somministrare — Italian conjugation
to administer
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 | somministro | I administer |
| tu | somministri | you administer |
| lui/lei | somministra | he/she/it administers |
| noi | somministriamo | we administer |
| voi | somministrate | you (pl.) administer |
| loro | somministrano | they administer |
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 | somministrai | I administered |
| tu | somministrasti | you administered |
| lui/lei | somministrò | he/she/it administered |
| noi | somministrammo | we administered |
| voi | somministraste | you (pl.) administered |
| loro | somministrarono | they administered |
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 | somministravo |
| tu | somministravi |
| lui/lei | somministrava |
| noi | somministravamo |
| voi | somministravate |
| loro | somministravano |
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 | somministrerei | I would administer |
| tu | somministreresti | you would administer |
| lui/lei | somministrerebbe | he/she/it would administer |
| noi | somministreremmo | we would administer |
| voi | somministrereste | you (pl.) would administer |
| loro | somministrerebbero | they would administer |
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 | somministrerò | I will administer |
| tu | somministrerai | you will administer |
| lui/lei | somministrerà | he/she/it will administer |
| noi | somministreremo | we will administer |
| voi | somministrerete | you (pl.) will administer |
| loro | somministreranno | they will administer |
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 somministrato | I have administered |
| tu | hai somministrato | you have administered |
| lui/lei | ha somministrato | he/she/it has administered |
| noi | abbiamo somministrato | we have administered |
| voi | avete somministrato | you (pl.) have administered |
| loro | hanno somministrato | they have administered |
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 somministrato | I had administered |
| tu | avevi somministrato | you had administered |
| lui/lei | aveva somministrato | he/she/it had administered |
| noi | avevamo somministrato | we had administered |
| voi | avevate somministrato | you (pl.) had administered |
| loro | avevano somministrato | they had administered |
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 somministrato |
| tu | avresti somministrato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe somministrato |
| noi | avremmo somministrato |
| voi | avreste somministrato |
| loro | avrebbero somministrato |
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 somministrato | I will have administered |
| tu | avrai somministrato | you will have administered |
| lui/lei | avrà somministrato | he/she/it will have administered |
| noi | avremo somministrato | we will have administered |
| voi | avrete somministrato | you (pl.) will have administered |
| loro | avranno somministrato | they will have administered |
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 | somministri |
| tu | somministri |
| lui/lei | somministri |
| noi | somministriamo |
| voi | somministriate |
| loro | somministrino |
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 | somministrassi |
| tu | somministrassi |
| lui/lei | somministrasse |
| noi | somministrassimo |
| voi | somministraste |
| loro | somministrassero |
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 | somministra |
| lui/lei | somministri |
| noi | somministriamo |
| voi | somministrate |
| loro | somministrino |
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 somministrare |
| lui/lei | non somministri |
| noi | non somministriamo |
| voi | non somministrate |
| loro | non somministrino |