strillare — Italian conjugation
to scream
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 | strillo | I scream |
| tu | strilli | you scream |
| lui/lei | strilla | he/she/it screams |
| noi | strilliamo | we scream |
| voi | strillate | you (pl.) scream |
| loro | strillano | they scream |
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 | strillai | I screamed |
| tu | strillasti | you screamed |
| lui/lei | strillò | he/she/it screamed |
| noi | strillammo | we screamed |
| voi | strillaste | you (pl.) screamed |
| loro | strillarono | they screamed |
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 | strillavo |
| tu | strillavi |
| lui/lei | strillava |
| noi | strillavamo |
| voi | strillavate |
| loro | strillavano |
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 | strillerei | I would scream |
| tu | strilleresti | you would scream |
| lui/lei | strillerebbe | he/she/it would scream |
| noi | strilleremmo | we would scream |
| voi | strillereste | you (pl.) would scream |
| loro | strillerebbero | they would scream |
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 | strillerò | I will scream |
| tu | strillerai | you will scream |
| lui/lei | strillerà | he/she/it will scream |
| noi | strilleremo | we will scream |
| voi | strillerete | you (pl.) will scream |
| loro | strilleranno | they will scream |
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 strillato | I have screamed |
| tu | hai strillato | you have screamed |
| lui/lei | ha strillato | he/she/it has screamed |
| noi | abbiamo strillato | we have screamed |
| voi | avete strillato | you (pl.) have screamed |
| loro | hanno strillato | they have screamed |
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 strillato | I had screamed |
| tu | avevi strillato | you had screamed |
| lui/lei | aveva strillato | he/she/it had screamed |
| noi | avevamo strillato | we had screamed |
| voi | avevate strillato | you (pl.) had screamed |
| loro | avevano strillato | they had screamed |
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 strillato |
| tu | avresti strillato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe strillato |
| noi | avremmo strillato |
| voi | avreste strillato |
| loro | avrebbero strillato |
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 strillato | I will have screamed |
| tu | avrai strillato | you will have screamed |
| lui/lei | avrà strillato | he/she/it will have screamed |
| noi | avremo strillato | we will have screamed |
| voi | avrete strillato | you (pl.) will have screamed |
| loro | avranno strillato | they will have screamed |
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 | strilli |
| tu | strilli |
| lui/lei | strilli |
| noi | strilliamo |
| voi | strilliate |
| loro | strillino |
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 | strillassi |
| tu | strillassi |
| lui/lei | strillasse |
| noi | strillassimo |
| voi | strillaste |
| loro | strillassero |
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 | strilla |
| lui/lei | strilli |
| noi | strilliamo |
| voi | strillate |
| loro | strillino |
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 strillare |
| lui/lei | non strilli |
| noi | non strilliamo |
| voi | non strillate |
| loro | non strillino |