stringere — Italian conjugation
to tighten
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 | stringo | I tighten |
| tu | stringi | you tighten |
| lui/lei | stringe | he/she/it tightens |
| noi | stringiamo | we tighten |
| voi | stringete | you (pl.) tighten |
| loro | stringono | they tighten |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Irregular
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 | strinsi | I tightened |
| tu | stringesti | you tightened |
| lui/lei | strinse | he/she/it tightened |
| noi | stringemmo | we tightened |
| voi | stringeste | you (pl.) tightened |
| loro | strinsero | they tightened |
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 | stringevo |
| tu | stringevi |
| lui/lei | stringeva |
| noi | stringevamo |
| voi | stringevate |
| loro | stringevano |
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 | stringerei | I would tighten |
| tu | stringeresti | you would tighten |
| lui/lei | stringerebbe | he/she/it would tighten |
| noi | stringeremmo | we would tighten |
| voi | stringereste | you (pl.) would tighten |
| loro | stringerebbero | they would tighten |
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 | stringerò | I will tighten |
| tu | stringerai | you will tighten |
| lui/lei | stringerà | he/she/it will tighten |
| noi | stringeremo | we will tighten |
| voi | stringerete | you (pl.) will tighten |
| loro | stringeranno | they will tighten |
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 stretto | I have tightened |
| tu | hai stretto | you have tightened |
| lui/lei | ha stretto | he/she/it has tightened |
| noi | abbiamo stretto | we have tightened |
| voi | avete stretto | you (pl.) have tightened |
| loro | hanno stretto | they have tightened |
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 stretto | I had tightened |
| tu | avevi stretto | you had tightened |
| lui/lei | aveva stretto | he/she/it had tightened |
| noi | avevamo stretto | we had tightened |
| voi | avevate stretto | you (pl.) had tightened |
| loro | avevano stretto | they had tightened |
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 stretto |
| tu | avresti stretto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe stretto |
| noi | avremmo stretto |
| voi | avreste stretto |
| loro | avrebbero stretto |
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 stretto | I will have tightened |
| tu | avrai stretto | you will have tightened |
| lui/lei | avrà stretto | he/she/it will have tightened |
| noi | avremo stretto | we will have tightened |
| voi | avrete stretto | you (pl.) will have tightened |
| loro | avranno stretto | they will have tightened |
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 | stringa |
| tu | stringa |
| lui/lei | stringa |
| noi | stringiamo |
| voi | stringiate |
| loro | stringano |
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 | stringessi |
| tu | stringessi |
| lui/lei | stringesse |
| noi | stringessimo |
| voi | stringeste |
| loro | stringessero |
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 | stringi |
| lui/lei | stringa |
| noi | stringiamo |
| voi | stringete |
| loro | stringano |
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 stringere |
| lui/lei | non stringa |
| noi | non stringiamo |
| voi | non stringete |
| loro | non stringano |