svenire — Italian conjugation
to faint
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 | svengo | I faint |
| tu | svieni | you faint |
| lui/lei | sviene | he/she/it faints |
| noi | sveniamo | we faint |
| voi | svenite | you (pl.) faint |
| loro | svengono | they faint |
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 | svenni | I fainted |
| tu | svenisti | you fainted |
| lui/lei | svenne | he/she/it fainted |
| noi | svenimmo | we fainted |
| voi | sveniste | you (pl.) fainted |
| loro | svennero | they fainted |
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 | svenivo |
| tu | svenivi |
| lui/lei | sveniva |
| noi | svenivamo |
| voi | svenivate |
| loro | svenivano |
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 | sverrei | I would faint |
| tu | sverresti | you would faint |
| lui/lei | sverrebbe | he/she/it would faint |
| noi | sverremmo | we would faint |
| voi | sverreste | you (pl.) would faint |
| loro | sverrebbero | they would faint |
Future (Futuro semplice) Irregular
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 | sverrò | I will faint |
| tu | sverrai | you will faint |
| lui/lei | sverrà | he/she/it will faint |
| noi | sverremo | we will faint |
| voi | sverrete | you (pl.) will faint |
| loro | sverranno | they will faint |
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 | sono svenuto/a | I have fainted |
| tu | sei svenuto/a | you have fainted |
| lui/lei | è svenuto/a | he/she/it has fainted |
| noi | siamo svenuti/e | we have fainted |
| voi | siete svenuti/e | you (pl.) have fainted |
| loro | sono svenuti/e | they have fainted |
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 | ero svenuto/a | I had fainted |
| tu | eri svenuto/a | you had fainted |
| lui/lei | era svenuto/a | he/she/it had fainted |
| noi | eravamo svenuti/e | we had fainted |
| voi | eravate svenuti/e | you (pl.) had fainted |
| loro | erano svenuti/e | they had fainted |
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 | sarei svenuto/a |
| tu | saresti svenuto/a |
| lui/lei | sarebbe svenuto/a |
| noi | saremmo svenuti/e |
| voi | sareste svenuti/e |
| loro | sarebbero svenuti/e |
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 | sarò svenuto/a | I will have fainted |
| tu | sarai svenuto/a | you will have fainted |
| lui/lei | sarà svenuto/a | he/she/it will have fainted |
| noi | saremo svenuti/e | we will have fainted |
| voi | sarete svenuti/e | you (pl.) will have fainted |
| loro | saranno svenuti/e | they will have fainted |
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 | svenga |
| tu | svenga |
| lui/lei | svenga |
| noi | sveniamo |
| voi | sveniate |
| loro | svengano |
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 | svenissi |
| tu | svenissi |
| lui/lei | svenisse |
| noi | svenissimo |
| voi | sveniste |
| loro | svenissero |
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 | svieni |
| lui/lei | svenga |
| noi | sveniamo |
| voi | svenite |
| loro | svengano |
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 svenire |
| lui/lei | non svenga |
| noi | non sveniamo |
| voi | non svenite |
| loro | non svengano |