spifferare — Italian conjugation
to leak
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 | spiffero | I leak |
| tu | spifferi | you leak |
| lui/lei | spiffera | he/she/it leaks |
| noi | spifferiamo | we leak |
| voi | spifferate | you (pl.) leak |
| loro | spifferano | they leak |
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 | spifferai | I leaked |
| tu | spifferasti | you leaked |
| lui/lei | spifferò | he/she/it leaked |
| noi | spifferammo | we leaked |
| voi | spifferaste | you (pl.) leaked |
| loro | spifferarono | they leaked |
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 | spifferavo |
| tu | spifferavi |
| lui/lei | spifferava |
| noi | spifferavamo |
| voi | spifferavate |
| loro | spifferavano |
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 | spiffererei | I would leak |
| tu | spiffereresti | you would leak |
| lui/lei | spiffererebbe | he/she/it would leak |
| noi | spiffereremmo | we would leak |
| voi | spifferereste | you (pl.) would leak |
| loro | spiffererebbero | they would leak |
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 | spiffererò | I will leak |
| tu | spiffererai | you will leak |
| lui/lei | spiffererà | he/she/it will leak |
| noi | spiffereremo | we will leak |
| voi | spiffererete | you (pl.) will leak |
| loro | spiffereranno | they will leak |
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 spifferato | I have leaked |
| tu | hai spifferato | you have leaked |
| lui/lei | ha spifferato | he/she/it has leaked |
| noi | abbiamo spifferato | we have leaked |
| voi | avete spifferato | you (pl.) have leaked |
| loro | hanno spifferato | they have leaked |
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 spifferato | I had leaked |
| tu | avevi spifferato | you had leaked |
| lui/lei | aveva spifferato | he/she/it had leaked |
| noi | avevamo spifferato | we had leaked |
| voi | avevate spifferato | you (pl.) had leaked |
| loro | avevano spifferato | they had leaked |
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 spifferato |
| tu | avresti spifferato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe spifferato |
| noi | avremmo spifferato |
| voi | avreste spifferato |
| loro | avrebbero spifferato |
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 spifferato | I will have leaked |
| tu | avrai spifferato | you will have leaked |
| lui/lei | avrà spifferato | he/she/it will have leaked |
| noi | avremo spifferato | we will have leaked |
| voi | avrete spifferato | you (pl.) will have leaked |
| loro | avranno spifferato | they will have leaked |
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 | spifferi |
| tu | spifferi |
| lui/lei | spifferi |
| noi | spifferiamo |
| voi | spifferiate |
| loro | spifferino |
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 | spifferassi |
| tu | spifferassi |
| lui/lei | spifferasse |
| noi | spifferassimo |
| voi | spifferaste |
| loro | spifferassero |
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 | spiffera |
| lui/lei | spifferi |
| noi | spifferiamo |
| voi | spifferate |
| loro | spifferino |
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 spifferare |
| lui/lei | non spifferi |
| noi | non spifferiamo |
| voi | non spifferate |
| loro | non spifferino |