scomparire — Italian conjugation
to disappear
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 | scompaio | I disappear |
| tu | scompari | you disappear |
| lui/lei | scompare | he/she/it disappears |
| noi | scompariamo | we disappear |
| voi | scomparite | you (pl.) disappear |
| loro | scompaiono | they disappear |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Irregular
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 | scomparvi | I disappeared |
| tu | scomparisti | you disappeared |
| lui/lei | scomparve | he/she/it disappeared |
| noi | scomparimmo | we disappeared |
| voi | scompariste | you (pl.) disappeared |
| loro | scomparvero | they disappeared |
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 | scomparivo |
| tu | scomparivi |
| lui/lei | scompariva |
| noi | scomparivamo |
| voi | scomparivate |
| loro | scomparivano |
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 | scomparirei | I would disappear |
| tu | scompariresti | you would disappear |
| lui/lei | scomparirebbe | he/she/it would disappear |
| noi | scompariremmo | we would disappear |
| voi | scomparireste | you (pl.) would disappear |
| loro | scomparirebbero | they would disappear |
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 | scomparirò | I will disappear |
| tu | scomparirai | you will disappear |
| lui/lei | scomparirà | he/she/it will disappear |
| noi | scompariremo | we will disappear |
| voi | scomparirete | you (pl.) will disappear |
| loro | scompariranno | they will disappear |
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 scomparso/a | I have disappeared |
| tu | sei scomparso/a | you have disappeared |
| lui/lei | è scomparso/a | he/she/it has disappeared |
| noi | siamo scomparsi/e | we have disappeared |
| voi | siete scomparsi/e | you (pl.) have disappeared |
| loro | sono scomparsi/e | they have disappeared |
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 scomparso/a | I had disappeared |
| tu | eri scomparso/a | you had disappeared |
| lui/lei | era scomparso/a | he/she/it had disappeared |
| noi | eravamo scomparsi/e | we had disappeared |
| voi | eravate scomparsi/e | you (pl.) had disappeared |
| loro | erano scomparsi/e | they had disappeared |
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 scomparso/a |
| tu | saresti scomparso/a |
| lui/lei | sarebbe scomparso/a |
| noi | saremmo scomparsi/e |
| voi | sareste scomparsi/e |
| loro | sarebbero scomparsi/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 scomparso/a | I will have disappeared |
| tu | sarai scomparso/a | you will have disappeared |
| lui/lei | sarà scomparso/a | he/she/it will have disappeared |
| noi | saremo scomparsi/e | we will have disappeared |
| voi | sarete scomparsi/e | you (pl.) will have disappeared |
| loro | saranno scomparsi/e | they will have disappeared |
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 | scompaia |
| tu | scompaia |
| lui/lei | scompaia |
| noi | scompariamo |
| voi | scompariate |
| loro | scompaiano |
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 | scomparissi |
| tu | scomparissi |
| lui/lei | scomparisse |
| noi | scomparissimo |
| voi | scompariste |
| loro | scomparissero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Irregular
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 | scompari |
| lui/lei | scompaia |
| noi | scompariamo |
| voi | scomparite |
| loro | scompaiano |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Irregular
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 scomparire |
| lui/lei | non scompaia |
| noi | non scompariamo |
| voi | non scomparite |
| loro | non scompaiano |