torturare — Italian conjugation
to torture
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 | torturo | I torture |
| tu | torturi | you torture |
| lui/lei | tortura | he/she/it tortures |
| noi | torturiamo | we torture |
| voi | torturate | you (pl.) torture |
| loro | torturano | they torture |
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 | torturai | I tortured |
| tu | torturasti | you tortured |
| lui/lei | torturò | he/she/it tortured |
| noi | torturammo | we tortured |
| voi | torturaste | you (pl.) tortured |
| loro | torturarono | they tortured |
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 | torturavo |
| tu | torturavi |
| lui/lei | torturava |
| noi | torturavamo |
| voi | torturavate |
| loro | torturavano |
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 | torturerei | I would torture |
| tu | tortureresti | you would torture |
| lui/lei | torturerebbe | he/she/it would torture |
| noi | tortureremmo | we would torture |
| voi | torturereste | you (pl.) would torture |
| loro | torturerebbero | they would torture |
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 | torturerò | I will torture |
| tu | torturerai | you will torture |
| lui/lei | torturerà | he/she/it will torture |
| noi | tortureremo | we will torture |
| voi | torturerete | you (pl.) will torture |
| loro | tortureranno | they will torture |
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 torturato | I have tortured |
| tu | hai torturato | you have tortured |
| lui/lei | ha torturato | he/she/it has tortured |
| noi | abbiamo torturato | we have tortured |
| voi | avete torturato | you (pl.) have tortured |
| loro | hanno torturato | they have tortured |
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 torturato | I had tortured |
| tu | avevi torturato | you had tortured |
| lui/lei | aveva torturato | he/she/it had tortured |
| noi | avevamo torturato | we had tortured |
| voi | avevate torturato | you (pl.) had tortured |
| loro | avevano torturato | they had tortured |
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 torturato |
| tu | avresti torturato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe torturato |
| noi | avremmo torturato |
| voi | avreste torturato |
| loro | avrebbero torturato |
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 torturato | I will have tortured |
| tu | avrai torturato | you will have tortured |
| lui/lei | avrà torturato | he/she/it will have tortured |
| noi | avremo torturato | we will have tortured |
| voi | avrete torturato | you (pl.) will have tortured |
| loro | avranno torturato | they will have tortured |
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 | torturi |
| tu | torturi |
| lui/lei | torturi |
| noi | torturiamo |
| voi | torturiate |
| loro | torturino |
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 | torturassi |
| tu | torturassi |
| lui/lei | torturasse |
| noi | torturassimo |
| voi | torturaste |
| loro | torturassero |
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 | tortura |
| lui/lei | torturi |
| noi | torturiamo |
| voi | torturate |
| loro | torturino |
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 torturare |
| lui/lei | non torturi |
| noi | non torturiamo |
| voi | non torturate |
| loro | non torturino |