Italian reference
chiamarsi
to be called; to call oneself
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 am called |
| tu | you are called |
| lui/lei | he/she is called; you (formal) are called |
| noi | we are called |
| voi | you (plural) are called |
| loro | they are called |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I was called; I have been called |
| tu | you were called; you have been called |
| lui/lei | he/she was called; he/she has been called; you (formal) were called; you (formal) have been called |
| noi | we were called; we have been called |
| voi | you (plural) were called; you (plural) have been called |
| loro | they were called; they have been called |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I was called |
| tu | you were called |
| lui/lei | he/she was called; you (formal) were called |
| noi | we were called |
| voi | you (plural) were called |
| loro | they were called |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had been called |
| tu | you had been called |
| lui/lei | he/she had been called; you (formal) had been called |
| noi | we had been called |
| voi | you (plural) had been called |
| loro | they had been called |
Remote past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I was called |
| tu | you were called |
| lui/lei | he/she was called; you (formal) were called |
| noi | we were called |
| voi | you (plural) were called |
| loro | they were called |
Past anterior
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had been called (before the next past event) |
| tu | you had been called (before the next past event) |
| lui/lei | he/she had been called (before the next past event); you (formal) had been called (before the next past event) |
| noi | we had been called (before the next past event) |
| voi | you (plural) had been called (before the next past event) |
| loro | they had been called (before the next past event) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will be called |
| tu | you will be called |
| lui/lei | he/she will be called; you (formal) will be called |
| noi | we will be called |
| voi | you (plural) will be called |
| loro | they will be called |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will have been called |
| tu | you will have been called |
| lui/lei | he/she will have been called; you (formal) will have been called |
| noi | we will have been called |
| voi | you (plural) will have been called |
| loro | they will have been called |
Conditional
Present conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would be called |
| tu | you would be called |
| lui/lei | he/she would be called; you (formal) would be called |
| noi | we would be called |
| voi | you (plural) would be called |
| loro | they would be called |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would have been called |
| tu | you would have been called |
| lui/lei | he/she would have been called; you (formal) would have been called |
| noi | we would have been called |
| voi | you (plural) would have been called |
| loro | they would have been called |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I am called |
| tu | (that) you are called |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she is called; (that) you (formal) are called |
| noi | (that) we are called |
| voi | (that) you (plural) are called |
| loro | (that) they are called |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I have been called |
| tu | (that) you have been called |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she has been called; (that) you (formal) have been called |
| noi | (that) we have been called |
| voi | (that) you (plural) have been called |
| loro | (that) they have been called |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I was called |
| tu | (that) you were called |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she was called; (that) you (formal) were called |
| noi | (that) we were called |
| voi | (that) you (plural) were called |
| loro | (that) they were called |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I had been called |
| tu | (that) you had been called |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she had been called; (that) you (formal) had been called |
| noi | (that) we had been called |
| voi | (that) you (plural) had been called |
| loro | (that) they had been called |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | be called! |
| lui/lei | be called! (formal) |
| noi | let's be called! |
| voi | be called! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
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