scordare — Italian conjugation
to forget
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 | scordo | I forget |
| tu | scordi | you forget |
| lui/lei | scorda | he/she/it forgets |
| noi | scordiamo | we forget |
| voi | scordate | you (pl.) forget |
| loro | scordano | they forget |
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 | scordai | I forgot |
| tu | scordasti | you forgot |
| lui/lei | scordò | he/she/it forgot |
| noi | scordammo | we forgot |
| voi | scordaste | you (pl.) forgot |
| loro | scordarono | they forgot |
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 | scordavo |
| tu | scordavi |
| lui/lei | scordava |
| noi | scordavamo |
| voi | scordavate |
| loro | scordavano |
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 | scorderei | I would forget |
| tu | scorderesti | you would forget |
| lui/lei | scorderebbe | he/she/it would forget |
| noi | scorderemmo | we would forget |
| voi | scordereste | you (pl.) would forget |
| loro | scorderebbero | they would forget |
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 | scorderò | I will forget |
| tu | scorderai | you will forget |
| lui/lei | scorderà | he/she/it will forget |
| noi | scorderemo | we will forget |
| voi | scorderete | you (pl.) will forget |
| loro | scorderanno | they will forget |
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 scordato | I have forgotten |
| tu | hai scordato | you have forgotten |
| lui/lei | ha scordato | he/she/it has forgotten |
| noi | abbiamo scordato | we have forgotten |
| voi | avete scordato | you (pl.) have forgotten |
| loro | hanno scordato | they have forgotten |
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 scordato | I had forgotten |
| tu | avevi scordato | you had forgotten |
| lui/lei | aveva scordato | he/she/it had forgotten |
| noi | avevamo scordato | we had forgotten |
| voi | avevate scordato | you (pl.) had forgotten |
| loro | avevano scordato | they had forgotten |
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 scordato |
| tu | avresti scordato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe scordato |
| noi | avremmo scordato |
| voi | avreste scordato |
| loro | avrebbero scordato |
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 scordato | I will have forgotten |
| tu | avrai scordato | you will have forgotten |
| lui/lei | avrà scordato | he/she/it will have forgotten |
| noi | avremo scordato | we will have forgotten |
| voi | avrete scordato | you (pl.) will have forgotten |
| loro | avranno scordato | they will have forgotten |
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 | scordi |
| tu | scordi |
| lui/lei | scordi |
| noi | scordiamo |
| voi | scordiate |
| loro | scordino |
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 | scordassi |
| tu | scordassi |
| lui/lei | scordasse |
| noi | scordassimo |
| voi | scordaste |
| loro | scordassero |
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 | scorda |
| lui/lei | scordi |
| noi | scordiamo |
| voi | scordate |
| loro | scordino |
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 scordare |
| lui/lei | non scordi |
| noi | non scordiamo |
| voi | non scordate |
| loro | non scordino |