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