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iniziare
to start; begin
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 start |
| tu | you start |
| lui/lei | he/she starts; you (formal) start |
| noi | we start |
| voi | you (plural) start |
| loro | they start |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I started; I have started |
| tu | you started; you have started |
| lui/lei | he/she started; he/she has started; you (formal) started; you (formal) have started |
| noi | we started; we have started |
| voi | you (plural) started; you (plural) have started |
| loro | they started; they have started |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I used to start |
| tu | you used to start |
| lui/lei | he/she used to start; you (formal) used to start |
| noi | we used to start |
| voi | you (plural) used to start |
| loro | they used to start |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had started |
| tu | you had started |
| lui/lei | he/she had started; you (formal) had started |
| noi | we had started |
| voi | you (plural) had started |
| loro | they had started |
Remote past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I started |
| tu | you started |
| lui/lei | he/she started; you (formal) started |
| noi | we started |
| voi | you (plural) started |
| loro | they started |
Past anterior
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had started (before the next past event) |
| tu | you had started (before the next past event) |
| lui/lei | he/she had started (before the next past event); you (formal) had started (before the next past event) |
| noi | we had started (before the next past event) |
| voi | you (plural) had started (before the next past event) |
| loro | they had started (before the next past event) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will start |
| tu | you will start |
| lui/lei | he/she will start; you (formal) will start |
| noi | we will start |
| voi | you (plural) will start |
| loro | they will start |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will have started |
| tu | you will have started |
| lui/lei | he/she will have started; you (formal) will have started |
| noi | we will have started |
| voi | you (plural) will have started |
| loro | they will have started |
Conditional
Present conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would start |
| tu | you would start |
| lui/lei | he/she would start; you (formal) would start |
| noi | we would start |
| voi | you (plural) would start |
| loro | they would start |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would have started |
| tu | you would have started |
| lui/lei | he/she would have started; you (formal) would have started |
| noi | we would have started |
| voi | you (plural) would have started |
| loro | they would have started |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I start |
| tu | (that) you start |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she starts; (that) you (formal) start |
| noi | (that) we start |
| voi | (that) you (plural) start |
| loro | (that) they start |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I have started |
| tu | (that) you have started |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she has started; (that) you (formal) have started |
| noi | (that) we have started |
| voi | (that) you (plural) have started |
| loro | (that) they have started |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I started |
| tu | (that) you started |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she started; (that) you (formal) started |
| noi | (that) we started |
| voi | (that) you (plural) started |
| loro | (that) they started |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I had started |
| tu | (that) you had started |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she had started; (that) you (formal) had started |
| noi | (that) we had started |
| voi | (that) you (plural) had started |
| loro | (that) they had started |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | start! |
| lui/lei | start! (formal) |
| noi | let's start! |
| voi | start! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
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