Imperfect subjunctive Italian (congiuntivo imperfetto)
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The congiuntivo imperfetto is another important tense of the subjunctive mood.
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The imperfect subjunctive appears in the same contexts in which both present and past subjunctive appear. Indeed, it is used in independent and dependent (final, concessive, conditional, relative and temporal) clauses to convey:
Example | Translation |
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Nonostante Luca fosse una persona buona, la gente non parlava molto con lui. | Despite that Luca was a good boy, people didn't talk much with him. |
Temevo che Andrea avesse mangiato troppo. | I was afraid that Andrew just ate too much. |
Se ci avessero offerto quel lavoro, l'avremmo accettato. | If we were offered that job, we would take it. |
Italian imperfect subjunctive is mainly used to express hypotheses. In English, these clauses are the conditional clauses. In Italian, they are called periodi ipotetici.
The periodo ipotetico obviously follows specific rules, such as the agreement of tenses between the verbs of the sentences.
In Italian, the hypothetical sentences of irreality (with past tenses) must be always expressed by the conditional mood in the main clause and the subjunctive in the dependent clause.
Dependent clause (protasis): imperfetto congiuntivo | Main clause (apodosis): condizionale presente |
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Se io avessi sete (If I was thirsty) | berrei. (I would drink) |
Nel caso in cui io avessi bisogno (If I needed something) | ti chiamerei. (I would call you) |
Below we will see how the imperfect subjunctive in Italian is formed.
As we saw for the present subjunctive, regular verbs in the past subjunctive are formed through specific endings. These endings are different according to the conjugations (-are, -ere, -ire).
Let's see them in detail.
Root | Ending | Example | Translation | |
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(Che) io | am | -assi | E se io la amassi? | What if I love her? |
(Che) tu | am | -assi | E se tu la amassi? | What if you love her? |
(Che) egli / ella | am | -asse* | E se ella la amasse? | What if she loves her? |
(Che) noi | am | -àssimo | E se noi la amassimo? | What if we love her? |
(Che) voi | am | -aste | E se voi la amaste? | What if you love her? |
(Che) essi / esse | am | -àssero | E se esse la amassero? | What if they love her? |
Root | Endings | Example | Translation | |
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(Che) io | prem | -éssi | Se io avessi tanti soldi, girerei il mondo. | If I had a lot of money, I would go around the world. |
(Che) tu | prem | -éssi | Non sapevo che premessi tu il pulsante. | I didn't know you were pushing the button. |
(Che) egli / ella | prem | -ésse* | Credevo che lei avesse un cane. | I thought she had a dog. |
(Che) noi | prem | -éssimo | Se noi premessimo per farlo uscire, lui non verrebbe mai con noi. | If we pressed on him, he would never go out with us. |
(Che) voi | prem | -éste | Non credevo che voi russaste così tanto. | I didn't think you snored so much. |
(Che) essi / esse | prem | -éssero | Qualora Luca e Laura parlassero tedesco, andrebbero in Germania. | If Luca and Laura spoke German, they would go in Germany. |
Root | Endings | Example | Translation | |
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(Che) io | serv | -issi | Tu credevi che io servissi i pasti al ristorante. | You thought I served meals at the restaurant. |
(Che) tu | serv | -issi | Lui credeva che tu servissi i pasti al ristorante. | He tought you served meals at the restaurant. |
(Che) egli / ella | serv | -isse* | Credevo che egli servisse i pasti al ristorante. | I thought he served meals at the restaurant. |
(Che) noi | serv | -ìssimo | Credevano che servissimo i pasti al ristoranti. | They thought we served meals at the restaurant. |
(Che) voi | serv | -iste | Credevano che voi serviste i pasti al ristorante. | They thought you served meals at the restaurant. |
(Che) essi / esse | serv | -issero | Credevi che servissero i pasti al ristorante? | Did you think they served meals at the restaurant? |
* Remember! The 3° singular person in the imperfect tense of subjunctive is different from the 1° and the 2° ones; otherwise, present and past subjunctive have the same endings for the singular forms.
As we said before, in Italian there a lot of irregular verb forms. Most of them are verbs from the 2° conjugation (the infinitive ends with -ere).
The peculiarity of these verbs is that they don't follow any inflectional pattern or any grammatical rule, so they must be learned by heart.
Dare (to give) | Stare (to stay) | Bere (to drink) | Porre (to put, to set) | Trarre (to pull) | Tradurre (to translate) | Dire (to say) | |
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(Che) io | dessi | stessi | bevessi | ponessi | traessi | traducessi | dicessi |
(Che) tu | dessi | stessi | bevessi | ponessi | traessi | traducessi | dicessi |
(Che) egli / ella | desse | stesse | bevesse | ponesse | traesse | traducesse | dicesse |
(Che) noi | dessimo | stessimo | bevessimo | ponessimo | traessimo | traducessimo | dicessimo |
(Che) voi | deste | steste | beveste | poneste | traeste | traduceste | diceste |
(Che) essi / esse | dessero | stessero | bevessero | ponessero | traestero | traducessero | dicessero |
As you know, essere (to be) and avere (to have) are the auxiliary verbs in Italian.
Verb form | Example | Translation | |
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(Che) io | fossi | Non sapevano che io fossi vegano? | Didn't they know I was vegan? |
(Che) tu | fossi | Non sapevo che tu fossi così fortunato! | I didn't know you were so lucky! |
(Che) egli / ella | fosse | Non sapevamo che lei fosse fidanzata. | We didn't know she was engaged. |
(Che) noi | fossimo | Non sapevi che noi fossimo italiani? | Didn't you know we were italians? |
(Che) voi | foste | Ero sicuro che voi foste così giovani! | I was sure you were so young! |
(Che) essi / esse | fossero | Non sapevo che esse fossero così gentili! | I didn't know they were so much polite! |
Verb form | Example | Translation | |
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(Che) io | avessi | Pensavi che io avessi fame? | Did you think I was hungry? |
(Che) tu | avessi | Pensavo che tu avessi fame! | I thought you were hungry! |
(Che) egli / ella | avesse | Non immaginavo che egli avesse tanta fame. | I didn't imagine he was so hungry! |
(Che) noi | avessimo | Dubitano ancora che noi avessimo tanta fame quella sera. | They still doubt we were so hungry that night. |
(Che) voi | aveste | Lei sicuramente non sapeva che voi aveste così tanta fame. | She didn't know for sure you were so much hungry! |
(Che) essi / esse | avessero | Io non sapevo che loro avessero fame. | I didn't know they were so hungry. |
Fill in the missing words for the following verbs belonging to the Italian imperfect subjunctive.
1. Se tu (to have) l'influenza, ti pregherei di dirmelo. - If you had the flu, would you please tell me?
2. Voi credevate veramente che loro (to be) le mie sorelle? - Did you really think they were my sisters?
3. Non saprei cosa fare se tu te ne (to go away). - I wouldn't know what to do if you went away.
4. Se egli lo (to love), perché dovresti criticarlo? - If he loved him, why would you criticize him?
5. Se io non la (to know) così bene, direi che sta sbagliando. - If I didn't know her so well, I would claim that she is wrong.
6. Volevano che io (to give) i miei vestiti vecchi in beneficenza. - They wanted me to give my old clothes to charity.
7. Non sapevo che voi (to stay) a casa di Valeria. - I didn't know you were staying at Valeria's.
8. Se tutti noi (to say) la verità, probabilmente saremmo amici. - If we all said the truth, probably we would be friends.
9. Non potevo credere che ella (to drink) tanto vino! - I couldn't believe she drinked so much wine!
10. Speravo che voi vi (to set) degli obiettivi concreti da raggiungere. - I was hoping that you would set some concrete aim to reach.
Se solo tu ____ meno insicuro, ti sentiresti meglio. - If you were less insicure, you would feel better.
fossi
fosti
Credevo che loro _____ con noi! - I thought they were coming with us!
venissero
vengano
Se tu ______ attento in classe, sapresti cosa ha detto il professore. - If you stayed focus during class, you would know what the teacher said.
stetti
stessi
Credevo che voi ______ bisogno di qualcosa. - I guessed you needed something.
avesse
aveste
Se noi _______ quel libro insieme, magari riusciremmo a fare un buon lavoro - If we translated together that book, maybe we could make a good work.
tradurressimo
traducessimo
Credevo che noi _____ grandi amici. - I thought we were best friends.
essimo
fossimo
Se solo tu ____ meno insicuro, ti sentiresti meglio. - If you were less insicure, you would feel better.
fossi
Credevo che loro _____ con noi! - I thought they were coming with us!
venissero
Se tu ______ attento in classe, sapresti cosa ha detto il professore. - If you stayed focus during class, you would know what the teacher said.
stessi
Credevo che voi ______ bisogno di qualcosa. - I guessed you needed something.
aveste
Se noi _______ quel libro insieme, magari riusciremmo a fare un buon lavoro - If we translated together that book, maybe we could make a good work.
traducessimo
Credevo che noi _____ grandi amici. - I thought we were best friends.
fossimo
Fill in the missing words for the following verbs belonging to the Italian imperfect subjunctive.
1. Se tu (to have) l'influenza, ti pregherei di dirmelo. - If you had the flu, would you please tell me?
2. Voi credevate veramente che loro (to be) le mie sorelle? - Did you really think they were my sisters?
3. Non saprei cosa fare se tu te ne (to go away). - I wouldn't know what to do if you went away.
4. Se egli lo (to love), perché dovresti criticarlo? - If he loved him, why would you criticize him?
5. Se io non la (to know) così bene, direi che sta sbagliando. - If I didn't know her so well, I would claim that she is wrong.
6. Volevano che io (to give) i miei vestiti vecchi in beneficenza. - They wanted me to give my old clothes to charity.
7. Non sapevo che voi (to stay) a casa di Valeria. - I didn't know you were staying at Valeria's.
8. Se tutti noi (to say) la verità, probabilmente saremmo amici. - If we all said the truth, probably we would be friends.
9. Non potevo credere che ella (to drink) tanto vino! - I couldn't believe she drinked so much wine!
10. Speravo che voi vi (to set) degli obiettivi concreti da raggiungere. - I was hoping that you would set some concrete aim to reach.
Se solo tu ____ meno insicuro, ti sentiresti meglio. - If you were less insicure, you would feel better.
fosti
fossi
Credevo che loro _____ con noi! - I thought they were coming with us!
venissero
vengano
Se tu ______ attento in classe, sapresti cosa ha detto il professore. - If you stayed focus during class, you would know what the teacher said.
stessi
stetti
Credevo che voi ______ bisogno di qualcosa. - I guessed you needed something.
avesse
aveste
Se noi _______ quel libro insieme, magari riusciremmo a fare un buon lavoro - If we translated together that book, maybe we could make a good work.
traducessimo
tradurressimo
Credevo che noi _____ grandi amici. - I thought we were best friends.
fossimo
essimo
Se solo tu ____ meno insicuro, ti sentiresti meglio. - If you were less insicure, you would feel better.
fossi
Credevo che loro _____ con noi! - I thought they were coming with us!
venissero
Se tu ______ attento in classe, sapresti cosa ha detto il professore. - If you stayed focus during class, you would know what the teacher said.
stessi
Credevo che voi ______ bisogno di qualcosa. - I guessed you needed something.
aveste
Se noi _______ quel libro insieme, magari riusciremmo a fare un buon lavoro - If we translated together that book, maybe we could make a good work.
traducessimo
Credevo che noi _____ grandi amici. - I thought we were best friends.
fossimo
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Hello, everybody ! My name is Elena. I’m a native Italian speaker, I’m 49 years old and live in Turin. I am a certified CEDILS teacher, I graduated in Foreign Languages and Literature in Milan and have been working as a teacher of Italian for more than 10 years. I speak English and German. I attended specialization courses for Italian L2 teachers and I am interviewer for C1 PLIDA exam.
Are you seeking a friendly and dynamic study environment ? I got what you need. I am looking forward to being in touch with new students and organize pleasant, interesting and fruitful courses.
Do you wish to learn or improve your Italian to speak with your parents or friends? Do you need Italian for work or study ? Do you simply love Italian language and culture ? Do you need to improve your writing skills ?
My classes are tailored on your needs and considering your level of knowledge, I create a proper course plan. Classes focus on language and on the possibility for you to improve your ability to speak and understand Italian in your daily life or in work.
I offer 1-to-1 or 2-to-1 tuition, general Italian courses (grammar, conversation, listening, reading and writing), preparation to Italian examinations (all levels, also Italian for residence permit) and Italian and culture courses.
Grammar, vocabulary exercises, reading articles and magazines and talking together are all tools to feel at ease with the Italian language and then be able to practice it.
I have worked with children, adolescents and adults for all levels of Italian, from beginner to advanced. I have experience in preparing students to international certification (CILS, PLIDA). I was an A2/B1 Telc examiner.
Learning Italian can be closely related to culture, literature, music, sport and any other interest of my students.
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Elena is an excellent, experienced teacher. A true professional. She is patient with my beginner-level Italian language skills. She will quickly assess your skill level (or lack thereof) and present an appropriate level of instruction to ensure rapid growth. She will encourage you to use Italian during lessons to expedite your learning curve. I highly recommend her.
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Hi everyone!
My name is Daniela, I am Italian and I come from a small town in Sicily, Southern Italy. I am a qualified Italian language teacher and a CELI examiner! I work in two language schools teaching Italian and I also teach English at school.
I love foreign languages, translating, reading and listening to music. Are you ready to start your language learning path with me? We are going to learn many things and to talk a lot, if you allow me to! Don’t worry if you’ve never studied the language before: everyone can attend my classes – from beginner to advanced students. You just need passion for what you're going to do and... a good Internet connection. Materials are provided by me!
See you online!
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Daniela is a wonderful teacher and a pleasure to talk to. Any student would be lucky to have her as a teacher. Thank you Daniela for your help with my Italian!!!
Daniela V.
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Ciao Robbie, thanks a lot for your feedback. I'm very happy you like the classes together and I'll do my best to keep them as fun and interesting as possible :-)
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Hello my name is Lucia and I am a native Italian speaker.
I have a degree as an interpreter for English and French so I know how hard it may be to learn a foreign language. I work as a free-lance interpreter and private English and French teacher. I have a strong passion for languages which I have been studying for many years. I am studying Spanish now and always trying to improve my English and French knowledge. I am a friendly person and my lessons mainly focus on conversation. As a teacher I am very patient and I always propose tailor-made lessons with respect to your needs. I am really enthusiastic about being a teacher because this activity allows you to share your culture and habits with foreign people. Learning a language is also learning a new culture.
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It is difficult to judge a teacher properly after a first lesson. Moreover, due to my fault, the internet connection did not go very well. Despite the foregoing, I was very satisfied with the first lesson.
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Hello, my name is Francesca.
I am qualified Italian teacher.
I love teaching and my lessons are always tailored on your goals. During the first lesson, we will identify what you want to learn or to improve and I will design your lessons.
My approach is largely conversational: that is role-plays, informal conversation or other activites to help you. I welcome beginners right up to proficient speakers.
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Like the times before, it was perfect and a lot of fun. I am interested in the subject and I like to tell a lot and show Italian videos that are new to Francesca :-)
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Hi everyone!
My name is Daniela, I am Italian and I come from a small town in Sicily, Southern Italy. I am a qualified Italian language teacher and a CELI examiner! I work in two language schools teaching Italian and I also teach English at school.
I love foreign languages, translating, reading and listening to music. Are you ready to start your language learning path with me? We are going to learn many things and to talk a lot, if you allow me to! Don’t worry if you’ve never studied the language before: everyone can attend my classes – from beginner to advanced students. You just need passion for what you're going to do and... a good Internet connection. Materials are provided by me!
See you online!
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Daniela is an excellent teacher. has a lot of patience and you shouldn't be afraid of making mistakes. she is always there to help you. Thanks Daniela
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Dear Linda, thank you for your positive feedback. I am very happy that you feel comfortable and this is very important to me. Thanks to you for the great trust :-)
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Would you like to learn a new language and need somebody to guide you? I am the right person for you
Learning a foreign language is always a good investment: it broadens your cultural horizons, it increases dramatically your employability and it helps your business penetrate foreign markets.
I have experience in teaching English, Spanish and Italian to non-Italian speakers of all ages, both individuals and groups, in your office or at home. I am available for grammar and conversation classes, classes in preparation for special exams, certificates and corporate events, both in person and on Skype.
I think that learning a language necessarily means involving students in real situations, with a cheerful approach. Therefore, I like developing creative, effective and bespoke programmes, based on my students’ needs, age, likes, and why not, character. I am a dynamic and joyful yet precise and demanding teacher, who is always ready to motivate, encourage and listen to her students.
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Ilaria is a very well-structured and experienced teacher for Spanish, English and Italian! I totally recommend her to anyone!
This review was written by a coLanguage team member during a manual screening of this teacher profile.
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Hi everyone!
My name is Daniela, I am Italian and I come from a small town in Sicily, Southern Italy. I am a qualified Italian language teacher and a CELI examiner! I work in two language schools teaching Italian and I also teach English at school.
I love foreign languages, translating, reading and listening to music. Are you ready to start your language learning path with me? We are going to learn many things and to talk a lot, if you allow me to! Don’t worry if you’ve never studied the language before: everyone can attend my classes – from beginner to advanced students. You just need passion for what you're going to do and... a good Internet connection. Materials are provided by me!
See you online!
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Wonderful teacher, thanks to her methodology and her pedagogical skills I could to reach the required level of italian language even without living in Italy. Highly recommended!!
Daniela V.
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Thanks, Lana. Your Italian is growing more and more and I am sure that the next big goal will soon arrive! :-D
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