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Conjugation of the Italian verb iniziare

A list of the common conjugations for the Italian verb iniziare, along with their English translations.

iniziare is a regular verb

Infinitive		Scored
iniziare	to start

Present		Scored
io inizio	I start
tu inizi	you start
lui inizia	he starts
lei inizia	she starts
noi iniziamo	we start
voi iniziate	you start
loro iniziano	they start

Imperfect		Scored
io iniziavo	I was starting
tu iniziavi	you were starting
lui iniziava	he was starting
lei iniziava	she was starting
noi iniziavamo	we were starting
voi iniziavate	you were starting
loro iniziavano	they were starting

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.		Scored
io iniziai	I started
tu iniziasti	you started
lui iniziò	he started
lei iniziò	she started
noi iniziammo	we started
voi iniziaste	you started
loro iniziarono	they started

Past / Passato prossimo		Scored
io ho iniziato	I started
tu hai iniziato	you started
lui ha iniziato	he started
lei ha iniziato	she started
noi abbiamo iniziato	we started
voi avete iniziato	you started
loro hanno iniziato	they started

Pluperfect / Trapassato prossimo		Scored
io avevo iniziato	I had started
tu avevi iniziato	you had started
lui aveva iniziato	he had started
lei aveva iniziato	she had started
noi avevamo iniziato	we had started
voi avevate iniziato	you had started
loro avevano iniziato	they had started

Future		Scored
io inizierò	I will start
tu inizierai	you will start
lui inizierà	he will start
lei inizierà	she will start
noi inizieremo	we will start
voi inizierete	you will start
loro inizieranno	they will start

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.		Scored
io avrò iniziato	I will have started
tu avrai iniziato	you will have started
lui avrà iniziato	he will have started
lei avrà iniziato	she will have started
noi avremo iniziato	we will have started
voi avrete iniziato	you will have started
loro avranno iniziato	they will have started

Conditional		Scored
io inizierei	I would start
tu inizieresti	you would start
lui inizierebbe	he would start
lei inizierebbe	she would start
noi inizieremmo	we would start
voi iniziereste	you would start
loro inizierebbero	they would start

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.		Scored
io avrei iniziato	I would have started
tu avresti iniziato	you would have started
lui avrebbe iniziato	he would have started
lei avrebbe iniziato	she would have started
noi avremmo iniziato	we would have started
voi avreste iniziato	you would have started
loro avrebbero iniziato	they would have started

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) inizi	(... that) I start
(... che) inizi	(... that) you start
(... che) inizi	(... that) he starts
(... che) inizi	(... that) she starts
(... che) noi iniziamo	(... that) we start
(... che) voi iniziate	(... that) you start
(... che) loro inizino	(... that) they start

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) io iniziassi	(... that) I was starting
(... che) tu iniziassi	(... that) you were starting
(... che) lui iniziasse	(... that) he was starting
(... che) lei iniziasse	(... that) she was starting
(... che) noi iniziassimo	(... that) we were starting
(... che) voi iniziaste	(... that) you were starting
(... che) loro iniziassero	(... that) they were starting

Imperative		Scored
inizia	Start
iniziamo	Let's start
iniziate	Start

Present Participle		Scored
iniziante	starting

Past Participle		Scored
iniziato	started

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