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