suggerire — Italian conjugation
to suggest, to hint, to propose, to advise
Indicative
Present (Presente) Irregular
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 | suggerisco | I suggest |
| tu | suggerisci | you suggest |
| lui/lei | suggerisce | he/she/it suggests |
| noi | suggeriamo | we suggest |
| voi | suggerite | you (pl.) suggest |
| loro | suggeriscono | they suggest |
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 | suggerii | I suggested |
| tu | suggeristi | you suggested |
| lui/lei | suggerì | he/she/it suggested |
| noi | suggerimmo | we suggested |
| voi | suggeriste | you (pl.) suggested |
| loro | suggerirono | they suggested |
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 | suggerivo |
| tu | suggerivi |
| lui/lei | suggeriva |
| noi | suggerivamo |
| voi | suggerivate |
| loro | suggerivano |
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 | suggerirei | I would suggest |
| tu | suggeriresti | you would suggest |
| lui/lei | suggerirebbe | he/she/it would suggest |
| noi | suggeriremmo | we would suggest |
| voi | suggerireste | you (pl.) would suggest |
| loro | suggerirebbero | they would suggest |
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 | suggerirò | I will suggest |
| tu | suggerirai | you will suggest |
| lui/lei | suggerirà | he/she/it will suggest |
| noi | suggeriremo | we will suggest |
| voi | suggerirete | you (pl.) will suggest |
| loro | suggeriranno | they will suggest |
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 suggerito | I have suggested |
| tu | hai suggerito | you have suggested |
| lui/lei | ha suggerito | he/she/it has suggested |
| noi | abbiamo suggerito | we have suggested |
| voi | avete suggerito | you (pl.) have suggested |
| loro | hanno suggerito | they have suggested |
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 suggerito | I had suggested |
| tu | avevi suggerito | you had suggested |
| lui/lei | aveva suggerito | he/she/it had suggested |
| noi | avevamo suggerito | we had suggested |
| voi | avevate suggerito | you (pl.) had suggested |
| loro | avevano suggerito | they had suggested |
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 suggerito |
| tu | avresti suggerito |
| lui/lei | avrebbe suggerito |
| noi | avremmo suggerito |
| voi | avreste suggerito |
| loro | avrebbero suggerito |
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 suggerito | I will have suggested |
| tu | avrai suggerito | you will have suggested |
| lui/lei | avrà suggerito | he/she/it will have suggested |
| noi | avremo suggerito | we will have suggested |
| voi | avrete suggerito | you (pl.) will have suggested |
| loro | avranno suggerito | they will have suggested |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Irregular
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 | suggerisca |
| tu | suggerisca |
| lui/lei | suggerisca |
| noi | suggeriamo |
| voi | suggeriate |
| loro | suggeriscano |
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 | suggerissi |
| tu | suggerissi |
| lui/lei | suggerisse |
| noi | suggerissimo |
| voi | suggeriste |
| loro | suggerissero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Irregular
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 | suggerisci |
| lui/lei | suggerisca |
| noi | suggeriamo |
| voi | suggerite |
| loro | suggeriscano |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Irregular
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 suggerire |
| lui/lei | non suggerisca |
| noi | non suggeriamo |
| voi | non suggerite |
| loro | non suggeriscano |