Italian Name
English Name
How to Form the Verb
Components of Compound Tenses
Infinitivo
Infinitive
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Gerundio
Gerund
-ando, -endo, -endo
Participo Passato
Past Participle
-ato, -uto, -ito
Indicative Mood (Present Tenses)
Presente Indicativo
Present Indicative
-o / -i / -a, -e, -e / -iamo / -ate, -ete, -ite / -ano, -ono, -ono
Presente Progressivo
Present Progressive
<stare in present-indicative> < gerund>
Indicative Mood (Past Tenses)
Passato Prossimo
Present Perfect
<aux in present-indicative> <past-participle>
Imperfetto Indicativo
Imperfect Indicative
-re -> -vo / -vi / -va / -vamo / -vate / -vano
Imperfetto
Progressivo
Imperfect
Progressive
<stare in imperfect> <gerund>
Passato Remoto
Past Absolute
-ai, -ei or –etti, -ii / -asti, -esti, -isti / -ò, -è or -ette, -ì /
-ammo, -emmo, -immo / -aste, -este, -iste / -arono, -erono or –ettero, -irono
Trapassato Prossimo
Pluperfect
<aux in imperfect> <past-participle>
Trapassato Remoto
Pluperfect Absolute
<aux in passato-remoto> <past-participle
Indicative Mood (Future Tenses)
Futuro Semplice
Future
-erò, -erò, -irò / -erai, -erai, -irai / -erà, -erà, -irà / -eremo, -eremo, -iremo /
-erete, -erete, -irete / -eranno, -eranno, -iranno
Futuro Anteriore
Future Perfect
<aux in future> <past-participle>
Imperative
(na) / -a, -i, -i / -i, -a, -a / -iamo / -ate, -ete, -ite / -ino, -ano, -ano
Condizionale
Semplice
Conditional
-erei, -erei, -irei / -eresti, -eresti, -iresti / -erebbe, -erebbe, -irebbe /
-eremmo, -eremmo, -iremmo / -ereste, -ereste, -ireste /
-erebbero, -erebbero, -irebbero
Condizionale Passato
Past Conditional
<aux in conditional> <past-participle>
Imperative Mood
Imperativo
Conditional Mood
Subjunctive Mood (Present Tenses)
Presente Congiuntivo
Present Subjunctive
-i, -a, -a / -i, -a, -a / -i, -a, -a / -iamo / -iate / -ino, -ano, -ano
Congiuntivo
Progressivo
Progressive
Subjunctive
<stare in subjunctive> <gerund>
Subjunctive Mood (Past Tenses)
Passato Congiuntivo
Past Subjunctive
<aux in subjunctive> <past-participle>
Imperfetto
Congiuntivo
Imperfect
Subjunctive
-re -> -ssi / -ssi / -sse / -ssimo / -ste / -ssero
Trapassato
Congiuntivo
Pluperfect
Subjunctive
<aux in imperfect-subjunctive> <past-participle>
Other Verb Formulas:
Modal:
To want to do something, to have to do something, to be able to do something
<modal-verb-conjugated> <infinitive>
Notes:
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In compound tenses, use the same auxilliary in front of the modal verb that you
would have used for the <infinitive> verb
‘si’ impersonale
“one does this” or “people do this”
‘si’ <verb-3rd-person-singular>
‘si’ <verb-3rd-person> <noun>
If no noun or adjective
Make verb agree in number with <noun>
‘si’ è <predicate-adj>i
Adjective must be masculine-plural
Notes:
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Auxilliary verb (if needed) is always “essere”. Auxilliary verb and past participle (if
needed) must agree with <noun> in gender and number.
Passive Voice
Convert: <subject> <original-verb> <object>
Into: <object> <essere> <past-participle> da <subject>
Notes:
<essere> is conjugated into the same tense and mood as <original-verb>
<past-participle> is the past participle of the <original-verb>
<essere> and <past-participle> must agree with the <object> in gender and number
“da <subject>” is optional
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Causative:
To make someone do something, “I made X do something” or “I had X do something”
<fare-conjugated> <infinitive> ‘a’ <the person being forced>
Notes:
<infinitive> is the verb which the person is being forced to do
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