scongelare — Italian conjugation
to defrost
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 | scongelo | I defrost |
| tu | scongeli | you defrost |
| lui/lei | scongela | he/she/it defrosts |
| noi | scongeliamo | we defrost |
| voi | scongelate | you (pl.) defrost |
| loro | scongelano | they defrost |
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 | scongelai | I defrosted |
| tu | scongelasti | you defrosted |
| lui/lei | scongelò | he/she/it defrosted |
| noi | scongelammo | we defrosted |
| voi | scongelaste | you (pl.) defrosted |
| loro | scongelarono | they defrosted |
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 | scongelavo |
| tu | scongelavi |
| lui/lei | scongelava |
| noi | scongelavamo |
| voi | scongelavate |
| loro | scongelavano |
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 | scongelerei | I would defrost |
| tu | scongeleresti | you would defrost |
| lui/lei | scongelerebbe | he/she/it would defrost |
| noi | scongeleremmo | we would defrost |
| voi | scongelereste | you (pl.) would defrost |
| loro | scongelerebbero | they would defrost |
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 | scongelerò | I will defrost |
| tu | scongelerai | you will defrost |
| lui/lei | scongelerà | he/she/it will defrost |
| noi | scongeleremo | we will defrost |
| voi | scongelerete | you (pl.) will defrost |
| loro | scongeleranno | they will defrost |
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 scongelato | I have defrosted |
| tu | hai scongelato | you have defrosted |
| lui/lei | ha scongelato | he/she/it has defrosted |
| noi | abbiamo scongelato | we have defrosted |
| voi | avete scongelato | you (pl.) have defrosted |
| loro | hanno scongelato | they have defrosted |
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 scongelato | I had defrosted |
| tu | avevi scongelato | you had defrosted |
| lui/lei | aveva scongelato | he/she/it had defrosted |
| noi | avevamo scongelato | we had defrosted |
| voi | avevate scongelato | you (pl.) had defrosted |
| loro | avevano scongelato | they had defrosted |
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 scongelato |
| tu | avresti scongelato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe scongelato |
| noi | avremmo scongelato |
| voi | avreste scongelato |
| loro | avrebbero scongelato |
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 scongelato | I will have defrosted |
| tu | avrai scongelato | you will have defrosted |
| lui/lei | avrà scongelato | he/she/it will have defrosted |
| noi | avremo scongelato | we will have defrosted |
| voi | avrete scongelato | you (pl.) will have defrosted |
| loro | avranno scongelato | they will have defrosted |
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 | scongeli |
| tu | scongeli |
| lui/lei | scongeli |
| noi | scongeliamo |
| voi | scongeliate |
| loro | scongelino |
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 | scongelassi |
| tu | scongelassi |
| lui/lei | scongelasse |
| noi | scongelassimo |
| voi | scongelaste |
| loro | scongelassero |
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 | scongela |
| lui/lei | scongeli |
| noi | scongeliamo |
| voi | scongelate |
| loro | scongelino |
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 scongelare |
| lui/lei | non scongeli |
| noi | non scongeliamo |
| voi | non scongelate |
| loro | non scongelino |