sfilare — Italian conjugation
to parade
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 | sfilo | I parade |
| tu | sfili | you parade |
| lui/lei | sfila | he/she/it parades |
| noi | sfiliamo | we parade |
| voi | sfilate | you (pl.) parade |
| loro | sfilano | they parade |
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 | sfilai | I paraded |
| tu | sfilasti | you paraded |
| lui/lei | sfilò | he/she/it paraded |
| noi | sfilammo | we paraded |
| voi | sfilaste | you (pl.) paraded |
| loro | sfilarono | they paraded |
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 | sfilavo |
| tu | sfilavi |
| lui/lei | sfilava |
| noi | sfilavamo |
| voi | sfilavate |
| loro | sfilavano |
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 | sfilerei | I would parade |
| tu | sfileresti | you would parade |
| lui/lei | sfilerebbe | he/she/it would parade |
| noi | sfileremmo | we would parade |
| voi | sfilereste | you (pl.) would parade |
| loro | sfilerebbero | they would parade |
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 | sfilerò | I will parade |
| tu | sfilerai | you will parade |
| lui/lei | sfilerà | he/she/it will parade |
| noi | sfileremo | we will parade |
| voi | sfilerete | you (pl.) will parade |
| loro | sfileranno | they will parade |
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 sfilato | I have paraded |
| tu | hai sfilato | you have paraded |
| lui/lei | ha sfilato | he/she/it has paraded |
| noi | abbiamo sfilato | we have paraded |
| voi | avete sfilato | you (pl.) have paraded |
| loro | hanno sfilato | they have paraded |
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 sfilato | I had paraded |
| tu | avevi sfilato | you had paraded |
| lui/lei | aveva sfilato | he/she/it had paraded |
| noi | avevamo sfilato | we had paraded |
| voi | avevate sfilato | you (pl.) had paraded |
| loro | avevano sfilato | they had paraded |
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 sfilato |
| tu | avresti sfilato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe sfilato |
| noi | avremmo sfilato |
| voi | avreste sfilato |
| loro | avrebbero sfilato |
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 sfilato | I will have paraded |
| tu | avrai sfilato | you will have paraded |
| lui/lei | avrà sfilato | he/she/it will have paraded |
| noi | avremo sfilato | we will have paraded |
| voi | avrete sfilato | you (pl.) will have paraded |
| loro | avranno sfilato | they will have paraded |
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 | sfili |
| tu | sfili |
| lui/lei | sfili |
| noi | sfiliamo |
| voi | sfiliate |
| loro | sfilino |
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 | sfilassi |
| tu | sfilassi |
| lui/lei | sfilasse |
| noi | sfilassimo |
| voi | sfilaste |
| loro | sfilassero |
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 | sfila |
| lui/lei | sfili |
| noi | sfiliamo |
| voi | sfilate |
| loro | sfilino |
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 sfilare |
| lui/lei | non sfili |
| noi | non sfiliamo |
| voi | non sfilate |
| loro | non sfilino |