sollevare — Italian conjugation
to lift
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 | sollevo | I lift |
| tu | sollevi | you lift |
| lui/lei | solleva | he/she/it lifts |
| noi | solleviamo | we lift |
| voi | sollevate | you (pl.) lift |
| loro | sollevano | they lift |
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 | sollevai | I lifted |
| tu | sollevasti | you lifted |
| lui/lei | sollevò | he/she/it lifted |
| noi | sollevammo | we lifted |
| voi | sollevaste | you (pl.) lifted |
| loro | sollevarono | they lifted |
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 | sollevavo |
| tu | sollevavi |
| lui/lei | sollevava |
| noi | sollevavamo |
| voi | sollevavate |
| loro | sollevavano |
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 | solleverei | I would lift |
| tu | solleveresti | you would lift |
| lui/lei | solleverebbe | he/she/it would lift |
| noi | solleveremmo | we would lift |
| voi | sollevereste | you (pl.) would lift |
| loro | solleverebbero | they would lift |
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 | solleverò | I will lift |
| tu | solleverai | you will lift |
| lui/lei | solleverà | he/she/it will lift |
| noi | solleveremo | we will lift |
| voi | solleverete | you (pl.) will lift |
| loro | solleveranno | they will lift |
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 sollevato | I have lifted |
| tu | hai sollevato | you have lifted |
| lui/lei | ha sollevato | he/she/it has lifted |
| noi | abbiamo sollevato | we have lifted |
| voi | avete sollevato | you (pl.) have lifted |
| loro | hanno sollevato | they have lifted |
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 sollevato | I had lifted |
| tu | avevi sollevato | you had lifted |
| lui/lei | aveva sollevato | he/she/it had lifted |
| noi | avevamo sollevato | we had lifted |
| voi | avevate sollevato | you (pl.) had lifted |
| loro | avevano sollevato | they had lifted |
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 sollevato |
| tu | avresti sollevato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe sollevato |
| noi | avremmo sollevato |
| voi | avreste sollevato |
| loro | avrebbero sollevato |
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 sollevato | I will have lifted |
| tu | avrai sollevato | you will have lifted |
| lui/lei | avrà sollevato | he/she/it will have lifted |
| noi | avremo sollevato | we will have lifted |
| voi | avrete sollevato | you (pl.) will have lifted |
| loro | avranno sollevato | they will have lifted |
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 | sollevi |
| tu | sollevi |
| lui/lei | sollevi |
| noi | solleviamo |
| voi | solleviate |
| loro | sollevino |
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 | sollevassi |
| tu | sollevassi |
| lui/lei | sollevasse |
| noi | sollevassimo |
| voi | sollevaste |
| loro | sollevassero |
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 | solleva |
| lui/lei | sollevi |
| noi | solleviamo |
| voi | sollevate |
| loro | sollevino |
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 sollevare |
| lui/lei | non sollevi |
| noi | non solleviamo |
| voi | non sollevate |
| loro | non sollevino |