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