sradicare — Italian conjugation
to uproot; to pull up; to root up; to deracinate
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 | sradico | I uproot |
| tu | sradichi | you uproot |
| lui/lei | sradica | he/she/it uproots |
| noi | sradichiamo | we uproot |
| voi | sradicate | you (pl.) uproot |
| loro | sradicano | they uproot |
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 | sradicai | I uprooted |
| tu | sradicasti | you uprooted |
| lui/lei | sradicò | he/she/it uprooted |
| noi | sradicammo | we uprooted |
| voi | sradicaste | you (pl.) uprooted |
| loro | sradicarono | they uprooted |
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 | sradicavo |
| tu | sradicavi |
| lui/lei | sradicava |
| noi | sradicavamo |
| voi | sradicavate |
| loro | sradicavano |
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 | sradicherei | I would uproot |
| tu | sradicheresti | you would uproot |
| lui/lei | sradicherebbe | he/she/it would uproot |
| noi | sradicheremmo | we would uproot |
| voi | sradichereste | you (pl.) would uproot |
| loro | sradicherebbero | they would uproot |
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 | sradicherò | I will uproot |
| tu | sradicherai | you will uproot |
| lui/lei | sradicherà | he/she/it will uproot |
| noi | sradicheremo | we will uproot |
| voi | sradicherete | you (pl.) will uproot |
| loro | sradicheranno | they will uproot |
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 sradicato | I have uprooted |
| tu | hai sradicato | you have uprooted |
| lui/lei | ha sradicato | he/she/it has uprooted |
| noi | abbiamo sradicato | we have uprooted |
| voi | avete sradicato | you (pl.) have uprooted |
| loro | hanno sradicato | they have uprooted |
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 sradicato | I had uprooted |
| tu | avevi sradicato | you had uprooted |
| lui/lei | aveva sradicato | he/she/it had uprooted |
| noi | avevamo sradicato | we had uprooted |
| voi | avevate sradicato | you (pl.) had uprooted |
| loro | avevano sradicato | they had uprooted |
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 sradicato |
| tu | avresti sradicato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe sradicato |
| noi | avremmo sradicato |
| voi | avreste sradicato |
| loro | avrebbero sradicato |
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 sradicato | I will have uprooted |
| tu | avrai sradicato | you will have uprooted |
| lui/lei | avrà sradicato | he/she/it will have uprooted |
| noi | avremo sradicato | we will have uprooted |
| voi | avrete sradicato | you (pl.) will have uprooted |
| loro | avranno sradicato | they will have uprooted |
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 | sradichi |
| tu | sradichi |
| lui/lei | sradichi |
| noi | sradichiamo |
| voi | sradichiate |
| loro | sradichino |
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 | sradicassi |
| tu | sradicassi |
| lui/lei | sradicasse |
| noi | sradicassimo |
| voi | sradicaste |
| loro | sradicassero |
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 | sradica |
| lui/lei | sradichi |
| noi | sradichiamo |
| voi | sradicate |
| loro | sradichino |
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 sradicare |
| lui/lei | non sradichi |
| noi | non sradichiamo |
| voi | non sradicate |
| loro | non sradichino |