sopportare — Italian conjugation
to endure
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 | sopporto | I endure |
| tu | sopporti | you endure |
| lui/lei | sopporta | he/she/it endures |
| noi | sopportiamo | we endure |
| voi | sopportate | you (pl.) endure |
| loro | sopportano | they endure |
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 | sopportai | I endured |
| tu | sopportasti | you endured |
| lui/lei | sopportò | he/she/it endured |
| noi | sopportammo | we endured |
| voi | sopportaste | you (pl.) endured |
| loro | sopportarono | they endured |
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 | sopportavo |
| tu | sopportavi |
| lui/lei | sopportava |
| noi | sopportavamo |
| voi | sopportavate |
| loro | sopportavano |
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 | sopporterei | I would endure |
| tu | sopporteresti | you would endure |
| lui/lei | sopporterebbe | he/she/it would endure |
| noi | sopporteremmo | we would endure |
| voi | sopportereste | you (pl.) would endure |
| loro | sopporterebbero | they would endure |
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 | sopporterò | I will endure |
| tu | sopporterai | you will endure |
| lui/lei | sopporterà | he/she/it will endure |
| noi | sopporteremo | we will endure |
| voi | sopporterete | you (pl.) will endure |
| loro | sopporteranno | they will endure |
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 sopportato | I have endured |
| tu | hai sopportato | you have endured |
| lui/lei | ha sopportato | he/she/it has endured |
| noi | abbiamo sopportato | we have endured |
| voi | avete sopportato | you (pl.) have endured |
| loro | hanno sopportato | they have endured |
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 sopportato | I had endured |
| tu | avevi sopportato | you had endured |
| lui/lei | aveva sopportato | he/she/it had endured |
| noi | avevamo sopportato | we had endured |
| voi | avevate sopportato | you (pl.) had endured |
| loro | avevano sopportato | they had endured |
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 sopportato |
| tu | avresti sopportato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe sopportato |
| noi | avremmo sopportato |
| voi | avreste sopportato |
| loro | avrebbero sopportato |
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 sopportato | I will have endured |
| tu | avrai sopportato | you will have endured |
| lui/lei | avrà sopportato | he/she/it will have endured |
| noi | avremo sopportato | we will have endured |
| voi | avrete sopportato | you (pl.) will have endured |
| loro | avranno sopportato | they will have endured |
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 | sopporti |
| tu | sopporti |
| lui/lei | sopporti |
| noi | sopportiamo |
| voi | sopportiate |
| loro | sopportino |
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 | sopportassi |
| tu | sopportassi |
| lui/lei | sopportasse |
| noi | sopportassimo |
| voi | sopportaste |
| loro | sopportassero |
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 | sopporta |
| lui/lei | sopporti |
| noi | sopportiamo |
| voi | sopportate |
| loro | sopportino |
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 sopportare |
| lui/lei | non sopporti |
| noi | non sopportiamo |
| voi | non sopportate |
| loro | non sopportino |