spremere — Italian conjugation
to squeeze (fruit)
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 | spremo | I squeeze |
| tu | spremi | you squeeze |
| lui/lei | spreme | he/she/it squeezes |
| noi | spremiamo | we squeeze |
| voi | spremete | you (pl.) squeeze |
| loro | spremono | they squeeze |
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 | spremetti | I squeezed |
| tu | spremesti | you squeezed |
| lui/lei | spremette | he/she/it squeezed |
| noi | sprememmo | we squeezed |
| voi | spremeste | you (pl.) squeezed |
| loro | spremettero | they squeezed |
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 | spremevo |
| tu | spremevi |
| lui/lei | spremeva |
| noi | spremevamo |
| voi | spremevate |
| loro | spremevano |
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 | spremerei | I would squeeze |
| tu | spremeresti | you would squeeze |
| lui/lei | spremerebbe | he/she/it would squeeze |
| noi | spremeremmo | we would squeeze |
| voi | spremereste | you (pl.) would squeeze |
| loro | spremerebbero | they would squeeze |
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 | spremerò | I will squeeze |
| tu | spremerai | you will squeeze |
| lui/lei | spremerà | he/she/it will squeeze |
| noi | spremeremo | we will squeeze |
| voi | spremerete | you (pl.) will squeeze |
| loro | spremeranno | they will squeeze |
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 spremuto | I have squeezed |
| tu | hai spremuto | you have squeezed |
| lui/lei | ha spremuto | he/she/it has squeezed |
| noi | abbiamo spremuto | we have squeezed |
| voi | avete spremuto | you (pl.) have squeezed |
| loro | hanno spremuto | they have squeezed |
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 spremuto | I had squeezed |
| tu | avevi spremuto | you had squeezed |
| lui/lei | aveva spremuto | he/she/it had squeezed |
| noi | avevamo spremuto | we had squeezed |
| voi | avevate spremuto | you (pl.) had squeezed |
| loro | avevano spremuto | they had squeezed |
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 spremuto |
| tu | avresti spremuto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe spremuto |
| noi | avremmo spremuto |
| voi | avreste spremuto |
| loro | avrebbero spremuto |
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 spremuto | I will have squeezed |
| tu | avrai spremuto | you will have squeezed |
| lui/lei | avrà spremuto | he/she/it will have squeezed |
| noi | avremo spremuto | we will have squeezed |
| voi | avrete spremuto | you (pl.) will have squeezed |
| loro | avranno spremuto | they will have squeezed |
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 | sprema |
| tu | sprema |
| lui/lei | sprema |
| noi | spremiamo |
| voi | spremiate |
| loro | spremano |
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 | spremessi |
| tu | spremessi |
| lui/lei | spremesse |
| noi | spremessimo |
| voi | spremeste |
| loro | spremessero |
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 | spremi |
| lui/lei | sprema |
| noi | spremiamo |
| voi | spremete |
| loro | spremano |
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 spremere |
| lui/lei | non sprema |
| noi | non spremiamo |
| voi | non spremete |
| loro | non spremano |