segmentare — Italian conjugation
to segment
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 | segmento | I segment |
| tu | segmenti | you segment |
| lui/lei | segmenta | he/she/it segments |
| noi | segmentiamo | we segment |
| voi | segmentate | you (pl.) segment |
| loro | segmentano | they segment |
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 | segmentai | I segmented |
| tu | segmentasti | you segmented |
| lui/lei | segmentò | he/she/it segmented |
| noi | segmentammo | we segmented |
| voi | segmentaste | you (pl.) segmented |
| loro | segmentarono | they segmented |
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 | segmentavo |
| tu | segmentavi |
| lui/lei | segmentava |
| noi | segmentavamo |
| voi | segmentavate |
| loro | segmentavano |
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 | segmenterei | I would segment |
| tu | segmenteresti | you would segment |
| lui/lei | segmenterebbe | he/she/it would segment |
| noi | segmenteremmo | we would segment |
| voi | segmentereste | you (pl.) would segment |
| loro | segmenterebbero | they would segment |
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 | segmenterò | I will segment |
| tu | segmenterai | you will segment |
| lui/lei | segmenterà | he/she/it will segment |
| noi | segmenteremo | we will segment |
| voi | segmenterete | you (pl.) will segment |
| loro | segmenteranno | they will segment |
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 segmentato | I have segmented |
| tu | hai segmentato | you have segmented |
| lui/lei | ha segmentato | he/she/it has segmented |
| noi | abbiamo segmentato | we have segmented |
| voi | avete segmentato | you (pl.) have segmented |
| loro | hanno segmentato | they have segmented |
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 segmentato | I had segmented |
| tu | avevi segmentato | you had segmented |
| lui/lei | aveva segmentato | he/she/it had segmented |
| noi | avevamo segmentato | we had segmented |
| voi | avevate segmentato | you (pl.) had segmented |
| loro | avevano segmentato | they had segmented |
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 segmentato |
| tu | avresti segmentato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe segmentato |
| noi | avremmo segmentato |
| voi | avreste segmentato |
| loro | avrebbero segmentato |
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 segmentato | I will have segmented |
| tu | avrai segmentato | you will have segmented |
| lui/lei | avrà segmentato | he/she/it will have segmented |
| noi | avremo segmentato | we will have segmented |
| voi | avrete segmentato | you (pl.) will have segmented |
| loro | avranno segmentato | they will have segmented |
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 | segmenti |
| tu | segmenti |
| lui/lei | segmenti |
| noi | segmentiamo |
| voi | segmentiate |
| loro | segmentino |
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 | segmentassi |
| tu | segmentassi |
| lui/lei | segmentasse |
| noi | segmentassimo |
| voi | segmentaste |
| loro | segmentassero |
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 | segmenta |
| lui/lei | segmenti |
| noi | segmentiamo |
| voi | segmentate |
| loro | segmentino |
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 segmentare |
| lui/lei | non segmenti |
| noi | non segmentiamo |
| voi | non segmentate |
| loro | non segmentino |