squillare — Italian conjugation
to ring (of a telephone)
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 | squillo | I ring |
| tu | squilli | you ring |
| lui/lei | squilla | he/she/it rings |
| noi | squilliamo | we ring |
| voi | squillate | you (pl.) ring |
| loro | squillano | they ring |
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 | squillai | I rang |
| tu | squillasti | you rang |
| lui/lei | squillò | he/she/it rang |
| noi | squillammo | we rang |
| voi | squillaste | you (pl.) rang |
| loro | squillarono | they rang |
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 | squillavo |
| tu | squillavi |
| lui/lei | squillava |
| noi | squillavamo |
| voi | squillavate |
| loro | squillavano |
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 | squillerei | I would ring |
| tu | squilleresti | you would ring |
| lui/lei | squillerebbe | he/she/it would ring |
| noi | squilleremmo | we would ring |
| voi | squillereste | you (pl.) would ring |
| loro | squillerebbero | they would ring |
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 | squillerò | I will ring |
| tu | squillerai | you will ring |
| lui/lei | squillerà | he/she/it will ring |
| noi | squilleremo | we will ring |
| voi | squillerete | you (pl.) will ring |
| loro | squilleranno | they will ring |
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 squillato | I have rung |
| tu | hai squillato | you have rung |
| lui/lei | ha squillato | he/she/it has rung |
| noi | abbiamo squillato | we have rung |
| voi | avete squillato | you (pl.) have rung |
| loro | hanno squillato | they have rung |
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 squillato | I had rung |
| tu | avevi squillato | you had rung |
| lui/lei | aveva squillato | he/she/it had rung |
| noi | avevamo squillato | we had rung |
| voi | avevate squillato | you (pl.) had rung |
| loro | avevano squillato | they had rung |
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 squillato |
| tu | avresti squillato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe squillato |
| noi | avremmo squillato |
| voi | avreste squillato |
| loro | avrebbero squillato |
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 squillato | I will have rung |
| tu | avrai squillato | you will have rung |
| lui/lei | avrà squillato | he/she/it will have rung |
| noi | avremo squillato | we will have rung |
| voi | avrete squillato | you (pl.) will have rung |
| loro | avranno squillato | they will have rung |
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 | squilli |
| tu | squilli |
| lui/lei | squilli |
| noi | squilliamo |
| voi | squilliate |
| loro | squillino |
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 | squillassi |
| tu | squillassi |
| lui/lei | squillasse |
| noi | squillassimo |
| voi | squillaste |
| loro | squillassero |
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 | squilla |
| lui/lei | squilli |
| noi | squilliamo |
| voi | squillate |
| loro | squillino |
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 squillare |
| lui/lei | non squilli |
| noi | non squilliamo |
| voi | non squillate |
| loro | non squillino |