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