| voi | rivendicaste |
| loro | rivendicassero |
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 | rivendica |
| lui/lei | rivendichi |
| noi | rivendichiamo |
| voi | rivendicate |
| loro | rivendichino |
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 rivendicare |
| lui/lei | non rivendichi |
| noi | non rivendichiamo |
| voi | non rivendicate |
| loro | non rivendichino |