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