scontare — Italian conjugation
to discount
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 | sconto | I discount |
| tu | sconti | you discount |
| lui/lei | sconta | he/she/it discounts |
| noi | scontiamo | we discount |
| voi | scontate | you (pl.) discount |
| loro | scontano | they discount |
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 | scontai | I discounted |
| tu | scontasti | you discounted |
| lui/lei | scontò | he/she/it discounted |
| noi | scontammo | we discounted |
| voi | scontaste | you (pl.) discounted |
| loro | scontarono | they discounted |
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 | scontavo |
| tu | scontavi |
| lui/lei | scontava |
| noi | scontavamo |
| voi | scontavate |
| loro | scontavano |
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 | sconterei | I would discount |
| tu | sconteresti | you would discount |
| lui/lei | sconterebbe | he/she/it would discount |
| noi | sconteremmo | we would discount |
| voi | scontereste | you (pl.) would discount |
| loro | sconterebbero | they would discount |
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 | sconterò | I will discount |
| tu | sconterai | you will discount |
| lui/lei | sconterà | he/she/it will discount |
| noi | sconteremo | we will discount |
| voi | sconterete | you (pl.) will discount |
| loro | sconteranno | they will discount |
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 scontato | I have discounted |
| tu | hai scontato | you have discounted |
| lui/lei | ha scontato | he/she/it has discounted |
| noi | abbiamo scontato | we have discounted |
| voi | avete scontato | you (pl.) have discounted |
| loro | hanno scontato | they have discounted |
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 scontato | I had discounted |
| tu | avevi scontato | you had discounted |
| lui/lei | aveva scontato | he/she/it had discounted |
| noi | avevamo scontato | we had discounted |
| voi | avevate scontato | you (pl.) had discounted |
| loro | avevano scontato | they had discounted |
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 scontato |
| tu | avresti scontato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe scontato |
| noi | avremmo scontato |
| voi | avreste scontato |
| loro | avrebbero scontato |
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 scontato | I will have discounted |
| tu | avrai scontato | you will have discounted |
| lui/lei | avrà scontato | he/she/it will have discounted |
| noi | avremo scontato | we will have discounted |
| voi | avrete scontato | you (pl.) will have discounted |
| loro | avranno scontato | they will have discounted |
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 | sconti |
| tu | sconti |
| lui/lei | sconti |
| noi | scontiamo |
| voi | scontiate |
| loro | scontino |
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 | scontassi |
| tu | scontassi |
| lui/lei | scontasse |
| noi | scontassimo |
| voi | scontaste |
| loro | scontassero |
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 | sconta |
| lui/lei | sconti |
| noi | scontiamo |
| voi | scontate |
| loro | scontino |
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 scontare |
| lui/lei | non sconti |
| noi | non scontiamo |
| voi | non scontate |
| loro | non scontino |