scaricare — Italian conjugation
to download
Indicative
Present (Presente) Irregular
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 | scarico | I download |
| tu | scarichi | you download |
| lui/lei | scarica | he/she/it downloads |
| noi | scarichiamo | we download |
| voi | scaricate | you (pl.) download |
| loro | scaricano | they download |
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 | scaricai | I downloaded |
| tu | scaricasti | you downloaded |
| lui/lei | scaricò | he/she/it downloaded |
| noi | scaricammo | we downloaded |
| voi | scaricaste | you (pl.) downloaded |
| loro | scaricarono | they downloaded |
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 | scaricavo |
| tu | scaricavi |
| lui/lei | scaricava |
| noi | scaricavamo |
| voi | scaricavate |
| loro | scaricavano |
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 | scaricherei | I would download |
| tu | scaricheresti | you would download |
| lui/lei | scaricherebbe | he/she/it would download |
| noi | scaricheremmo | we would download |
| voi | scarichereste | you (pl.) would download |
| loro | scaricherebbero | they would download |
Future (Futuro semplice) Irregular
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 | scaricherò | I will download |
| tu | scaricherai | you will download |
| lui/lei | scaricherà | he/she/it will download |
| noi | scaricheremo | we will download |
| voi | scaricherete | you (pl.) will download |
| loro | scaricheranno | they will download |
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 scaricato | I have downloaded |
| tu | hai scaricato | you have downloaded |
| lui/lei | ha scaricato | he/she/it has downloaded |
| noi | abbiamo scaricato | we have downloaded |
| voi | avete scaricato | you (pl.) have downloaded |
| loro | hanno scaricato | they have downloaded |
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 scaricato | I had downloaded |
| tu | avevi scaricato | you had downloaded |
| lui/lei | aveva scaricato | he/she/it had downloaded |
| noi | avevamo scaricato | we had downloaded |
| voi | avevate scaricato | you (pl.) had downloaded |
| loro | avevano scaricato | they had downloaded |
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 scaricato |
| tu | avresti scaricato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe scaricato |
| noi | avremmo scaricato |
| voi | avreste scaricato |
| loro | avrebbero scaricato |
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 scaricato | I will have downloaded |
| tu | avrai scaricato | you will have downloaded |
| lui/lei | avrà scaricato | he/she/it will have downloaded |
| noi | avremo scaricato | we will have downloaded |
| voi | avrete scaricato | you (pl.) will have downloaded |
| loro | avranno scaricato | they will have downloaded |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Irregular
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 | scarichi |
| tu | scarichi |
| lui/lei | scarichi |
| noi | scarichiamo |
| voi | scarichiate |
| loro | scarichino |
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 | scaricassi |
| tu | scaricassi |
| lui/lei | scaricasse |
| noi | scaricassimo |
| voi | scaricaste |
| loro | scaricassero |
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 | scarica |
| lui/lei | scarichi |
| noi | scarichiamo |
| voi | scaricate |
| loro | scarichino |
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 scaricare |
| lui/lei | non scarichi |
| noi | non scarichiamo |
| voi | non scaricate |
| loro | non scarichino |