trasmettere — Italian conjugation
to transmit
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 | trasmetto | I transmit |
| tu | trasmetti | you transmit |
| lui/lei | trasmette | he/she/it transmits |
| noi | trasmettiamo | we transmit |
| voi | trasmettete | you (pl.) transmit |
| loro | trasmettono | they transmit |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Irregular
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 | trasmisi | I transmitted |
| tu | trasmettesti | you transmitted |
| lui/lei | trasmise | he/she/it transmitted |
| noi | trasmettemmo | we transmitted |
| voi | trasmetteste | you (pl.) transmitted |
| loro | trasmisero | they transmitted |
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 | trasmettevo |
| tu | trasmettevi |
| lui/lei | trasmetteva |
| noi | trasmettevamo |
| voi | trasmettevate |
| loro | trasmettevano |
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 | trasmetterei | I would transmit |
| tu | trasmetteresti | you would transmit |
| lui/lei | trasmetterebbe | he/she/it would transmit |
| noi | trasmetteremmo | we would transmit |
| voi | trasmettereste | you (pl.) would transmit |
| loro | trasmetterebbero | they would transmit |
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 | trasmetterò | I will transmit |
| tu | trasmetterai | you will transmit |
| lui/lei | trasmetterà | he/she/it will transmit |
| noi | trasmetteremo | we will transmit |
| voi | trasmetterete | you (pl.) will transmit |
| loro | trasmetteranno | they will transmit |
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 trasmesso | I have transmitted |
| tu | hai trasmesso | you have transmitted |
| lui/lei | ha trasmesso | he/she/it has transmitted |
| noi | abbiamo trasmesso | we have transmitted |
| voi | avete trasmesso | you (pl.) have transmitted |
| loro | hanno trasmesso | they have transmitted |
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 trasmesso | I had transmitted |
| tu | avevi trasmesso | you had transmitted |
| lui/lei | aveva trasmesso | he/she/it had transmitted |
| noi | avevamo trasmesso | we had transmitted |
| voi | avevate trasmesso | you (pl.) had transmitted |
| loro | avevano trasmesso | they had transmitted |
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 trasmesso |
| tu | avresti trasmesso |
| lui/lei | avrebbe trasmesso |
| noi | avremmo trasmesso |
| voi | avreste trasmesso |
| loro | avrebbero trasmesso |
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 trasmesso | I will have transmitted |
| tu | avrai trasmesso | you will have transmitted |
| lui/lei | avrà trasmesso | he/she/it will have transmitted |
| noi | avremo trasmesso | we will have transmitted |
| voi | avrete trasmesso | you (pl.) will have transmitted |
| loro | avranno trasmesso | they will have transmitted |
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 | trasmetta |
| tu | trasmetta |
| lui/lei | trasmetta |
| noi | trasmettiamo |
| voi | trasmettiate |
| loro | trasmettano |
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 | trasmettessi |
| tu | trasmettessi |
| lui/lei | trasmettesse |
| noi | trasmettessimo |
| voi | trasmetteste |
| loro | trasmettessero |
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 | trasmetti |
| lui/lei | trasmetta |
| noi | trasmettiamo |
| voi | trasmettete |
| loro | trasmettano |
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 trasmettere |
| lui/lei | non trasmetta |
| noi | non trasmettiamo |
| voi | non trasmettete |
| loro | non trasmettano |