tassare — Italian conjugation
to tax
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 | tasso | I tax |
| tu | tassi | you tax |
| lui/lei | tassa | he/she/it taxes |
| noi | tassiamo | we tax |
| voi | tassate | you (pl.) tax |
| loro | tassano | they tax |
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 | tassai | I taxed |
| tu | tassasti | you taxed |
| lui/lei | tassò | he/she/it taxed |
| noi | tassammo | we taxed |
| voi | tassaste | you (pl.) taxed |
| loro | tassarono | they taxed |
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 | tassavo |
| tu | tassavi |
| lui/lei | tassava |
| noi | tassavamo |
| voi | tassavate |
| loro | tassavano |
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 | tasserei | I would tax |
| tu | tasseresti | you would tax |
| lui/lei | tasserebbe | he/she/it would tax |
| noi | tasseremmo | we would tax |
| voi | tassereste | you (pl.) would tax |
| loro | tasserebbero | they would tax |
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 | tasserò | I will tax |
| tu | tasserai | you will tax |
| lui/lei | tasserà | he/she/it will tax |
| noi | tasseremo | we will tax |
| voi | tasserete | you (pl.) will tax |
| loro | tasseranno | they will tax |
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 tassato | I have taxed |
| tu | hai tassato | you have taxed |
| lui/lei | ha tassato | he/she/it has taxed |
| noi | abbiamo tassato | we have taxed |
| voi | avete tassato | you (pl.) have taxed |
| loro | hanno tassato | they have taxed |
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 tassato | I had taxed |
| tu | avevi tassato | you had taxed |
| lui/lei | aveva tassato | he/she/it had taxed |
| noi | avevamo tassato | we had taxed |
| voi | avevate tassato | you (pl.) had taxed |
| loro | avevano tassato | they had taxed |
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 tassato |
| tu | avresti tassato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe tassato |
| noi | avremmo tassato |
| voi | avreste tassato |
| loro | avrebbero tassato |
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 tassato | I will have taxed |
| tu | avrai tassato | you will have taxed |
| lui/lei | avrà tassato | he/she/it will have taxed |
| noi | avremo tassato | we will have taxed |
| voi | avrete tassato | you (pl.) will have taxed |
| loro | avranno tassato | they will have taxed |
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 | tassi |
| tu | tassi |
| lui/lei | tassi |
| noi | tassiamo |
| voi | tassiate |
| loro | tassino |
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 | tassassi |
| tu | tassassi |
| lui/lei | tassasse |
| noi | tassassimo |
| voi | tassaste |
| loro | tassassero |
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 | tassa |
| lui/lei | tassi |
| noi | tassiamo |
| voi | tassate |
| loro | tassino |
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 tassare |
| lui/lei | non tassi |
| noi | non tassiamo |
| voi | non tassate |
| loro | non tassino |