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Regular · 15 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I listen |
| tu | you listen |
| lui/lei | he/she listens; you (formal) listen |
| noi | we listen |
| voi | you (plural) listen |
| loro | they listen |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I listened; I have listened |
| tu | you listened; you have listened |
| lui/lei | he/she listened; he/she has listened; you (formal) listened; you (formal) have listened |
| noi | we listened; we have listened |
| voi | you (plural) listened; you (plural) have listened |
| loro | they listened; they have listened |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I used to listen |
| tu | you used to listen |
| lui/lei | he/she used to listen; you (formal) used to listen |
| noi | we used to listen |
| voi | you (plural) used to listen |
| loro | they used to listen |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had listened |
| tu | you had listened |
| lui/lei | he/she had listened; you (formal) had listened |
| noi | we had listened |
| voi | you (plural) had listened |
| loro | they had listened |
Remote past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I listened |
| tu | you listened |
| lui/lei | he/she listened; you (formal) listened |
| noi | we listened |
| voi | you (plural) listened |
| loro | they listened |
Past anterior
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had listened (before the next past event) |
| tu | you had listened (before the next past event) |
| lui/lei | he/she had listened (before the next past event); you (formal) had listened (before the next past event) |
| noi | we had listened (before the next past event) |
| voi | you (plural) had listened (before the next past event) |
| loro | they had listened (before the next past event) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will listen |
| tu | you will listen |
| lui/lei | he/she will listen; you (formal) will listen |
| noi | we will listen |
| voi | you (plural) will listen |
| loro | they will listen |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will have listened |
| tu | you will have listened |
| lui/lei | he/she will have listened; you (formal) will have listened |
| noi | we will have listened |
| voi | you (plural) will have listened |
| loro | they will have listened |
Conditional
Present conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would listen |
| tu | you would listen |
| lui/lei | he/she would listen; you (formal) would listen |
| noi | we would listen |
| voi | you (plural) would listen |
| loro | they would listen |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would have listened |
| tu | you would have listened |
| lui/lei | he/she would have listened; you (formal) would have listened |
| noi | we would have listened |
| voi | you (plural) would have listened |
| loro | they would have listened |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I listen |
| tu | (that) you listen |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she listens; (that) you (formal) listen |
| noi | (that) we listen |
| voi | (that) you (plural) listen |
| loro | (that) they listen |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I have listened |
| tu | (that) you have listened |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she has listened; (that) you (formal) have listened |
| noi | (that) we have listened |
| voi | (that) you (plural) have listened |
| loro | (that) they have listened |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I listened |
| tu | (that) you listened |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she listened; (that) you (formal) listened |
| noi | (that) we listened |
| voi | (that) you (plural) listened |
| loro | (that) they listened |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I had listened |
| tu | (that) you had listened |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she had listened; (that) you (formal) had listened |
| noi | (that) we had listened |
| voi | (that) you (plural) had listened |
| loro | (that) they had listened |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | listen! |
| lui/lei | listen! (formal) |
| noi | let's listen! |
| voi | listen! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Italian entries.