tonificare — Italian conjugation
to tone
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 | tonifico | I tone |
| tu | tonifichi | you tone |
| lui/lei | tonifica | he/she/it tones |
| noi | tonifichiamo | we tone |
| voi | tonificate | you (pl.) tone |
| loro | tonificano | they tone |
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 | tonificai | I toned |
| tu | tonificasti | you toned |
| lui/lei | tonificò | he/she/it toned |
| noi | tonificammo | we toned |
| voi | tonificaste | you (pl.) toned |
| loro | tonificarono | they toned |
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 | tonificavo |
| tu | tonificavi |
| lui/lei | tonificava |
| noi | tonificavamo |
| voi | tonificavate |
| loro | tonificavano |
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 | tonificherei | I would tone |
| tu | tonificheresti | you would tone |
| lui/lei | tonificherebbe | he/she/it would tone |
| noi | tonificheremmo | we would tone |
| voi | tonifichereste | you (pl.) would tone |
| loro | tonificherebbero | they would tone |
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 | tonificherò | I will tone |
| tu | tonificherai | you will tone |
| lui/lei | tonificherà | he/she/it will tone |
| noi | tonificheremo | we will tone |
| voi | tonificherete | you (pl.) will tone |
| loro | tonificheranno | they will tone |
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 tonificato | I have toned |
| tu | hai tonificato | you have toned |
| lui/lei | ha tonificato | he/she/it has toned |
| noi | abbiamo tonificato | we have toned |
| voi | avete tonificato | you (pl.) have toned |
| loro | hanno tonificato | they have toned |
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 tonificato | I had toned |
| tu | avevi tonificato | you had toned |
| lui/lei | aveva tonificato | he/she/it had toned |
| noi | avevamo tonificato | we had toned |
| voi | avevate tonificato | you (pl.) had toned |
| loro | avevano tonificato | they had toned |
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 tonificato |
| tu | avresti tonificato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe tonificato |
| noi | avremmo tonificato |
| voi | avreste tonificato |
| loro | avrebbero tonificato |
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 tonificato | I will have toned |
| tu | avrai tonificato | you will have toned |
| lui/lei | avrà tonificato | he/she/it will have toned |
| noi | avremo tonificato | we will have toned |
| voi | avrete tonificato | you (pl.) will have toned |
| loro | avranno tonificato | they will have toned |
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 | tonifichi |
| tu | tonifichi |
| lui/lei | tonifichi |
| noi | tonifichiamo |
| voi | tonifichiate |
| loro | tonifichino |
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 | tonificassi |
| tu | tonificassi |
| lui/lei | tonificasse |
| noi | tonificassimo |
| voi | tonificaste |
| loro | tonificassero |
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 | tonifica |
| lui/lei | tonifichi |
| noi | tonifichiamo |
| voi | tonificate |
| loro | tonifichino |
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 tonificare |
| lui/lei | non tonifichi |
| noi | non tonifichiamo |
| voi | non tonificate |
| loro | non tonifichino |