sedare — Italian conjugation
to sedate
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 | sedo | I sedate |
| tu | sedi | you sedate |
| lui/lei | seda | he/she/it sedates |
| noi | sediamo | we sedate |
| voi | sedate | you (pl.) sedate |
| loro | sedano | they sedate |
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 | sedai | I sedated |
| tu | sedasti | you sedated |
| lui/lei | sedò | he/she/it sedated |
| noi | sedammo | we sedated |
| voi | sedaste | you (pl.) sedated |
| loro | sedarono | they sedated |
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 | sedavo |
| tu | sedavi |
| lui/lei | sedava |
| noi | sedavamo |
| voi | sedavate |
| loro | sedavano |
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 | sederei | I would sedate |
| tu | sederesti | you would sedate |
| lui/lei | sederebbe | he/she/it would sedate |
| noi | sederemmo | we would sedate |
| voi | sedereste | you (pl.) would sedate |
| loro | sederebbero | they would sedate |
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 | sederò | I will sedate |
| tu | sederai | you will sedate |
| lui/lei | sederà | he/she/it will sedate |
| noi | sederemo | we will sedate |
| voi | sederete | you (pl.) will sedate |
| loro | sederanno | they will sedate |
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 sedato | I have sedated |
| tu | hai sedato | you have sedated |
| lui/lei | ha sedato | he/she/it has sedated |
| noi | abbiamo sedato | we have sedated |
| voi | avete sedato | you (pl.) have sedated |
| loro | hanno sedato | they have sedated |
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 sedato | I had sedated |
| tu | avevi sedato | you had sedated |
| lui/lei | aveva sedato | he/she/it had sedated |
| noi | avevamo sedato | we had sedated |
| voi | avevate sedato | you (pl.) had sedated |
| loro | avevano sedato | they had sedated |
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 sedato |
| tu | avresti sedato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe sedato |
| noi | avremmo sedato |
| voi | avreste sedato |
| loro | avrebbero sedato |
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 sedato | I will have sedated |
| tu | avrai sedato | you will have sedated |
| lui/lei | avrà sedato | he/she/it will have sedated |
| noi | avremo sedato | we will have sedated |
| voi | avrete sedato | you (pl.) will have sedated |
| loro | avranno sedato | they will have sedated |
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 | sedi |
| tu | sedi |
| lui/lei | sedi |
| noi | sediamo |
| voi | sediate |
| loro | sedino |
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 | sedassi |
| tu | sedassi |
| lui/lei | sedasse |
| noi | sedassimo |
| voi | sedaste |
| loro | sedassero |
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 | seda |
| lui/lei | sedi |
| noi | sediamo |
| voi | sedate |
| loro | sedino |
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 sedare |
| lui/lei | non sedi |
| noi | non sediamo |
| voi | non sedate |
| loro | non sedino |