sequestrare — Italian conjugation
to seize
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 | sequestro | I seise |
| tu | sequestri | you seise |
| lui/lei | sequestra | he/she/it seises |
| noi | sequestriamo | we seise |
| voi | sequestrate | you (pl.) seise |
| loro | sequestrano | they seise |
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 | sequestrai | I seised |
| tu | sequestrasti | you seised |
| lui/lei | sequestrò | he/she/it seised |
| noi | sequestrammo | we seised |
| voi | sequestraste | you (pl.) seised |
| loro | sequestrarono | they seised |
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 | sequestravo |
| tu | sequestravi |
| lui/lei | sequestrava |
| noi | sequestravamo |
| voi | sequestravate |
| loro | sequestravano |
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 | sequestrerei | I would seise |
| tu | sequestreresti | you would seise |
| lui/lei | sequestrerebbe | he/she/it would seise |
| noi | sequestreremmo | we would seise |
| voi | sequestrereste | you (pl.) would seise |
| loro | sequestrerebbero | they would seise |
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 | sequestrerò | I will seise |
| tu | sequestrerai | you will seise |
| lui/lei | sequestrerà | he/she/it will seise |
| noi | sequestreremo | we will seise |
| voi | sequestrerete | you (pl.) will seise |
| loro | sequestreranno | they will seise |
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 sequestrato | I have seised |
| tu | hai sequestrato | you have seised |
| lui/lei | ha sequestrato | he/she/it has seised |
| noi | abbiamo sequestrato | we have seised |
| voi | avete sequestrato | you (pl.) have seised |
| loro | hanno sequestrato | they have seised |
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 sequestrato | I had seised |
| tu | avevi sequestrato | you had seised |
| lui/lei | aveva sequestrato | he/she/it had seised |
| noi | avevamo sequestrato | we had seised |
| voi | avevate sequestrato | you (pl.) had seised |
| loro | avevano sequestrato | they had seised |
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 sequestrato |
| tu | avresti sequestrato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe sequestrato |
| noi | avremmo sequestrato |
| voi | avreste sequestrato |
| loro | avrebbero sequestrato |
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 sequestrato | I will have seised |
| tu | avrai sequestrato | you will have seised |
| lui/lei | avrà sequestrato | he/she/it will have seised |
| noi | avremo sequestrato | we will have seised |
| voi | avrete sequestrato | you (pl.) will have seised |
| loro | avranno sequestrato | they will have seised |
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 | sequestri |
| tu | sequestri |
| lui/lei | sequestri |
| noi | sequestriamo |
| voi | sequestriate |
| loro | sequestrino |
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 | sequestrassi |
| tu | sequestrassi |
| lui/lei | sequestrasse |
| noi | sequestrassimo |
| voi | sequestraste |
| loro | sequestrassero |
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 | sequestra |
| lui/lei | sequestri |
| noi | sequestriamo |
| voi | sequestrate |
| loro | sequestrino |
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 sequestrare |
| lui/lei | non sequestri |
| noi | non sequestriamo |
| voi | non sequestrate |
| loro | non sequestrino |