unire — Italian conjugation
to unite
Indicative
Present (Presente) Irregular
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 | unisco | I unite |
| tu | unisci | you unite |
| lui/lei | unisce | he/she/it unites |
| noi | uniamo | we unite |
| voi | unite | you (pl.) unite |
| loro | uniscono | they unite |
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 | unii | I united |
| tu | unisti | you united |
| lui/lei | unì | he/she/it united |
| noi | unimmo | we united |
| voi | uniste | you (pl.) united |
| loro | unirono | they united |
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 | univo |
| tu | univi |
| lui/lei | univa |
| noi | univamo |
| voi | univate |
| loro | univano |
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 | unirei | I would unite |
| tu | uniresti | you would unite |
| lui/lei | unirebbe | he/she/it would unite |
| noi | uniremmo | we would unite |
| voi | unireste | you (pl.) would unite |
| loro | unirebbero | they would unite |
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 | unirò | I will unite |
| tu | unirai | you will unite |
| lui/lei | unirà | he/she/it will unite |
| noi | uniremo | we will unite |
| voi | unirete | you (pl.) will unite |
| loro | uniranno | they will unite |
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 unito | I have united |
| tu | hai unito | you have united |
| lui/lei | ha unito | he/she/it has united |
| noi | abbiamo unito | we have united |
| voi | avete unito | you (pl.) have united |
| loro | hanno unito | they have united |
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 unito | I had united |
| tu | avevi unito | you had united |
| lui/lei | aveva unito | he/she/it had united |
| noi | avevamo unito | we had united |
| voi | avevate unito | you (pl.) had united |
| loro | avevano unito | they had united |
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 unito |
| tu | avresti unito |
| lui/lei | avrebbe unito |
| noi | avremmo unito |
| voi | avreste unito |
| loro | avrebbero unito |
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 unito | I will have united |
| tu | avrai unito | you will have united |
| lui/lei | avrà unito | he/she/it will have united |
| noi | avremo unito | we will have united |
| voi | avrete unito | you (pl.) will have united |
| loro | avranno unito | they will have united |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Irregular
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 | unisca |
| tu | unisca |
| lui/lei | unisca |
| noi | uniamo |
| voi | uniate |
| loro | uniscano |
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 | unissi |
| tu | unissi |
| lui/lei | unisse |
| noi | unissimo |
| voi | uniste |
| loro | unissero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Irregular
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 | unisci |
| lui/lei | unisca |
| noi | uniamo |
| voi | unite |
| loro | uniscano |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Irregular
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 unire |
| lui/lei | non unisca |
| noi | non uniamo |
| voi | non unite |
| loro | non uniscano |