squalificare — Italian conjugation
to disqualify
Indicative
Present (Presente) Irregular
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 | squalifico | I disqualify |
| tu | squalifichi | you disqualify |
| lui/lei | squalifica | he/she/it disqualifies |
| noi | squalifichiamo | we disqualify |
| voi | squalificate | you (pl.) disqualify |
| loro | squalificano | they disqualify |
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 | squalificai | I disqualified |
| tu | squalificasti | you disqualified |
| lui/lei | squalificò | he/she/it disqualified |
| noi | squalificammo | we disqualified |
| voi | squalificaste | you (pl.) disqualified |
| loro | squalificarono | they disqualified |
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 | squalificavo |
| tu | squalificavi |
| lui/lei | squalificava |
| noi | squalificavamo |
| voi | squalificavate |
| loro | squalificavano |
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 | squalificherei | I would disqualify |
| tu | squalificheresti | you would disqualify |
| lui/lei | squalificherebbe | he/she/it would disqualify |
| noi | squalificheremmo | we would disqualify |
| voi | squalifichereste | you (pl.) would disqualify |
| loro | squalificherebbero | they would disqualify |
Future (Futuro semplice) Irregular
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 | squalificherò | I will disqualify |
| tu | squalificherai | you will disqualify |
| lui/lei | squalificherà | he/she/it will disqualify |
| noi | squalificheremo | we will disqualify |
| voi | squalificherete | you (pl.) will disqualify |
| loro | squalificheranno | they will disqualify |
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 squalificato | I have disqualified |
| tu | hai squalificato | you have disqualified |
| lui/lei | ha squalificato | he/she/it has disqualified |
| noi | abbiamo squalificato | we have disqualified |
| voi | avete squalificato | you (pl.) have disqualified |
| loro | hanno squalificato | they have disqualified |
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 squalificato | I had disqualified |
| tu | avevi squalificato | you had disqualified |
| lui/lei | aveva squalificato | he/she/it had disqualified |
| noi | avevamo squalificato | we had disqualified |
| voi | avevate squalificato | you (pl.) had disqualified |
| loro | avevano squalificato | they had disqualified |
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 squalificato |
| tu | avresti squalificato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe squalificato |
| noi | avremmo squalificato |
| voi | avreste squalificato |
| loro | avrebbero squalificato |
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 squalificato | I will have disqualified |
| tu | avrai squalificato | you will have disqualified |
| lui/lei | avrà squalificato | he/she/it will have disqualified |
| noi | avremo squalificato | we will have disqualified |
| voi | avrete squalificato | you (pl.) will have disqualified |
| loro | avranno squalificato | they will have disqualified |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Irregular
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 | squalifichi |
| tu | squalifichi |
| lui/lei | squalifichi |
| noi | squalifichiamo |
| voi | squalifichiate |
| loro | squalifichino |
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 | squalificassi |
| tu | squalificassi |
| lui/lei | squalificasse |
| noi | squalificassimo |
| voi | squalificaste |
| loro | squalificassero |
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 | squalifica |
| lui/lei | squalifichi |
| noi | squalifichiamo |
| voi | squalificate |
| loro | squalifichino |
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 squalificare |
| lui/lei | non squalifichi |
| noi | non squalifichiamo |
| voi | non squalificate |
| loro | non squalifichino |