saltare — Italian conjugation
to jump
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 | salto | I jump |
| tu | salti | you jump |
| lui/lei | salta | he/she/it jumps |
| noi | saltiamo | we jump |
| voi | saltate | you (pl.) jump |
| loro | saltano | they jump |
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 | saltai | I jumped |
| tu | saltasti | you jumped |
| lui/lei | saltò | he/she/it jumped |
| noi | saltammo | we jumped |
| voi | saltaste | you (pl.) jumped |
| loro | saltarono | they jumped |
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 | saltavo |
| tu | saltavi |
| lui/lei | saltava |
| noi | saltavamo |
| voi | saltavate |
| loro | saltavano |
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 | salterei | I would jump |
| tu | salteresti | you would jump |
| lui/lei | salterebbe | he/she/it would jump |
| noi | salteremmo | we would jump |
| voi | saltereste | you (pl.) would jump |
| loro | salterebbero | they would jump |
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 | salterò | I will jump |
| tu | salterai | you will jump |
| lui/lei | salterà | he/she/it will jump |
| noi | salteremo | we will jump |
| voi | salterete | you (pl.) will jump |
| loro | salteranno | they will jump |
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 saltato | I have jumped |
| tu | hai saltato | you have jumped |
| lui/lei | ha saltato | he/she/it has jumped |
| noi | abbiamo saltato | we have jumped |
| voi | avete saltato | you (pl.) have jumped |
| loro | hanno saltato | they have jumped |
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 saltato | I had jumped |
| tu | avevi saltato | you had jumped |
| lui/lei | aveva saltato | he/she/it had jumped |
| noi | avevamo saltato | we had jumped |
| voi | avevate saltato | you (pl.) had jumped |
| loro | avevano saltato | they had jumped |
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 saltato |
| tu | avresti saltato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe saltato |
| noi | avremmo saltato |
| voi | avreste saltato |
| loro | avrebbero saltato |
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 saltato | I will have jumped |
| tu | avrai saltato | you will have jumped |
| lui/lei | avrà saltato | he/she/it will have jumped |
| noi | avremo saltato | we will have jumped |
| voi | avrete saltato | you (pl.) will have jumped |
| loro | avranno saltato | they will have jumped |
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 | salti |
| tu | salti |
| lui/lei | salti |
| noi | saltiamo |
| voi | saltiate |
| loro | saltino |
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 | saltassi |
| tu | saltassi |
| lui/lei | saltasse |
| noi | saltassimo |
| voi | saltaste |
| loro | saltassero |
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 | salta |
| lui/lei | salti |
| noi | saltiamo |
| voi | saltate |
| loro | saltino |
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 saltare |
| lui/lei | non salti |
| noi | non saltiamo |
| voi | non saltate |
| loro | non saltino |