votare — Italian conjugation
to vote
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 | voto | I vote |
| tu | voti | you vote |
| lui/lei | vota | he/she/it votes |
| noi | votiamo | we vote |
| voi | votate | you (pl.) vote |
| loro | votano | they vote |
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 | votai | I voted |
| tu | votasti | you voted |
| lui/lei | votò | he/she/it voted |
| noi | votammo | we voted |
| voi | votaste | you (pl.) voted |
| loro | votarono | they voted |
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 | votavo |
| tu | votavi |
| lui/lei | votava |
| noi | votavamo |
| voi | votavate |
| loro | votavano |
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 | voterei | I would vote |
| tu | voteresti | you would vote |
| lui/lei | voterebbe | he/she/it would vote |
| noi | voteremmo | we would vote |
| voi | votereste | you (pl.) would vote |
| loro | voterebbero | they would vote |
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 | voterò | I will vote |
| tu | voterai | you will vote |
| lui/lei | voterà | he/she/it will vote |
| noi | voteremo | we will vote |
| voi | voterete | you (pl.) will vote |
| loro | voteranno | they will vote |
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 votato | I have voted |
| tu | hai votato | you have voted |
| lui/lei | ha votato | he/she/it has voted |
| noi | abbiamo votato | we have voted |
| voi | avete votato | you (pl.) have voted |
| loro | hanno votato | they have voted |
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 votato | I had voted |
| tu | avevi votato | you had voted |
| lui/lei | aveva votato | he/she/it had voted |
| noi | avevamo votato | we had voted |
| voi | avevate votato | you (pl.) had voted |
| loro | avevano votato | they had voted |
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 votato |
| tu | avresti votato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe votato |
| noi | avremmo votato |
| voi | avreste votato |
| loro | avrebbero votato |
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 votato | I will have voted |
| tu | avrai votato | you will have voted |
| lui/lei | avrà votato | he/she/it will have voted |
| noi | avremo votato | we will have voted |
| voi | avrete votato | you (pl.) will have voted |
| loro | avranno votato | they will have voted |
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 | voti |
| tu | voti |
| lui/lei | voti |
| noi | votiamo |
| voi | votiate |
| loro | votino |
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 | votassi |
| tu | votassi |
| lui/lei | votasse |
| noi | votassimo |
| voi | votaste |
| loro | votassero |
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 | vota |
| lui/lei | voti |
| noi | votiamo |
| voi | votate |
| loro | votino |
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 votare |
| lui/lei | non voti |
| noi | non votiamo |
| voi | non votate |
| loro | non votino |