scappare — Italian conjugation
to escape
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 | scappo | I escape |
| tu | scappi | you escape |
| lui/lei | scappa | he/she/it escapes |
| noi | scappiamo | we escape |
| voi | scappate | you (pl.) escape |
| loro | scappano | they escape |
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 | scappai | I escaped |
| tu | scappasti | you escaped |
| lui/lei | scappò | he/she/it escaped |
| noi | scappammo | we escaped |
| voi | scappaste | you (pl.) escaped |
| loro | scapparono | they escaped |
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 | scappavo |
| tu | scappavi |
| lui/lei | scappava |
| noi | scappavamo |
| voi | scappavate |
| loro | scappavano |
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 | scapperei | I would escape |
| tu | scapperesti | you would escape |
| lui/lei | scapperebbe | he/she/it would escape |
| noi | scapperemmo | we would escape |
| voi | scappereste | you (pl.) would escape |
| loro | scapperebbero | they would escape |
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 | scapperò | I will escape |
| tu | scapperai | you will escape |
| lui/lei | scapperà | he/she/it will escape |
| noi | scapperemo | we will escape |
| voi | scapperete | you (pl.) will escape |
| loro | scapperanno | they will escape |
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 | sono scappato/a | I have escaped |
| tu | sei scappato/a | you have escaped |
| lui/lei | è scappato/a | he/she/it has escaped |
| noi | siamo scappati/e | we have escaped |
| voi | siete scappati/e | you (pl.) have escaped |
| loro | sono scappati/e | they have escaped |
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 | ero scappato/a | I had escaped |
| tu | eri scappato/a | you had escaped |
| lui/lei | era scappato/a | he/she/it had escaped |
| noi | eravamo scappati/e | we had escaped |
| voi | eravate scappati/e | you (pl.) had escaped |
| loro | erano scappati/e | they had escaped |
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 | sarei scappato/a |
| tu | saresti scappato/a |
| lui/lei | sarebbe scappato/a |
| noi | saremmo scappati/e |
| voi | sareste scappati/e |
| loro | sarebbero scappati/e |
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 | sarò scappato/a | I will have escaped |
| tu | sarai scappato/a | you will have escaped |
| lui/lei | sarà scappato/a | he/she/it will have escaped |
| noi | saremo scappati/e | we will have escaped |
| voi | sarete scappati/e | you (pl.) will have escaped |
| loro | saranno scappati/e | they will have escaped |
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 | scappi |
| tu | scappi |
| lui/lei | scappi |
| noi | scappiamo |
| voi | scappiate |
| loro | scappino |
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 | scappassi |
| tu | scappassi |
| lui/lei | scappasse |
| noi | scappassimo |
| voi | scappaste |
| loro | scappassero |
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 | scappa |
| lui/lei | scappi |
| noi | scappiamo |
| voi | scappate |
| loro | scappino |
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 scappare |
| lui/lei | non scappi |
| noi | non scappiamo |
| voi | non scappate |
| loro | non scappino |