Conjugation of the Italian verb aspettare A list of the common conjugations for the Italian verb aspettare , along with their English translations.
Infinitive
aspettare to wait
Present Indicative
io aspetto I wait tu aspetti you wait lui aspetta he waits lei aspetta she waits noi aspettiamo we wait voi aspettate you wait loro aspettano they wait
Present Continuous / Presente ProgressivoNote for the Present Continuous Italian uses the present tense of the verb stare and the gerund of the verb.
io sto aspettando I am waiting tu stai aspettando you are waiting lui sta aspettando he is waiting lei sta aspettando she is waiting noi stiamo aspettando we are waiting voi state aspettando you are waiting loro stanno aspettando they are waiting
Imperfect Indicative
io aspettavo I was waiting tu aspettavi you were waiting lui aspettava he was waiting lei aspettava she was waiting noi aspettavamo we were waiting voi aspettavate you were waiting loro aspettavano they were waiting
Past Historic / Passato remoto
This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passato Prossimo is used to refer to past actions.
io aspettai I waited tu aspettasti you waited lui aspettò he waited lei aspettò she waited noi aspettammo we waited voi aspettaste you waited loro aspettarono they waited
Past / Passato prossimo
io ho aspettato I waited tu hai aspettato you waited lui ha aspettato he waited lei ha aspettato she waited noi abbiamo aspettato we waited voi avete aspettato you waited loro hanno aspettato they waited
Pluperfect / Trapassato prossimo
io avevo aspettato I had waited tu avevi aspettato you had waited lui aveva aspettato he had waited lei aveva aspettato she had waited noi avevamo aspettato we had waited voi avevate aspettato you had waited loro avevano aspettato they had waited
Future Indicative
io aspetterò I will wait tu aspetterai you will wait lui aspetterà he will wait lei aspetterà she will wait noi aspetteremo we will wait voi aspetterete you will wait loro aspetteranno they will wait
Future Perfect / Futuro anteriore The Italian Future Perfect or Futuro anteriore is made with the future tense of avere for transitive verbs or essere for reflexive and intransitive verbs and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take essere , or with the direct object for verbs that take avere .
io avrò aspettato I will have waited tu avrai aspettato you will have waited lui avrà aspettato he will have waited lei avrà aspettato she will have waited noi avremo aspettato we will have waited voi avrete aspettato you will have waited loro avranno aspettato they will have waited
Conditional
io aspetterei I would wait tu aspetteresti you would wait lui aspetterebbe he would wait lei aspetterebbe she would wait noi aspetteremmo we would wait voi aspettereste you would wait loro aspetterebbero they would wait
Conditional Perfect / Condizionale Passato The Italian Conditional Perfect or Condizionale Passato is made with the conditional tense of avere for transitive verbs or essere for reflexive and intransitive verbs and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take essere , or with the direct object for verbs that take avere .
io avrei aspettato I would have waited tu avresti aspettato you would have waited lui avrebbe aspettato he would have waited lei avrebbe aspettato she would have waited noi avremmo aspettato we would have waited voi avreste aspettato you would have waited loro avrebbero aspettato they would have waited
Present Subjunctive
(... che) io aspetti(... that) I wait(... che) tu aspetti(... that) you wait(... che) lui aspetti(... that) he waits(... che) lei aspetti(... that) she waits(... che) noi aspettiamo(... that) we wait(... che) voi aspettiate(... that) you wait(... che) loro aspettino(... that) they wait
Imperative
aspetta Wait aspettiamo Let's wait aspettate Wait
Present Participle
aspettante waiting
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