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