smaltire — Italian conjugation
to dispose (of), to get rid of
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 | smaltisco | I dispose |
| tu | smaltisci | you dispose |
| lui/lei | smaltisce | he/she/it disposes |
| noi | smaltiamo | we dispose |
| voi | smaltite | you (pl.) dispose |
| loro | smaltiscono | they dispose |
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 | smaltii | I disposed |
| tu | smaltisti | you disposed |
| lui/lei | smaltì | he/she/it disposed |
| noi | smaltimmo | we disposed |
| voi | smaltiste | you (pl.) disposed |
| loro | smaltirono | they disposed |
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 | smaltivo |
| tu | smaltivi |
| lui/lei | smaltiva |
| noi | smaltivamo |
| voi | smaltivate |
| loro | smaltivano |
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 | smaltirei | I would dispose |
| tu | smaltiresti | you would dispose |
| lui/lei | smaltirebbe | he/she/it would dispose |
| noi | smaltiremmo | we would dispose |
| voi | smaltireste | you (pl.) would dispose |
| loro | smaltirebbero | they would dispose |
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 | smaltirò | I will dispose |
| tu | smaltirai | you will dispose |
| lui/lei | smaltirà | he/she/it will dispose |
| noi | smaltiremo | we will dispose |
| voi | smaltirete | you (pl.) will dispose |
| loro | smaltiranno | they will dispose |
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 smaltito | I have disposed |
| tu | hai smaltito | you have disposed |
| lui/lei | ha smaltito | he/she/it has disposed |
| noi | abbiamo smaltito | we have disposed |
| voi | avete smaltito | you (pl.) have disposed |
| loro | hanno smaltito | they have disposed |
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 smaltito | I had disposed |
| tu | avevi smaltito | you had disposed |
| lui/lei | aveva smaltito | he/she/it had disposed |
| noi | avevamo smaltito | we had disposed |
| voi | avevate smaltito | you (pl.) had disposed |
| loro | avevano smaltito | they had disposed |
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 smaltito |
| tu | avresti smaltito |
| lui/lei | avrebbe smaltito |
| noi | avremmo smaltito |
| voi | avreste smaltito |
| loro | avrebbero smaltito |
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 smaltito | I will have disposed |
| tu | avrai smaltito | you will have disposed |
| lui/lei | avrà smaltito | he/she/it will have disposed |
| noi | avremo smaltito | we will have disposed |
| voi | avrete smaltito | you (pl.) will have disposed |
| loro | avranno smaltito | they will have disposed |
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 | smaltisca |
| tu | smaltisca |
| lui/lei | smaltisca |
| noi | smaltiamo |
| voi | smaltiate |
| loro | smaltiscano |
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 | smaltissi |
| tu | smaltissi |
| lui/lei | smaltisse |
| noi | smaltissimo |
| voi | smaltiste |
| loro | smaltissero |
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 | smaltisci |
| lui/lei | smaltisca |
| noi | smaltiamo |
| voi | smaltite |
| loro | smaltiscano |
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 smaltire |
| lui/lei | non smaltisca |
| noi | non smaltiamo |
| voi | non smaltite |
| loro | non smaltiscano |