schivare — Italian conjugation
to dodge
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 | schivo | I dodge |
| tu | schivi | you dodge |
| lui/lei | schiva | he/she/it dodges |
| noi | schiviamo | we dodge |
| voi | schivate | you (pl.) dodge |
| loro | schivano | they dodge |
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 | schivai | I dodged |
| tu | schivasti | you dodged |
| lui/lei | schivò | he/she/it dodged |
| noi | schivammo | we dodged |
| voi | schivaste | you (pl.) dodged |
| loro | schivarono | they dodged |
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 | schivavo |
| tu | schivavi |
| lui/lei | schivava |
| noi | schivavamo |
| voi | schivavate |
| loro | schivavano |
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 | schiverei | I would dodge |
| tu | schiveresti | you would dodge |
| lui/lei | schiverebbe | he/she/it would dodge |
| noi | schiveremmo | we would dodge |
| voi | schivereste | you (pl.) would dodge |
| loro | schiverebbero | they would dodge |
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 | schiverò | I will dodge |
| tu | schiverai | you will dodge |
| lui/lei | schiverà | he/she/it will dodge |
| noi | schiveremo | we will dodge |
| voi | schiverete | you (pl.) will dodge |
| loro | schiveranno | they will dodge |
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 schivato | I have dodged |
| tu | hai schivato | you have dodged |
| lui/lei | ha schivato | he/she/it has dodged |
| noi | abbiamo schivato | we have dodged |
| voi | avete schivato | you (pl.) have dodged |
| loro | hanno schivato | they have dodged |
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 schivato | I had dodged |
| tu | avevi schivato | you had dodged |
| lui/lei | aveva schivato | he/she/it had dodged |
| noi | avevamo schivato | we had dodged |
| voi | avevate schivato | you (pl.) had dodged |
| loro | avevano schivato | they had dodged |
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 schivato |
| tu | avresti schivato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe schivato |
| noi | avremmo schivato |
| voi | avreste schivato |
| loro | avrebbero schivato |
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 schivato | I will have dodged |
| tu | avrai schivato | you will have dodged |
| lui/lei | avrà schivato | he/she/it will have dodged |
| noi | avremo schivato | we will have dodged |
| voi | avrete schivato | you (pl.) will have dodged |
| loro | avranno schivato | they will have dodged |
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 | schivi |
| tu | schivi |
| lui/lei | schivi |
| noi | schiviamo |
| voi | schiviate |
| loro | schivino |
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 | schivassi |
| tu | schivassi |
| lui/lei | schivasse |
| noi | schivassimo |
| voi | schivaste |
| loro | schivassero |
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 | schiva |
| lui/lei | schivi |
| noi | schiviamo |
| voi | schivate |
| loro | schivino |
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 schivare |
| lui/lei | non schivi |
| noi | non schiviamo |
| voi | non schivate |
| loro | non schivino |