sedurre — Italian conjugation
to seduce; to beguile
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 | seduco | I seduce |
| tu | seduci | you seduce |
| lui/lei | seduce | he/she/it seduces |
| noi | seduciamo | we seduce |
| voi | seducete | you (pl.) seduce |
| loro | seducono | they seduce |
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 | sedussi | I seduced |
| tu | seducesti | you seduced |
| lui/lei | sedusse | he/she/it seduced |
| noi | seducemmo | we seduced |
| voi | seduceste | you (pl.) seduced |
| loro | sedussero | they seduced |
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 | seducevo |
| tu | seducevi |
| lui/lei | seduceva |
| noi | seducevamo |
| voi | seducevate |
| loro | seducevano |
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 | sedurrei | I would seduce |
| tu | sedurresti | you would seduce |
| lui/lei | sedurrebbe | he/she/it would seduce |
| noi | sedurremmo | we would seduce |
| voi | sedurreste | you (pl.) would seduce |
| loro | sedurrebbero | they would seduce |
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 | sedurrò | I will seduce |
| tu | sedurrai | you will seduce |
| lui/lei | sedurrà | he/she/it will seduce |
| noi | sedurremo | we will seduce |
| voi | sedurrete | you (pl.) will seduce |
| loro | sedurranno | they will seduce |
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 sedotto | I have seduced |
| tu | hai sedotto | you have seduced |
| lui/lei | ha sedotto | he/she/it has seduced |
| noi | abbiamo sedotto | we have seduced |
| voi | avete sedotto | you (pl.) have seduced |
| loro | hanno sedotto | they have seduced |
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 sedotto | I had seduced |
| tu | avevi sedotto | you had seduced |
| lui/lei | aveva sedotto | he/she/it had seduced |
| noi | avevamo sedotto | we had seduced |
| voi | avevate sedotto | you (pl.) had seduced |
| loro | avevano sedotto | they had seduced |
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 sedotto |
| tu | avresti sedotto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe sedotto |
| noi | avremmo sedotto |
| voi | avreste sedotto |
| loro | avrebbero sedotto |
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 sedotto | I will have seduced |
| tu | avrai sedotto | you will have seduced |
| lui/lei | avrà sedotto | he/she/it will have seduced |
| noi | avremo sedotto | we will have seduced |
| voi | avrete sedotto | you (pl.) will have seduced |
| loro | avranno sedotto | they will have seduced |
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 | seduca |
| tu | seduca |
| lui/lei | seduca |
| noi | seduciamo |
| voi | seduciate |
| loro | seducano |
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 | seducessi |
| tu | seducessi |
| lui/lei | seducesse |
| noi | seducessimo |
| voi | seduceste |
| loro | seducessero |
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 | seduci |
| lui/lei | seduca |
| noi | seduciamo |
| voi | seducete |
| loro | seducano |
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 sedurre |
| lui/lei | non seduca |
| noi | non seduciamo |
| voi | non seducete |
| loro | non seducano |