trivellare — Italian conjugation
to drill
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 | trivello | I drill |
| tu | trivelli | you drill |
| lui/lei | trivella | he/she/it drills |
| noi | trivelliamo | we drill |
| voi | trivellate | you (pl.) drill |
| loro | trivellano | they drill |
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 | trivellai | I drilled |
| tu | trivellasti | you drilled |
| lui/lei | trivellò | he/she/it drilled |
| noi | trivellammo | we drilled |
| voi | trivellaste | you (pl.) drilled |
| loro | trivellarono | they drilled |
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 | trivellavo |
| tu | trivellavi |
| lui/lei | trivellava |
| noi | trivellavamo |
| voi | trivellavate |
| loro | trivellavano |
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 | trivellerei | I would drill |
| tu | trivelleresti | you would drill |
| lui/lei | trivellerebbe | he/she/it would drill |
| noi | trivelleremmo | we would drill |
| voi | trivellereste | you (pl.) would drill |
| loro | trivellerebbero | they would drill |
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 | trivellerò | I will drill |
| tu | trivellerai | you will drill |
| lui/lei | trivellerà | he/she/it will drill |
| noi | trivelleremo | we will drill |
| voi | trivellerete | you (pl.) will drill |
| loro | trivelleranno | they will drill |
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 trivellato | I have drilled |
| tu | hai trivellato | you have drilled |
| lui/lei | ha trivellato | he/she/it has drilled |
| noi | abbiamo trivellato | we have drilled |
| voi | avete trivellato | you (pl.) have drilled |
| loro | hanno trivellato | they have drilled |
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 trivellato | I had drilled |
| tu | avevi trivellato | you had drilled |
| lui/lei | aveva trivellato | he/she/it had drilled |
| noi | avevamo trivellato | we had drilled |
| voi | avevate trivellato | you (pl.) had drilled |
| loro | avevano trivellato | they had drilled |
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 trivellato |
| tu | avresti trivellato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe trivellato |
| noi | avremmo trivellato |
| voi | avreste trivellato |
| loro | avrebbero trivellato |
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 trivellato | I will have drilled |
| tu | avrai trivellato | you will have drilled |
| lui/lei | avrà trivellato | he/she/it will have drilled |
| noi | avremo trivellato | we will have drilled |
| voi | avrete trivellato | you (pl.) will have drilled |
| loro | avranno trivellato | they will have drilled |
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 | trivelli |
| tu | trivelli |
| lui/lei | trivelli |
| noi | trivelliamo |
| voi | trivelliate |
| loro | trivellino |
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 | trivellassi |
| tu | trivellassi |
| lui/lei | trivellasse |
| noi | trivellassimo |
| voi | trivellaste |
| loro | trivellassero |
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 | trivella |
| lui/lei | trivelli |
| noi | trivelliamo |
| voi | trivellate |
| loro | trivellino |
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 trivellare |
| lui/lei | non trivelli |
| noi | non trivelliamo |
| voi | non trivellate |
| loro | non trivellino |