supplicare — Italian conjugation
to beg
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 | supplico | I beg |
| tu | supplichi | you beg |
| lui/lei | supplica | he/she/it begs |
| noi | supplichiamo | we beg |
| voi | supplicate | you (pl.) beg |
| loro | supplicano | they beg |
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 | supplicai | I begged |
| tu | supplicasti | you begged |
| lui/lei | supplicò | he/she/it begged |
| noi | supplicammo | we begged |
| voi | supplicaste | you (pl.) begged |
| loro | supplicarono | they begged |
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 | supplicavo |
| tu | supplicavi |
| lui/lei | supplicava |
| noi | supplicavamo |
| voi | supplicavate |
| loro | supplicavano |
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 | supplicherei | I would beg |
| tu | supplicheresti | you would beg |
| lui/lei | supplicherebbe | he/she/it would beg |
| noi | supplicheremmo | we would beg |
| voi | supplichereste | you (pl.) would beg |
| loro | supplicherebbero | they would beg |
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 | supplicherò | I will beg |
| tu | supplicherai | you will beg |
| lui/lei | supplicherà | he/she/it will beg |
| noi | supplicheremo | we will beg |
| voi | supplicherete | you (pl.) will beg |
| loro | supplicheranno | they will beg |
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 supplicato | I have begged |
| tu | hai supplicato | you have begged |
| lui/lei | ha supplicato | he/she/it has begged |
| noi | abbiamo supplicato | we have begged |
| voi | avete supplicato | you (pl.) have begged |
| loro | hanno supplicato | they have begged |
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 supplicato | I had begged |
| tu | avevi supplicato | you had begged |
| lui/lei | aveva supplicato | he/she/it had begged |
| noi | avevamo supplicato | we had begged |
| voi | avevate supplicato | you (pl.) had begged |
| loro | avevano supplicato | they had begged |
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 supplicato |
| tu | avresti supplicato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe supplicato |
| noi | avremmo supplicato |
| voi | avreste supplicato |
| loro | avrebbero supplicato |
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 supplicato | I will have begged |
| tu | avrai supplicato | you will have begged |
| lui/lei | avrà supplicato | he/she/it will have begged |
| noi | avremo supplicato | we will have begged |
| voi | avrete supplicato | you (pl.) will have begged |
| loro | avranno supplicato | they will have begged |
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 | supplichi |
| tu | supplichi |
| lui/lei | supplichi |
| noi | supplichiamo |
| voi | supplichiate |
| loro | supplichino |
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 | supplicassi |
| tu | supplicassi |
| lui/lei | supplicasse |
| noi | supplicassimo |
| voi | supplicaste |
| loro | supplicassero |
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 | supplica |
| lui/lei | supplichi |
| noi | supplichiamo |
| voi | supplicate |
| loro | supplichino |
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 supplicare |
| lui/lei | non supplichi |
| noi | non supplichiamo |
| voi | non supplicate |
| loro | non supplichino |