stampare — Italian conjugation
to print, to run off
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 | stampo | I print |
| tu | stampi | you print |
| lui/lei | stampa | he/she/it prints |
| noi | stampiamo | we print |
| voi | stampate | you (pl.) print |
| loro | stampano | they print |
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 | stampai | I printed |
| tu | stampasti | you printed |
| lui/lei | stampò | he/she/it printed |
| noi | stampammo | we printed |
| voi | stampaste | you (pl.) printed |
| loro | stamparono | they printed |
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 | stampavo |
| tu | stampavi |
| lui/lei | stampava |
| noi | stampavamo |
| voi | stampavate |
| loro | stampavano |
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 | stamperei | I would print |
| tu | stamperesti | you would print |
| lui/lei | stamperebbe | he/she/it would print |
| noi | stamperemmo | we would print |
| voi | stampereste | you (pl.) would print |
| loro | stamperebbero | they would print |
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 | stamperò | I will print |
| tu | stamperai | you will print |
| lui/lei | stamperà | he/she/it will print |
| noi | stamperemo | we will print |
| voi | stamperete | you (pl.) will print |
| loro | stamperanno | they will print |
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 stampato | I have printed |
| tu | hai stampato | you have printed |
| lui/lei | ha stampato | he/she/it has printed |
| noi | abbiamo stampato | we have printed |
| voi | avete stampato | you (pl.) have printed |
| loro | hanno stampato | they have printed |
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 stampato | I had printed |
| tu | avevi stampato | you had printed |
| lui/lei | aveva stampato | he/she/it had printed |
| noi | avevamo stampato | we had printed |
| voi | avevate stampato | you (pl.) had printed |
| loro | avevano stampato | they had printed |
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 stampato |
| tu | avresti stampato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe stampato |
| noi | avremmo stampato |
| voi | avreste stampato |
| loro | avrebbero stampato |
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 stampato | I will have printed |
| tu | avrai stampato | you will have printed |
| lui/lei | avrà stampato | he/she/it will have printed |
| noi | avremo stampato | we will have printed |
| voi | avrete stampato | you (pl.) will have printed |
| loro | avranno stampato | they will have printed |
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 | stampi |
| tu | stampi |
| lui/lei | stampi |
| noi | stampiamo |
| voi | stampiate |
| loro | stampino |
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 | stampassi |
| tu | stampassi |
| lui/lei | stampasse |
| noi | stampassimo |
| voi | stampaste |
| loro | stampassero |
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 | stampa |
| lui/lei | stampi |
| noi | stampiamo |
| voi | stampate |
| loro | stampino |
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 stampare |
| lui/lei | non stampi |
| noi | non stampiamo |
| voi | non stampate |
| loro | non stampino |