scassinare — Italian conjugation
to break into
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 | scassino | I break into |
| tu | scassini | you break into |
| lui/lei | scassina | he/she/it breaks into |
| noi | scassiniamo | we break into |
| voi | scassinate | you (pl.) break into |
| loro | scassinano | they break into |
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 | scassinai | I broke into |
| tu | scassinasti | you broke into |
| lui/lei | scassinò | he/she/it broke into |
| noi | scassinammo | we broke into |
| voi | scassinaste | you (pl.) broke into |
| loro | scassinarono | they broke into |
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 | scassinavo |
| tu | scassinavi |
| lui/lei | scassinava |
| noi | scassinavamo |
| voi | scassinavate |
| loro | scassinavano |
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 | scassinerei | I would break into |
| tu | scassineresti | you would break into |
| lui/lei | scassinerebbe | he/she/it would break into |
| noi | scassineremmo | we would break into |
| voi | scassinereste | you (pl.) would break into |
| loro | scassinerebbero | they would break into |
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 | scassinerò | I will break into |
| tu | scassinerai | you will break into |
| lui/lei | scassinerà | he/she/it will break into |
| noi | scassineremo | we will break into |
| voi | scassinerete | you (pl.) will break into |
| loro | scassineranno | they will break into |
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 scassinato | I have broken into |
| tu | hai scassinato | you have broken into |
| lui/lei | ha scassinato | he/she/it has broken into |
| noi | abbiamo scassinato | we have broken into |
| voi | avete scassinato | you (pl.) have broken into |
| loro | hanno scassinato | they have broken into |
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 scassinato | I had broken into |
| tu | avevi scassinato | you had broken into |
| lui/lei | aveva scassinato | he/she/it had broken into |
| noi | avevamo scassinato | we had broken into |
| voi | avevate scassinato | you (pl.) had broken into |
| loro | avevano scassinato | they had broken into |
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 scassinato |
| tu | avresti scassinato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe scassinato |
| noi | avremmo scassinato |
| voi | avreste scassinato |
| loro | avrebbero scassinato |
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 scassinato | I will have broken into |
| tu | avrai scassinato | you will have broken into |
| lui/lei | avrà scassinato | he/she/it will have broken into |
| noi | avremo scassinato | we will have broken into |
| voi | avrete scassinato | you (pl.) will have broken into |
| loro | avranno scassinato | they will have broken into |
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 | scassini |
| tu | scassini |
| lui/lei | scassini |
| noi | scassiniamo |
| voi | scassiniate |
| loro | scassinino |
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 | scassinassi |
| tu | scassinassi |
| lui/lei | scassinasse |
| noi | scassinassimo |
| voi | scassinaste |
| loro | scassinassero |
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 | scassina |
| lui/lei | scassini |
| noi | scassiniamo |
| voi | scassinate |
| loro | scassinino |
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 scassinare |
| lui/lei | non scassini |
| noi | non scassiniamo |
| voi | non scassinate |
| loro | non scassinino |