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