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