saltellare — Italian conjugation
to hop; to skip
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 | saltello | I hop |
| tu | saltelli | you hop |
| lui/lei | saltella | he/she/it hops |
| noi | saltelliamo | we hop |
| voi | saltellate | you (pl.) hop |
| loro | saltellano | they hop |
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 | saltellai | I hopped |
| tu | saltellasti | you hopped |
| lui/lei | saltellò | he/she/it hopped |
| noi | saltellammo | we hopped |
| voi | saltellaste | you (pl.) hopped |
| loro | saltellarono | they hopped |
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 | saltellavo |
| tu | saltellavi |
| lui/lei | saltellava |
| noi | saltellavamo |
| voi | saltellavate |
| loro | saltellavano |
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 | saltellerei | I would hop |
| tu | saltelleresti | you would hop |
| lui/lei | saltellerebbe | he/she/it would hop |
| noi | saltelleremmo | we would hop |
| voi | saltellereste | you (pl.) would hop |
| loro | saltellerebbero | they would hop |
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 | saltellerò | I will hop |
| tu | saltellerai | you will hop |
| lui/lei | saltellerà | he/she/it will hop |
| noi | saltelleremo | we will hop |
| voi | saltellerete | you (pl.) will hop |
| loro | saltelleranno | they will hop |
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 saltellato | I have hopped |
| tu | hai saltellato | you have hopped |
| lui/lei | ha saltellato | he/she/it has hopped |
| noi | abbiamo saltellato | we have hopped |
| voi | avete saltellato | you (pl.) have hopped |
| loro | hanno saltellato | they have hopped |
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 saltellato | I had hopped |
| tu | avevi saltellato | you had hopped |
| lui/lei | aveva saltellato | he/she/it had hopped |
| noi | avevamo saltellato | we had hopped |
| voi | avevate saltellato | you (pl.) had hopped |
| loro | avevano saltellato | they had hopped |
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 saltellato |
| tu | avresti saltellato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe saltellato |
| noi | avremmo saltellato |
| voi | avreste saltellato |
| loro | avrebbero saltellato |
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 saltellato | I will have hopped |
| tu | avrai saltellato | you will have hopped |
| lui/lei | avrà saltellato | he/she/it will have hopped |
| noi | avremo saltellato | we will have hopped |
| voi | avrete saltellato | you (pl.) will have hopped |
| loro | avranno saltellato | they will have hopped |
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 | saltelli |
| tu | saltelli |
| lui/lei | saltelli |
| noi | saltelliamo |
| voi | saltelliate |
| loro | saltellino |
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 | saltellassi |
| tu | saltellassi |
| lui/lei | saltellasse |
| noi | saltellassimo |
| voi | saltellaste |
| loro | saltellassero |
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 | saltella |
| lui/lei | saltelli |
| noi | saltelliamo |
| voi | saltellate |
| loro | saltellino |
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 saltellare |
| lui/lei | non saltelli |
| noi | non saltelliamo |
| voi | non saltellate |
| loro | non saltellino |