tremare — Italian conjugation
to tremble
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 | tremo | I tremble |
| tu | tremi | you tremble |
| lui/lei | trema | he/she/it trembles |
| noi | tremiamo | we tremble |
| voi | tremate | you (pl.) tremble |
| loro | tremano | they tremble |
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 | tremai | I trembled |
| tu | tremasti | you trembled |
| lui/lei | tremò | he/she/it trembled |
| noi | tremammo | we trembled |
| voi | tremaste | you (pl.) trembled |
| loro | tremarono | they trembled |
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 | tremavo |
| tu | tremavi |
| lui/lei | tremava |
| noi | tremavamo |
| voi | tremavate |
| loro | tremavano |
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 | tremerei | I would tremble |
| tu | tremeresti | you would tremble |
| lui/lei | tremerebbe | he/she/it would tremble |
| noi | tremeremmo | we would tremble |
| voi | tremereste | you (pl.) would tremble |
| loro | tremerebbero | they would tremble |
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 | tremerò | I will tremble |
| tu | tremerai | you will tremble |
| lui/lei | tremerà | he/she/it will tremble |
| noi | tremeremo | we will tremble |
| voi | tremerete | you (pl.) will tremble |
| loro | tremeranno | they will tremble |
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 tremato | I have trembled |
| tu | hai tremato | you have trembled |
| lui/lei | ha tremato | he/she/it has trembled |
| noi | abbiamo tremato | we have trembled |
| voi | avete tremato | you (pl.) have trembled |
| loro | hanno tremato | they have trembled |
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 tremato | I had trembled |
| tu | avevi tremato | you had trembled |
| lui/lei | aveva tremato | he/she/it had trembled |
| noi | avevamo tremato | we had trembled |
| voi | avevate tremato | you (pl.) had trembled |
| loro | avevano tremato | they had trembled |
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 tremato |
| tu | avresti tremato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe tremato |
| noi | avremmo tremato |
| voi | avreste tremato |
| loro | avrebbero tremato |
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 tremato | I will have trembled |
| tu | avrai tremato | you will have trembled |
| lui/lei | avrà tremato | he/she/it will have trembled |
| noi | avremo tremato | we will have trembled |
| voi | avrete tremato | you (pl.) will have trembled |
| loro | avranno tremato | they will have trembled |
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 | tremi |
| tu | tremi |
| lui/lei | tremi |
| noi | tremiamo |
| voi | tremiate |
| loro | tremino |
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 | tremassi |
| tu | tremassi |
| lui/lei | tremasse |
| noi | tremassimo |
| voi | tremaste |
| loro | tremassero |
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 | trema |
| lui/lei | tremi |
| noi | tremiamo |
| voi | tremate |
| loro | tremino |
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 tremare |
| lui/lei | non tremi |
| noi | non tremiamo |
| voi | non tremate |
| loro | non tremino |