Conjugation of the Italian verb lavorare A list of the common conjugations for the Italian verb lavorare , along with their English translations.
Infinitive
lavorare to work
Present Indicative
io lavoro I work tu lavori you work lui lavora he works lei lavora she works noi lavoriamo we work voi lavorate you work loro lavorano they work
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 lavorando I am working tu stai lavorando you are working lui sta lavorando he is working lei sta lavorando she is working noi stiamo lavorando we are working voi state lavorando you are working loro stanno lavorando they are working
Imperfect Indicative
io lavoravo I was working tu lavoravi you were working lui lavorava he was working lei lavorava she was working noi lavoravamo we were working voi lavoravate you were working loro lavoravano they were working
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 lavorai I worked tu lavorasti you worked lui lavorò he worked lei lavorò she worked noi lavorammo we worked voi lavoraste you worked loro lavorarono they worked
Past / Passato prossimo
io ho lavorato I worked tu hai lavorato you worked lui ha lavorato he worked lei ha lavorato she worked noi abbiamo lavorato we worked voi avete lavorato you worked loro hanno lavorato they worked
Pluperfect / Trapassato prossimo
io avevo lavorato I had worked tu avevi lavorato you had worked lui aveva lavorato he had worked lei aveva lavorato she had worked noi avevamo lavorato we had worked voi avevate lavorato you had worked loro avevano lavorato they had worked
Future Indicative
io lavorerò I will work tu lavorerai you will work lui lavorerà he will work lei lavorerà she will work noi lavoreremo we will work voi lavorerete you will work loro lavoreranno they will work
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 lavorato I will have worked tu avrai lavorato you will have worked lui avrà lavorato he will have worked lei avrà lavorato she will have worked noi avremo lavorato we will have worked voi avrete lavorato you will have worked loro avranno lavorato they will have worked
Conditional
io lavorerei I would work tu lavoreresti you would work lui lavorerebbe he would work lei lavorerebbe she would work noi lavoreremmo we would work voi lavorereste you would work loro lavorerebbero they would work
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 lavorato I would have worked tu avresti lavorato you would have worked lui avrebbe lavorato he would have worked lei avrebbe lavorato she would have worked noi avremmo lavorato we would have worked voi avreste lavorato you would have worked loro avrebbero lavorato they would have worked
Present Subjunctive
(... che) io lavori(... that) I work(... che) tu lavori(... that) you work(... che) lui lavori(... that) he works(... che) lei lavori(... that) she works(... che) noi lavoriamo(... that) we work(... che) voi lavoriate(... that) you work(... che) loro lavorino(... that) they work
Imperative
lavora Work lavoriamo Let's work lavorate Work
Present Participle
lavorante working
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