scansionare — Italian conjugation
to scan
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 | scansiono | I scan |
| tu | scansioni | you scan |
| lui/lei | scansiona | he/she/it scans |
| noi | scansioniamo | we scan |
| voi | scansionate | you (pl.) scan |
| loro | scansionano | they scan |
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 | scansionai | I scanned |
| tu | scansionasti | you scanned |
| lui/lei | scansionò | he/she/it scanned |
| noi | scansionammo | we scanned |
| voi | scansionaste | you (pl.) scanned |
| loro | scansionarono | they scanned |
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 | scansionavo |
| tu | scansionavi |
| lui/lei | scansionava |
| noi | scansionavamo |
| voi | scansionavate |
| loro | scansionavano |
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 | scansionerei | I would scan |
| tu | scansioneresti | you would scan |
| lui/lei | scansionerebbe | he/she/it would scan |
| noi | scansioneremmo | we would scan |
| voi | scansionereste | you (pl.) would scan |
| loro | scansionerebbero | they would scan |
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 | scansionerò | I will scan |
| tu | scansionerai | you will scan |
| lui/lei | scansionerà | he/she/it will scan |
| noi | scansioneremo | we will scan |
| voi | scansionerete | you (pl.) will scan |
| loro | scansioneranno | they will scan |
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 scansionato | I have scanned |
| tu | hai scansionato | you have scanned |
| lui/lei | ha scansionato | he/she/it has scanned |
| noi | abbiamo scansionato | we have scanned |
| voi | avete scansionato | you (pl.) have scanned |
| loro | hanno scansionato | they have scanned |
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 scansionato | I had scanned |
| tu | avevi scansionato | you had scanned |
| lui/lei | aveva scansionato | he/she/it had scanned |
| noi | avevamo scansionato | we had scanned |
| voi | avevate scansionato | you (pl.) had scanned |
| loro | avevano scansionato | they had scanned |
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 scansionato |
| tu | avresti scansionato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe scansionato |
| noi | avremmo scansionato |
| voi | avreste scansionato |
| loro | avrebbero scansionato |
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 scansionato | I will have scanned |
| tu | avrai scansionato | you will have scanned |
| lui/lei | avrà scansionato | he/she/it will have scanned |
| noi | avremo scansionato | we will have scanned |
| voi | avrete scansionato | you (pl.) will have scanned |
| loro | avranno scansionato | they will have scanned |
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 | scansioni |
| tu | scansioni |
| lui/lei | scansioni |
| noi | scansioniamo |
| voi | scansioniate |
| loro | scansionino |
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 | scansionassi |
| tu | scansionassi |
| lui/lei | scansionasse |
| noi | scansionassimo |
| voi | scansionaste |
| loro | scansionassero |
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 | scansiona |
| lui/lei | scansioni |
| noi | scansioniamo |
| voi | scansionate |
| loro | scansionino |
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 scansionare |
| lui/lei | non scansioni |
| noi | non scansioniamo |
| voi | non scansionate |
| loro | non scansionino |