simulare — Italian conjugation
to simulate, to fake, to feign, to pretend
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 | simulo | I simulate |
| tu | simuli | you simulate |
| lui/lei | simula | he/she/it simulates |
| noi | simuliamo | we simulate |
| voi | simulate | you (pl.) simulate |
| loro | simulano | they simulate |
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 | simulai | I simulated |
| tu | simulasti | you simulated |
| lui/lei | simulò | he/she/it simulated |
| noi | simulammo | we simulated |
| voi | simulaste | you (pl.) simulated |
| loro | simularono | they simulated |
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 | simulavo |
| tu | simulavi |
| lui/lei | simulava |
| noi | simulavamo |
| voi | simulavate |
| loro | simulavano |
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 | simulerei | I would simulate |
| tu | simuleresti | you would simulate |
| lui/lei | simulerebbe | he/she/it would simulate |
| noi | simuleremmo | we would simulate |
| voi | simulereste | you (pl.) would simulate |
| loro | simulerebbero | they would simulate |
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 | simulerò | I will simulate |
| tu | simulerai | you will simulate |
| lui/lei | simulerà | he/she/it will simulate |
| noi | simuleremo | we will simulate |
| voi | simulerete | you (pl.) will simulate |
| loro | simuleranno | they will simulate |
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 simulato | I have simulated |
| tu | hai simulato | you have simulated |
| lui/lei | ha simulato | he/she/it has simulated |
| noi | abbiamo simulato | we have simulated |
| voi | avete simulato | you (pl.) have simulated |
| loro | hanno simulato | they have simulated |
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 simulato | I had simulated |
| tu | avevi simulato | you had simulated |
| lui/lei | aveva simulato | he/she/it had simulated |
| noi | avevamo simulato | we had simulated |
| voi | avevate simulato | you (pl.) had simulated |
| loro | avevano simulato | they had simulated |
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 simulato |
| tu | avresti simulato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe simulato |
| noi | avremmo simulato |
| voi | avreste simulato |
| loro | avrebbero simulato |
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 simulato | I will have simulated |
| tu | avrai simulato | you will have simulated |
| lui/lei | avrà simulato | he/she/it will have simulated |
| noi | avremo simulato | we will have simulated |
| voi | avrete simulato | you (pl.) will have simulated |
| loro | avranno simulato | they will have simulated |
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 | simuli |
| tu | simuli |
| lui/lei | simuli |
| noi | simuliamo |
| voi | simuliate |
| loro | simulino |
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 | simulassi |
| tu | simulassi |
| lui/lei | simulasse |
| noi | simulassimo |
| voi | simulaste |
| loro | simulassero |
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 | simula |
| lui/lei | simuli |
| noi | simuliamo |
| voi | simulate |
| loro | simulino |
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 simulare |
| lui/lei | non simuli |
| noi | non simuliamo |
| voi | non simulate |
| loro | non simulino |