ventilare — Italian conjugation
to ventilate
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 | ventilo | I ventilate |
| tu | ventili | you ventilate |
| lui/lei | ventila | he/she/it ventilates |
| noi | ventiliamo | we ventilate |
| voi | ventilate | you (pl.) ventilate |
| loro | ventilano | they ventilate |
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 | ventilai | I ventilated |
| tu | ventilasti | you ventilated |
| lui/lei | ventilò | he/she/it ventilated |
| noi | ventilammo | we ventilated |
| voi | ventilaste | you (pl.) ventilated |
| loro | ventilarono | they ventilated |
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 | ventilavo |
| tu | ventilavi |
| lui/lei | ventilava |
| noi | ventilavamo |
| voi | ventilavate |
| loro | ventilavano |
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 | ventilerei | I would ventilate |
| tu | ventileresti | you would ventilate |
| lui/lei | ventilerebbe | he/she/it would ventilate |
| noi | ventileremmo | we would ventilate |
| voi | ventilereste | you (pl.) would ventilate |
| loro | ventilerebbero | they would ventilate |
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 | ventilerò | I will ventilate |
| tu | ventilerai | you will ventilate |
| lui/lei | ventilerà | he/she/it will ventilate |
| noi | ventileremo | we will ventilate |
| voi | ventilerete | you (pl.) will ventilate |
| loro | ventileranno | they will ventilate |
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 ventilato | I have ventilated |
| tu | hai ventilato | you have ventilated |
| lui/lei | ha ventilato | he/she/it has ventilated |
| noi | abbiamo ventilato | we have ventilated |
| voi | avete ventilato | you (pl.) have ventilated |
| loro | hanno ventilato | they have ventilated |
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 ventilato | I had ventilated |
| tu | avevi ventilato | you had ventilated |
| lui/lei | aveva ventilato | he/she/it had ventilated |
| noi | avevamo ventilato | we had ventilated |
| voi | avevate ventilato | you (pl.) had ventilated |
| loro | avevano ventilato | they had ventilated |
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 ventilato |
| tu | avresti ventilato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe ventilato |
| noi | avremmo ventilato |
| voi | avreste ventilato |
| loro | avrebbero ventilato |
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 ventilato | I will have ventilated |
| tu | avrai ventilato | you will have ventilated |
| lui/lei | avrà ventilato | he/she/it will have ventilated |
| noi | avremo ventilato | we will have ventilated |
| voi | avrete ventilato | you (pl.) will have ventilated |
| loro | avranno ventilato | they will have ventilated |
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 | ventili |
| tu | ventili |
| lui/lei | ventili |
| noi | ventiliamo |
| voi | ventiliate |
| loro | ventilino |
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 | ventilassi |
| tu | ventilassi |
| lui/lei | ventilasse |
| noi | ventilassimo |
| voi | ventilaste |
| loro | ventilassero |
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 | ventila |
| lui/lei | ventili |
| noi | ventiliamo |
| voi | ventilate |
| loro | ventilino |
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 ventilare |
| lui/lei | non ventili |
| noi | non ventiliamo |
| voi | non ventilate |
| loro | non ventilino |