scoccare — Italian conjugation
to strike
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 | scocco | I strike |
| tu | scocchi | you strike |
| lui/lei | scocca | he/she/it strikes |
| noi | scocchiamo | we strike |
| voi | scoccate | you (pl.) strike |
| loro | scoccano | they strike |
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 | scoccai | I struck |
| tu | scoccasti | you struck |
| lui/lei | scoccò | he/she/it struck |
| noi | scoccammo | we struck |
| voi | scoccaste | you (pl.) struck |
| loro | scoccarono | they struck |
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 | scoccavo |
| tu | scoccavi |
| lui/lei | scoccava |
| noi | scoccavamo |
| voi | scoccavate |
| loro | scoccavano |
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 | scoccherei | I would strike |
| tu | scoccheresti | you would strike |
| lui/lei | scoccherebbe | he/she/it would strike |
| noi | scoccheremmo | we would strike |
| voi | scocchereste | you (pl.) would strike |
| loro | scoccherebbero | they would strike |
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 | scoccherò | I will strike |
| tu | scoccherai | you will strike |
| lui/lei | scoccherà | he/she/it will strike |
| noi | scoccheremo | we will strike |
| voi | scoccherete | you (pl.) will strike |
| loro | scoccheranno | they will strike |
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 scoccato | I have struck |
| tu | hai scoccato | you have struck |
| lui/lei | ha scoccato | he/she/it has struck |
| noi | abbiamo scoccato | we have struck |
| voi | avete scoccato | you (pl.) have struck |
| loro | hanno scoccato | they have struck |
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 scoccato | I had struck |
| tu | avevi scoccato | you had struck |
| lui/lei | aveva scoccato | he/she/it had struck |
| noi | avevamo scoccato | we had struck |
| voi | avevate scoccato | you (pl.) had struck |
| loro | avevano scoccato | they had struck |
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 scoccato |
| tu | avresti scoccato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe scoccato |
| noi | avremmo scoccato |
| voi | avreste scoccato |
| loro | avrebbero scoccato |
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 scoccato | I will have struck |
| tu | avrai scoccato | you will have struck |
| lui/lei | avrà scoccato | he/she/it will have struck |
| noi | avremo scoccato | we will have struck |
| voi | avrete scoccato | you (pl.) will have struck |
| loro | avranno scoccato | they will have struck |
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 | scocchi |
| tu | scocchi |
| lui/lei | scocchi |
| noi | scocchiamo |
| voi | scocchiate |
| loro | scocchino |
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 | scoccassi |
| tu | scoccassi |
| lui/lei | scoccasse |
| noi | scoccassimo |
| voi | scoccaste |
| loro | scoccassero |
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 | scocca |
| lui/lei | scocchi |
| noi | scocchiamo |
| voi | scoccate |
| loro | scocchino |
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 scoccare |
| lui/lei | non scocchi |
| noi | non scocchiamo |
| voi | non scoccate |
| loro | non scocchino |