smontare — Italian conjugation
to dismantle
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 | smonto | I dismantle |
| tu | smonti | you dismantle |
| lui/lei | smonta | he/she/it dismantles |
| noi | smontiamo | we dismantle |
| voi | smontate | you (pl.) dismantle |
| loro | smontano | they dismantle |
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 | smontai | I dismantled |
| tu | smontasti | you dismantled |
| lui/lei | smontò | he/she/it dismantled |
| noi | smontammo | we dismantled |
| voi | smontaste | you (pl.) dismantled |
| loro | smontarono | they dismantled |
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 | smontavo |
| tu | smontavi |
| lui/lei | smontava |
| noi | smontavamo |
| voi | smontavate |
| loro | smontavano |
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 | smonterei | I would dismantle |
| tu | smonteresti | you would dismantle |
| lui/lei | smonterebbe | he/she/it would dismantle |
| noi | smonteremmo | we would dismantle |
| voi | smontereste | you (pl.) would dismantle |
| loro | smonterebbero | they would dismantle |
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 | smonterò | I will dismantle |
| tu | smonterai | you will dismantle |
| lui/lei | smonterà | he/she/it will dismantle |
| noi | smonteremo | we will dismantle |
| voi | smonterete | you (pl.) will dismantle |
| loro | smonteranno | they will dismantle |
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 smontato | I have dismantled |
| tu | hai smontato | you have dismantled |
| lui/lei | ha smontato | he/she/it has dismantled |
| noi | abbiamo smontato | we have dismantled |
| voi | avete smontato | you (pl.) have dismantled |
| loro | hanno smontato | they have dismantled |
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 smontato | I had dismantled |
| tu | avevi smontato | you had dismantled |
| lui/lei | aveva smontato | he/she/it had dismantled |
| noi | avevamo smontato | we had dismantled |
| voi | avevate smontato | you (pl.) had dismantled |
| loro | avevano smontato | they had dismantled |
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 smontato |
| tu | avresti smontato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe smontato |
| noi | avremmo smontato |
| voi | avreste smontato |
| loro | avrebbero smontato |
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 smontato | I will have dismantled |
| tu | avrai smontato | you will have dismantled |
| lui/lei | avrà smontato | he/she/it will have dismantled |
| noi | avremo smontato | we will have dismantled |
| voi | avrete smontato | you (pl.) will have dismantled |
| loro | avranno smontato | they will have dismantled |
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 | smonti |
| tu | smonti |
| lui/lei | smonti |
| noi | smontiamo |
| voi | smontiate |
| loro | smontino |
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 | smontassi |
| tu | smontassi |
| lui/lei | smontasse |
| noi | smontassimo |
| voi | smontaste |
| loro | smontassero |
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 | smonta |
| lui/lei | smonti |
| noi | smontiamo |
| voi | smontate |
| loro | smontino |
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 smontare |
| lui/lei | non smonti |
| noi | non smontiamo |
| voi | non smontate |
| loro | non smontino |