svelare — Italian conjugation
to reveal
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 | svelo | I reveal |
| tu | sveli | you reveal |
| lui/lei | svela | he/she/it reveals |
| noi | sveliamo | we reveal |
| voi | svelate | you (pl.) reveal |
| loro | svelano | they reveal |
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 | svelai | I revealed |
| tu | svelasti | you revealed |
| lui/lei | svelò | he/she/it revealed |
| noi | svelammo | we revealed |
| voi | svelaste | you (pl.) revealed |
| loro | svelarono | they revealed |
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 | svelavo |
| tu | svelavi |
| lui/lei | svelava |
| noi | svelavamo |
| voi | svelavate |
| loro | svelavano |
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 | svelerei | I would reveal |
| tu | sveleresti | you would reveal |
| lui/lei | svelerebbe | he/she/it would reveal |
| noi | sveleremmo | we would reveal |
| voi | svelereste | you (pl.) would reveal |
| loro | svelerebbero | they would reveal |
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 | svelerò | I will reveal |
| tu | svelerai | you will reveal |
| lui/lei | svelerà | he/she/it will reveal |
| noi | sveleremo | we will reveal |
| voi | svelerete | you (pl.) will reveal |
| loro | sveleranno | they will reveal |
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 svelato | I have revealed |
| tu | hai svelato | you have revealed |
| lui/lei | ha svelato | he/she/it has revealed |
| noi | abbiamo svelato | we have revealed |
| voi | avete svelato | you (pl.) have revealed |
| loro | hanno svelato | they have revealed |
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 svelato | I had revealed |
| tu | avevi svelato | you had revealed |
| lui/lei | aveva svelato | he/she/it had revealed |
| noi | avevamo svelato | we had revealed |
| voi | avevate svelato | you (pl.) had revealed |
| loro | avevano svelato | they had revealed |
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 svelato |
| tu | avresti svelato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe svelato |
| noi | avremmo svelato |
| voi | avreste svelato |
| loro | avrebbero svelato |
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 svelato | I will have revealed |
| tu | avrai svelato | you will have revealed |
| lui/lei | avrà svelato | he/she/it will have revealed |
| noi | avremo svelato | we will have revealed |
| voi | avrete svelato | you (pl.) will have revealed |
| loro | avranno svelato | they will have revealed |
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 | sveli |
| tu | sveli |
| lui/lei | sveli |
| noi | sveliamo |
| voi | sveliate |
| loro | svelino |
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 | svelassi |
| tu | svelassi |
| lui/lei | svelasse |
| noi | svelassimo |
| voi | svelaste |
| loro | svelassero |
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 | svela |
| lui/lei | sveli |
| noi | sveliamo |
| voi | svelate |
| loro | svelino |
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 svelare |
| lui/lei | non sveli |
| noi | non sveliamo |
| voi | non svelate |
| loro | non svelino |