scovare — Italian conjugation
to uncover, to find out
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 | scovo | I uncover |
| tu | scovi | you uncover |
| lui/lei | scova | he/she/it uncovers |
| noi | scoviamo | we uncover |
| voi | scovate | you (pl.) uncover |
| loro | scovano | they uncover |
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 | scovai | I uncovered |
| tu | scovasti | you uncovered |
| lui/lei | scovò | he/she/it uncovered |
| noi | scovammo | we uncovered |
| voi | scovaste | you (pl.) uncovered |
| loro | scovarono | they uncovered |
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 | scovavo |
| tu | scovavi |
| lui/lei | scovava |
| noi | scovavamo |
| voi | scovavate |
| loro | scovavano |
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 | scoverei | I would uncover |
| tu | scoveresti | you would uncover |
| lui/lei | scoverebbe | he/she/it would uncover |
| noi | scoveremmo | we would uncover |
| voi | scovereste | you (pl.) would uncover |
| loro | scoverebbero | they would uncover |
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 | scoverò | I will uncover |
| tu | scoverai | you will uncover |
| lui/lei | scoverà | he/she/it will uncover |
| noi | scoveremo | we will uncover |
| voi | scoverete | you (pl.) will uncover |
| loro | scoveranno | they will uncover |
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 scovato | I have uncovered |
| tu | hai scovato | you have uncovered |
| lui/lei | ha scovato | he/she/it has uncovered |
| noi | abbiamo scovato | we have uncovered |
| voi | avete scovato | you (pl.) have uncovered |
| loro | hanno scovato | they have uncovered |
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 scovato | I had uncovered |
| tu | avevi scovato | you had uncovered |
| lui/lei | aveva scovato | he/she/it had uncovered |
| noi | avevamo scovato | we had uncovered |
| voi | avevate scovato | you (pl.) had uncovered |
| loro | avevano scovato | they had uncovered |
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 scovato |
| tu | avresti scovato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe scovato |
| noi | avremmo scovato |
| voi | avreste scovato |
| loro | avrebbero scovato |
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 scovato | I will have uncovered |
| tu | avrai scovato | you will have uncovered |
| lui/lei | avrà scovato | he/she/it will have uncovered |
| noi | avremo scovato | we will have uncovered |
| voi | avrete scovato | you (pl.) will have uncovered |
| loro | avranno scovato | they will have uncovered |
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 | scovi |
| tu | scovi |
| lui/lei | scovi |
| noi | scoviamo |
| voi | scoviate |
| loro | scovino |
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 | scovassi |
| tu | scovassi |
| lui/lei | scovasse |
| noi | scovassimo |
| voi | scovaste |
| loro | scovassero |
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 | scova |
| lui/lei | scovi |
| noi | scoviamo |
| voi | scovate |
| loro | scovino |
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 scovare |
| lui/lei | non scovi |
| noi | non scoviamo |
| voi | non scovate |
| loro | non scovino |