"Accendere": Italian Verb Conjugation

• "Accendere" is an Italian verb.
• It translates to "to turn on," "to switch on," "to light," or "to ignite" in English.
• It is a regular second-conjugation verb, meaning its infinitive ends in "-ere."

Principal Parts

• The principal parts of "accendere" are: accendere, accesi, acceso.
• Accendere is the infinitive form.
• Accesi is the first-person singular past historic (or passato remoto).
• Acceso is the past participle.

Conjugation - Indicative Mood (Indicativo)

Present Simple (Presente)

• Io accendo (I turn on/light)
• Tu accendi (You turn on/light)
• Lui/Lei/Lei accende (He/She/It turns on/lights)
• Noi accendiamo (We turn on/light)
• Voi accendete (You [plural] turn on/light)
• Loro accendono (They turn on/light)

Past Historic (Passato Remoto)

• Io accesi (I turned on/lit)
• Tu accendesti (You turned on/lit)
• Lui/Lei/Lei accese (He/She/It turned on/lit)
• Noi accendemmo (We turned on/lit)
• Voi accendeste (You [plural] turned on/lit)
• Loro accesero (They turned on/lit)

Imperfect (Imperfetto)

• Io accendevo (I used to turn on/light, I was turning on/lighting)
• Tu accendevi (You used to turn on/light, You were turning on/lighting)
• Lui/Lei/Lei accendeva (He/She/It used to turn on/light, He/She/It was turning on/lighting)
• Noi accendevamo (We used to turn on/light, We were turning on/lighting)
• Voi accendevate (You [plural] used to turn on/light, You [plural] were turning on/lighting)
• Loro accendevano (They used to turn on/light, They were turning on/lighting)

Future Simple (Futuro Semplice)

• Io accenderò (I will turn on/light)
• Tu accenderai (You will turn on/light)
• Lui/Lei/Lei accenderà (He/She/It will turn on/light)
• Noi accenderemo (We will turn on/light)
• Voi accenderete (You [plural] will turn on/light)
• Loro accenderanno (They will turn on/light)

Perfect (Passato Prossimo)

• Io ho acceso (I have turned on/lit, I turned on/lit)
• Tu hai acceso (You have turned on/lit, You turned on/lit)
• Lui/Lei/Lei ha acceso (He/She/It has turned on/lit, He/She/It turned on/lit)
• Noi abbiamo acceso (We have turned on/lit, We turned on/lit)
• Voi avete acceso (You [plural] have turned on/lit, You [plural] turned on/lit)
• Loro hanno acceso (They have turned on/lit, They turned on/lit)
• Formed with the auxiliary verb "avere" (to have) + the past participle "acceso."

Pluperfect (Trapassato Prossimo)

• Io avevo acceso (I had turned on/lit)
• Tu avevi acceso (You had turned on/lit)
• Lui/Lei/Lei aveva acceso (He/She/It had turned on/lit)
• Noi avevamo acceso (We had turned on/lit)
• Voi avevate acceso (You [plural] had turned on/lit)
• Loro avevano acceso (They had turned on/lit)
• Formed with the auxiliary verb "avere" in the imperfect tense + the past participle "acceso."

Future Anterior (Futuro Anteriore)

• Io avrò acceso (I will have turned on/lit)
• Tu avrai acceso (You will have turned on/lit)
• Lui/Lei/Lei avrà acceso (He/She/It will have turned on/lit)
• Noi avremo acceso (We will have turned on/lit)
• Voi avrete acceso (You [plural] will have turned on/lit)
• Loro avranno acceso (They will have turned on/lit)
• Formed with the auxiliary verb "avere" in the future simple + the past participle "acceso."

Remote Past Perfect (Trapassato Remoto)

• Io ebbi acceso (I had turned on/lit) - very literary
• Tu avesti acceso (You had turned on/lit) - very literary
• Lui/Lei/Lei ebbe acceso (He/She/It had turned on/lit) - very literary
• Noi avemmo acceso (We had turned on/lit) - very literary
• Voi aveste acceso (You [plural] had turned on/lit) - very literary
• Loro ebbero acceso (They had turned on/lit) - very literary
• Formed with the auxiliary verb "avere" in the passato remoto + the past participle "acceso."

Conjugation - Subjunctive Mood (Congiuntivo)

Present Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Presente)

• Che io accenda (That I turn on/light)
• Che tu accenda (That you turn on/light)
• Che lui/lei/Lei accenda (That he/she/it turn on/light)
• Che noi accendiamo (That we turn on/light)
• Che voi accendiate (That you [plural] turn on/light)
• Che loro accendano (That they turn on/light)

Imperfect Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Imperfetto)

• Che io accendessi (That I turned on/lit, That I were turning on/lighting)
• Che tu accendessi (That you turned on/lit, That you were turning on/lighting)
• Che lui/lei/Lei accendesse (That he/she/it turned on/lit, That he/she/it were turning on/lighting)
• Che noi accendessimo (That we turned on/lit, That we were turning on/lighting)
• Che voi accendeste (That you [plural] turned on/lit, That you [plural] were turning on/lighting)
• Che loro accendessero (That they turned on/lit, That they were turning on/lighting)

Past Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Passato)

• Che io abbia acceso (That I have turned on/lit, That I turned on/lit)
• Che tu abbia acceso (That you have turned on/lit, That you turned on/lit)
• Che lui/lei/Lei abbia acceso (That he/she/it has turned on/lit, That he/she/it turned on/lit)
• Che noi abbiamo acceso (That we have turned on/lit, That we turned on/lit)
• Che voi abbiate acceso (That you [plural] have turned on/lit, That you [plural] turned on/lit)
• Che loro abbiano acceso (That they have turned on/lit, That they turned on/lit)
• Formed with the auxiliary verb "avere" in the present subjunctive + the past participle "acceso."

Pluperfect Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Trapassato)

• Che io avessi acceso (That I had turned on/lit)
• Che tu avessi acceso (That you had turned on/lit)
• Che lui/lei/Lei avesse acceso (That he/she/it had turned on/lit)
• Che noi avessimo acceso (That we had turned on/lit)
• Che voi aveste acceso (That you [plural] had turned on/lit)
• Che loro avessero acceso (That they had turned on/lit)
• Formed with the auxiliary verb "avere" in the imperfect subjunctive + the past participle "acceso."

Conjugation - Conditional Mood (Condizionale)

Present Conditional (Condizionale Presente)

• Io accenderei (I would turn on/light)
• Tu accenderesti (You would turn on/light)
• Lui/Lei/Lei accenderebbe (He/She/It would turn on/light)
• Noi accenderemmo (We would turn on/light)
• Voi accendereste (You [plural] would turn on/light)
• Loro accenderebbero (They would turn on/light)

Past Conditional (Condizionale Passato)

• Io avrei acceso (I would have turned on/lit)
• Tu avresti acceso (You would have turned on/lit)
• Lui/Lei/Lei avrebbe acceso (He/She/It would have turned on/lit)
• Noi avremmo acceso (We would have turned on/lit)
• Voi avreste acceso (You [plural] would have turned on/lit)
• Loro avrebbero acceso (They would have turned on/lit)
• Formed with the auxiliary verb "avere" in the present conditional + the past participle "acceso."

Conjugation - Imperative Mood (Imperativo)

• Accendi (Turn on/light - you [singular, informal])
• Accenda (Turn on/light - you [singular, formal])
• Accendiamo (Let's turn on/light - we)
• Accendete (Turn on/light - you [plural])
• Accendano (Turn on/light - you [formal, plural])

Infinitive

• Accendere (to turn on/light)

Participle

Present Participle (Participio Presente)

• Accendente (turning on/lighting) - rarely used

Past Participle (Participio Passato)

• Acceso (turned on/lit)

Gerund

Present Gerund (Gerundio Presente)

• Accendendo (by turning on/lighting, while turning on/lighting)

Past Gerund (Gerundio Passato)

• Avendo acceso (having turned on/lit)
• Formed with the gerund of "avere" (avendo) + the past participle "acceso."

Usage Notes

• "Accendere la luce" means "to turn on the light."
• "Accendere il fuoco" means "to light the fire."
• "Accendere la radio/televisione" means "to turn on the radio/television."
• Figuratively, "accendere" can mean "to ignite" or "to arouse" feelings or passions. For example, "accendere una passione" (to ignite a passion).
• The verb "spegnere" is the antonym of "accendere," meaning "to turn off," "to switch off," or "to extinguish."