rivivere — Italian conjugation
to relive
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 | rivivo | I relive |
| tu | rivivi | you relive |
| lui/lei | rivive | he/she/it relives |
| noi | riviviamo | we relive |
| voi | rivivete | you (pl.) relive |
| loro | rivivono | they relive |
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 | rivissi | I relived |
| tu | rivivesti | you relived |
| lui/lei | rivisse | he/she/it relived |
| noi | rivivemmo | we relived |
| voi | riviveste | you (pl.) relived |
| loro | rivissero | they relived |
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 | rivivevo |
| tu | rivivevi |
| lui/lei | riviveva |
| noi | rivivevamo |
| voi | rivivevate |
| loro | rivivevano |
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 | rivivrei | I would relive |
| tu | rivivresti | you would relive |
| lui/lei | rivivrebbe | he/she/it would relive |
| noi | rivivremmo | we would relive |
| voi | rivivreste | you (pl.) would relive |
| loro | rivivrebbero | they would relive |
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 | rivivrò | I will relive |
| tu | rivivrai | you will relive |
| lui/lei | rivivrà | he/she/it will relive |
| noi | rivivremo | we will relive |
| voi | rivivrete | you (pl.) will relive |
| loro | rivivranno | they will relive |
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 rivissuto | I have relived |
| tu | hai rivissuto | you have relived |
| lui/lei | ha rivissuto | he/she/it has relived |
| noi | abbiamo rivissuto | we have relived |
| voi | avete rivissuto | you (pl.) have relived |
| loro | hanno rivissuto | they have relived |
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 rivissuto | I had relived |
| tu | avevi rivissuto | you had relived |
| lui/lei | aveva rivissuto | he/she/it had relived |
| noi | avevamo rivissuto | we had relived |
| voi | avevate rivissuto | you (pl.) had relived |
| loro | avevano rivissuto | they had relived |
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 rivissuto |
| tu | avresti rivissuto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe rivissuto |
| noi | avremmo rivissuto |
| voi | avreste rivissuto |
| loro | avrebbero rivissuto |
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 rivissuto | I will have relived |
| tu | avrai rivissuto | you will have relived |
| lui/lei | avrà rivissuto | he/she/it will have relived |
| noi | avremo rivissuto | we will have relived |
| voi | avrete rivissuto | you (pl.) will have relived |
| loro | avranno rivissuto | they will have relived |
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 | riviva |
| tu | riviva |
| lui/lei | riviva |
| noi | riviviamo |
| voi | riviviate |
| loro | rivivano |
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 | rivivessi |
| tu | rivivessi |
| lui/lei | rivivesse |
| noi | rivivessimo |
| voi | riviveste |
| loro | rivivessero |
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 | rivivi |
| lui/lei | riviva |
| noi | riviviamo |
| voi | rivivete |
| loro | rivivano |
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 rivivere |
| lui/lei | non riviva |
| noi | non riviviamo |
| voi | non rivivete |
| loro | non rivivano |