stirare — Italian conjugation
to iron
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 | stiro | I iron |
| tu | stiri | you iron |
| lui/lei | stira | he/she/it irons |
| noi | stiriamo | we iron |
| voi | stirate | you (pl.) iron |
| loro | stirano | they iron |
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 | stirai | I ironed |
| tu | stirasti | you ironed |
| lui/lei | stirò | he/she/it ironed |
| noi | stirammo | we ironed |
| voi | stiraste | you (pl.) ironed |
| loro | stirarono | they ironed |
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 | stiravo |
| tu | stiravi |
| lui/lei | stirava |
| noi | stiravamo |
| voi | stiravate |
| loro | stiravano |
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 | stirerei | I would iron |
| tu | stireresti | you would iron |
| lui/lei | stirerebbe | he/she/it would iron |
| noi | stireremmo | we would iron |
| voi | stirereste | you (pl.) would iron |
| loro | stirerebbero | they would iron |
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 | stirerò | I will iron |
| tu | stirerai | you will iron |
| lui/lei | stirerà | he/she/it will iron |
| noi | stireremo | we will iron |
| voi | stirerete | you (pl.) will iron |
| loro | stireranno | they will iron |
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 stirato | I have ironed |
| tu | hai stirato | you have ironed |
| lui/lei | ha stirato | he/she/it has ironed |
| noi | abbiamo stirato | we have ironed |
| voi | avete stirato | you (pl.) have ironed |
| loro | hanno stirato | they have ironed |
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 stirato | I had ironed |
| tu | avevi stirato | you had ironed |
| lui/lei | aveva stirato | he/she/it had ironed |
| noi | avevamo stirato | we had ironed |
| voi | avevate stirato | you (pl.) had ironed |
| loro | avevano stirato | they had ironed |
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 stirato |
| tu | avresti stirato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe stirato |
| noi | avremmo stirato |
| voi | avreste stirato |
| loro | avrebbero stirato |
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 stirato | I will have ironed |
| tu | avrai stirato | you will have ironed |
| lui/lei | avrà stirato | he/she/it will have ironed |
| noi | avremo stirato | we will have ironed |
| voi | avrete stirato | you (pl.) will have ironed |
| loro | avranno stirato | they will have ironed |
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 | stiri |
| tu | stiri |
| lui/lei | stiri |
| noi | stiriamo |
| voi | stiriate |
| loro | stirino |
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 | stirassi |
| tu | stirassi |
| lui/lei | stirasse |
| noi | stirassimo |
| voi | stiraste |
| loro | stirassero |
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 | stira |
| lui/lei | stiri |
| noi | stiriamo |
| voi | stirate |
| loro | stirino |
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 stirare |
| lui/lei | non stiri |
| noi | non stiriamo |
| voi | non stirate |
| loro | non stirino |