twittare — Italian conjugation
to tweet (microblog)
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 | twitto | I tweet |
| tu | twitti | you tweet |
| lui/lei | twitta | he/she/it tweets |
| noi | twittiamo | we tweet |
| voi | twittate | you (pl.) tweet |
| loro | twittano | they tweet |
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 | twittai | I tweeted |
| tu | twittasti | you tweeted |
| lui/lei | twittò | he/she/it tweeted |
| noi | twittammo | we tweeted |
| voi | twittaste | you (pl.) tweeted |
| loro | twittarono | they tweeted |
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 | twittavo |
| tu | twittavi |
| lui/lei | twittava |
| noi | twittavamo |
| voi | twittavate |
| loro | twittavano |
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 | twitterei | I would tweet |
| tu | twitteresti | you would tweet |
| lui/lei | twitterebbe | he/she/it would tweet |
| noi | twitteremmo | we would tweet |
| voi | twittereste | you (pl.) would tweet |
| loro | twitterebbero | they would tweet |
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 | twitterò | I will tweet |
| tu | twitterai | you will tweet |
| lui/lei | twitterà | he/she/it will tweet |
| noi | twitteremo | we will tweet |
| voi | twitterete | you (pl.) will tweet |
| loro | twitteranno | they will tweet |
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 twittato | I have tweeted |
| tu | hai twittato | you have tweeted |
| lui/lei | ha twittato | he/she/it has tweeted |
| noi | abbiamo twittato | we have tweeted |
| voi | avete twittato | you (pl.) have tweeted |
| loro | hanno twittato | they have tweeted |
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 twittato | I had tweeted |
| tu | avevi twittato | you had tweeted |
| lui/lei | aveva twittato | he/she/it had tweeted |
| noi | avevamo twittato | we had tweeted |
| voi | avevate twittato | you (pl.) had tweeted |
| loro | avevano twittato | they had tweeted |
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 twittato |
| tu | avresti twittato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe twittato |
| noi | avremmo twittato |
| voi | avreste twittato |
| loro | avrebbero twittato |
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 twittato | I will have tweeted |
| tu | avrai twittato | you will have tweeted |
| lui/lei | avrà twittato | he/she/it will have tweeted |
| noi | avremo twittato | we will have tweeted |
| voi | avrete twittato | you (pl.) will have tweeted |
| loro | avranno twittato | they will have tweeted |
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 | twitti |
| tu | twitti |
| lui/lei | twitti |
| noi | twittiamo |
| voi | twittiate |
| loro | twittino |
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 | twittassi |
| tu | twittassi |
| lui/lei | twittasse |
| noi | twittassimo |
| voi | twittaste |
| loro | twittassero |
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 | twitta |
| lui/lei | twitti |
| noi | twittiamo |
| voi | twittate |
| loro | twittino |
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 twittare |
| lui/lei | non twitti |
| noi | non twittiamo |
| voi | non twittate |
| loro | non twittino |