transitare — Italian conjugation
to transit
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 | transito | I transit |
| tu | transiti | you transit |
| lui/lei | transita | he/she/it transits |
| noi | transitiamo | we transit |
| voi | transitate | you (pl.) transit |
| loro | transitano | they transit |
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 | transitai | I transited |
| tu | transitasti | you transited |
| lui/lei | transitò | he/she/it transited |
| noi | transitammo | we transited |
| voi | transitaste | you (pl.) transited |
| loro | transitarono | they transited |
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 | transitavo |
| tu | transitavi |
| lui/lei | transitava |
| noi | transitavamo |
| voi | transitavate |
| loro | transitavano |
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 | transiterei | I would transit |
| tu | transiteresti | you would transit |
| lui/lei | transiterebbe | he/she/it would transit |
| noi | transiteremmo | we would transit |
| voi | transitereste | you (pl.) would transit |
| loro | transiterebbero | they would transit |
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 | transiterò | I will transit |
| tu | transiterai | you will transit |
| lui/lei | transiterà | he/she/it will transit |
| noi | transiteremo | we will transit |
| voi | transiterete | you (pl.) will transit |
| loro | transiteranno | they will transit |
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 | sono transitato/a | I have transited |
| tu | sei transitato/a | you have transited |
| lui/lei | è transitato/a | he/she/it has transited |
| noi | siamo transitati/e | we have transited |
| voi | siete transitati/e | you (pl.) have transited |
| loro | sono transitati/e | they have transited |
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 | ero transitato/a | I had transited |
| tu | eri transitato/a | you had transited |
| lui/lei | era transitato/a | he/she/it had transited |
| noi | eravamo transitati/e | we had transited |
| voi | eravate transitati/e | you (pl.) had transited |
| loro | erano transitati/e | they had transited |
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 | sarei transitato/a |
| tu | saresti transitato/a |
| lui/lei | sarebbe transitato/a |
| noi | saremmo transitati/e |
| voi | sareste transitati/e |
| loro | sarebbero transitati/e |
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 | sarò transitato/a | I will have transited |
| tu | sarai transitato/a | you will have transited |
| lui/lei | sarà transitato/a | he/she/it will have transited |
| noi | saremo transitati/e | we will have transited |
| voi | sarete transitati/e | you (pl.) will have transited |
| loro | saranno transitati/e | they will have transited |
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 | transiti |
| tu | transiti |
| lui/lei | transiti |
| noi | transitiamo |
| voi | transitiate |
| loro | transitino |
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 | transitassi |
| tu | transitassi |
| lui/lei | transitasse |
| noi | transitassimo |
| voi | transitaste |
| loro | transitassero |
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 | transita |
| lui/lei | transiti |
| noi | transitiamo |
| voi | transitate |
| loro | transitino |
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 transitare |
| lui/lei | non transiti |
| noi | non transitiamo |
| voi | non transitate |
| loro | non transitino |