seppellire — Italian conjugation
to bury
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 | seppellisco | I bury |
| tu | seppellisci | you bury |
| lui/lei | seppellisce | he/she/it buries |
| noi | seppelliamo | we bury |
| voi | seppellite | you (pl.) bury |
| loro | seppelliscono | they bury |
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 | seppellii | I buried |
| tu | seppellisti | you buried |
| lui/lei | seppellì | he/she/it buried |
| noi | seppellimmo | we buried |
| voi | seppelliste | you (pl.) buried |
| loro | seppellirono | they buried |
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 | seppellivo |
| tu | seppellivi |
| lui/lei | seppelliva |
| noi | seppellivamo |
| voi | seppellivate |
| loro | seppellivano |
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 | seppellirei | I would bury |
| tu | seppelliresti | you would bury |
| lui/lei | seppellirebbe | he/she/it would bury |
| noi | seppelliremmo | we would bury |
| voi | seppellireste | you (pl.) would bury |
| loro | seppellirebbero | they would bury |
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 | seppellirò | I will bury |
| tu | seppellirai | you will bury |
| lui/lei | seppellirà | he/she/it will bury |
| noi | seppelliremo | we will bury |
| voi | seppellirete | you (pl.) will bury |
| loro | seppelliranno | they will bury |
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 sepolto | I have buried |
| tu | hai sepolto | you have buried |
| lui/lei | ha sepolto | he/she/it has buried |
| noi | abbiamo sepolto | we have buried |
| voi | avete sepolto | you (pl.) have buried |
| loro | hanno sepolto | they have buried |
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 sepolto | I had buried |
| tu | avevi sepolto | you had buried |
| lui/lei | aveva sepolto | he/she/it had buried |
| noi | avevamo sepolto | we had buried |
| voi | avevate sepolto | you (pl.) had buried |
| loro | avevano sepolto | they had buried |
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 sepolto |
| tu | avresti sepolto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe sepolto |
| noi | avremmo sepolto |
| voi | avreste sepolto |
| loro | avrebbero sepolto |
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 sepolto | I will have buried |
| tu | avrai sepolto | you will have buried |
| lui/lei | avrà sepolto | he/she/it will have buried |
| noi | avremo sepolto | we will have buried |
| voi | avrete sepolto | you (pl.) will have buried |
| loro | avranno sepolto | they will have buried |
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 | seppellisca |
| tu | seppellisca |
| lui/lei | seppellisca |
| noi | seppelliamo |
| voi | seppelliate |
| loro | seppelliscano |
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 | seppellissi |
| tu | seppellissi |
| lui/lei | seppellisse |
| noi | seppellissimo |
| voi | seppelliste |
| loro | seppellissero |
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 | seppellisci |
| lui/lei | seppellisca |
| noi | seppelliamo |
| voi | seppellite |
| loro | seppelliscano |
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 seppellire |
| lui/lei | non seppellisca |
| noi | non seppelliamo |
| voi | non seppellite |
| loro | non seppelliscano |