tormentare — Italian conjugation
to torment
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 | tormento | I torment |
| tu | tormenti | you torment |
| lui/lei | tormenta | he/she/it torments |
| noi | tormentiamo | we torment |
| voi | tormentate | you (pl.) torment |
| loro | tormentano | they torment |
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 | tormentai | I tormented |
| tu | tormentasti | you tormented |
| lui/lei | tormentò | he/she/it tormented |
| noi | tormentammo | we tormented |
| voi | tormentaste | you (pl.) tormented |
| loro | tormentarono | they tormented |
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 | tormentavo |
| tu | tormentavi |
| lui/lei | tormentava |
| noi | tormentavamo |
| voi | tormentavate |
| loro | tormentavano |
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 | tormenterei | I would torment |
| tu | tormenteresti | you would torment |
| lui/lei | tormenterebbe | he/she/it would torment |
| noi | tormenteremmo | we would torment |
| voi | tormentereste | you (pl.) would torment |
| loro | tormenterebbero | they would torment |
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 | tormenterò | I will torment |
| tu | tormenterai | you will torment |
| lui/lei | tormenterà | he/she/it will torment |
| noi | tormenteremo | we will torment |
| voi | tormenterete | you (pl.) will torment |
| loro | tormenteranno | they will torment |
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 tormentato | I have tormented |
| tu | hai tormentato | you have tormented |
| lui/lei | ha tormentato | he/she/it has tormented |
| noi | abbiamo tormentato | we have tormented |
| voi | avete tormentato | you (pl.) have tormented |
| loro | hanno tormentato | they have tormented |
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 tormentato | I had tormented |
| tu | avevi tormentato | you had tormented |
| lui/lei | aveva tormentato | he/she/it had tormented |
| noi | avevamo tormentato | we had tormented |
| voi | avevate tormentato | you (pl.) had tormented |
| loro | avevano tormentato | they had tormented |
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 tormentato |
| tu | avresti tormentato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe tormentato |
| noi | avremmo tormentato |
| voi | avreste tormentato |
| loro | avrebbero tormentato |
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 tormentato | I will have tormented |
| tu | avrai tormentato | you will have tormented |
| lui/lei | avrà tormentato | he/she/it will have tormented |
| noi | avremo tormentato | we will have tormented |
| voi | avrete tormentato | you (pl.) will have tormented |
| loro | avranno tormentato | they will have tormented |
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 | tormenti |
| tu | tormenti |
| lui/lei | tormenti |
| noi | tormentiamo |
| voi | tormentiate |
| loro | tormentino |
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 | tormentassi |
| tu | tormentassi |
| lui/lei | tormentasse |
| noi | tormentassimo |
| voi | tormentaste |
| loro | tormentassero |
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 | tormenta |
| lui/lei | tormenti |
| noi | tormentiamo |
| voi | tormentate |
| loro | tormentino |
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 tormentare |
| lui/lei | non tormenti |
| noi | non tormentiamo |
| voi | non tormentate |
| loro | non tormentino |