timbrare — Italian conjugation
to stamp
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 | timbro | I stamp |
| tu | timbri | you stamp |
| lui/lei | timbra | he/she/it stamps |
| noi | timbriamo | we stamp |
| voi | timbrate | you (pl.) stamp |
| loro | timbrano | they stamp |
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 | timbrai | I stamped |
| tu | timbrasti | you stamped |
| lui/lei | timbrò | he/she/it stamped |
| noi | timbrammo | we stamped |
| voi | timbraste | you (pl.) stamped |
| loro | timbrarono | they stamped |
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 | timbravo |
| tu | timbravi |
| lui/lei | timbrava |
| noi | timbravamo |
| voi | timbravate |
| loro | timbravano |
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 | timbrerei | I would stamp |
| tu | timbreresti | you would stamp |
| lui/lei | timbrerebbe | he/she/it would stamp |
| noi | timbreremmo | we would stamp |
| voi | timbrereste | you (pl.) would stamp |
| loro | timbrerebbero | they would stamp |
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 | timbrerò | I will stamp |
| tu | timbrerai | you will stamp |
| lui/lei | timbrerà | he/she/it will stamp |
| noi | timbreremo | we will stamp |
| voi | timbrerete | you (pl.) will stamp |
| loro | timbreranno | they will stamp |
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 timbrato | I have stamped |
| tu | hai timbrato | you have stamped |
| lui/lei | ha timbrato | he/she/it has stamped |
| noi | abbiamo timbrato | we have stamped |
| voi | avete timbrato | you (pl.) have stamped |
| loro | hanno timbrato | they have stamped |
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 timbrato | I had stamped |
| tu | avevi timbrato | you had stamped |
| lui/lei | aveva timbrato | he/she/it had stamped |
| noi | avevamo timbrato | we had stamped |
| voi | avevate timbrato | you (pl.) had stamped |
| loro | avevano timbrato | they had stamped |
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 timbrato |
| tu | avresti timbrato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe timbrato |
| noi | avremmo timbrato |
| voi | avreste timbrato |
| loro | avrebbero timbrato |
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 timbrato | I will have stamped |
| tu | avrai timbrato | you will have stamped |
| lui/lei | avrà timbrato | he/she/it will have stamped |
| noi | avremo timbrato | we will have stamped |
| voi | avrete timbrato | you (pl.) will have stamped |
| loro | avranno timbrato | they will have stamped |
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 | timbri |
| tu | timbri |
| lui/lei | timbri |
| noi | timbriamo |
| voi | timbriate |
| loro | timbrino |
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 | timbrassi |
| tu | timbrassi |
| lui/lei | timbrasse |
| noi | timbrassimo |
| voi | timbraste |
| loro | timbrassero |
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 | timbra |
| lui/lei | timbri |
| noi | timbriamo |
| voi | timbrate |
| loro | timbrino |
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 timbrare |
| lui/lei | non timbri |
| noi | non timbriamo |
| voi | non timbrate |
| loro | non timbrino |