vibrare — Italian conjugation
to vibrate
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 | vibro | I vibrate |
| tu | vibri | you vibrate |
| lui/lei | vibra | he/she/it vibrates |
| noi | vibriamo | we vibrate |
| voi | vibrate | you (pl.) vibrate |
| loro | vibrano | they vibrate |
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 | vibrai | I vibrated |
| tu | vibrasti | you vibrated |
| lui/lei | vibrò | he/she/it vibrated |
| noi | vibrammo | we vibrated |
| voi | vibraste | you (pl.) vibrated |
| loro | vibrarono | they vibrated |
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 | vibravo |
| tu | vibravi |
| lui/lei | vibrava |
| noi | vibravamo |
| voi | vibravate |
| loro | vibravano |
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 | vibrerei | I would vibrate |
| tu | vibreresti | you would vibrate |
| lui/lei | vibrerebbe | he/she/it would vibrate |
| noi | vibreremmo | we would vibrate |
| voi | vibrereste | you (pl.) would vibrate |
| loro | vibrerebbero | they would vibrate |
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 | vibrerò | I will vibrate |
| tu | vibrerai | you will vibrate |
| lui/lei | vibrerà | he/she/it will vibrate |
| noi | vibreremo | we will vibrate |
| voi | vibrerete | you (pl.) will vibrate |
| loro | vibreranno | they will vibrate |
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 vibrato | I have vibrated |
| tu | hai vibrato | you have vibrated |
| lui/lei | ha vibrato | he/she/it has vibrated |
| noi | abbiamo vibrato | we have vibrated |
| voi | avete vibrato | you (pl.) have vibrated |
| loro | hanno vibrato | they have vibrated |
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 vibrato | I had vibrated |
| tu | avevi vibrato | you had vibrated |
| lui/lei | aveva vibrato | he/she/it had vibrated |
| noi | avevamo vibrato | we had vibrated |
| voi | avevate vibrato | you (pl.) had vibrated |
| loro | avevano vibrato | they had vibrated |
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 vibrato |
| tu | avresti vibrato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe vibrato |
| noi | avremmo vibrato |
| voi | avreste vibrato |
| loro | avrebbero vibrato |
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 vibrato | I will have vibrated |
| tu | avrai vibrato | you will have vibrated |
| lui/lei | avrà vibrato | he/she/it will have vibrated |
| noi | avremo vibrato | we will have vibrated |
| voi | avrete vibrato | you (pl.) will have vibrated |
| loro | avranno vibrato | they will have vibrated |
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 | vibri |
| tu | vibri |
| lui/lei | vibri |
| noi | vibriamo |
| voi | vibriate |
| loro | vibrino |
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 | vibrassi |
| tu | vibrassi |
| lui/lei | vibrasse |
| noi | vibrassimo |
| voi | vibraste |
| loro | vibrassero |
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 | vibra |
| lui/lei | vibri |
| noi | vibriamo |
| voi | vibrate |
| loro | vibrino |
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 vibrare |
| lui/lei | non vibri |
| noi | non vibriamo |
| voi | non vibrate |
| loro | non vibrino |