Agire Definition:
To act, to take action
Agire Can Also Mean
- To behave
- To operate
Agire is an interesting verb to learn because it is often used in daily life but is difficult to master.
Why?
It’s an irregular verb that works in the same manner as capire. For example, this word means to “act” or behave, and if you wanted to say “I act,” you would conjugate the verb as Agisco. Notice the difference with this verb. With regular verbs, you would drop the ire and add o, but since this word is just two letters without the -ire attached, it will follow an irregular pattern.
Let’s begin with the coniugazione verbo agire in the presente.
Italian Agire Conjugation
Agire Presente Conjugation:
| Italian | English | |
| io | Agisco | I act |
| tu | Agisci | You act |
| lui/lei | Agisce | He/she acts |
| noi | Agiamo | We act |
| voi | Agite | You act (plural) |
| loro | Agiscono | They act |
Agire Presente Examples
- A volte agisco come un’adulta – Sometimes I act like an adult
- Se non agiamo subito, le nuove generazioni… – If we do not act quickly, the new generation…
- E non agiscono senza consenso – And they don’t act without consent
Agire Passato Prossimo Conjugation
| Italian | English | |
| io | Ho agito | I acted |
| tu | Hai agito | You acted |
| lui/lei | Ha agito | He/she acted |
| noi | Abbiamo agito | We acted |
| voi | Avete agito | You acted |
| loro | Hanno agito | They acted |
Agire Passato Prossimo Examples
- Ho agito da solo – I acted alone.
- Hai agito alle mie spalle – You went (acted) behind my back.
- Avete agito in fretta – You acted quickly.
Agire Futuro Semplice Conjugation:
| Italian | English | |
| io | Agirò | I will act |
| tu | Agirai | You will act |
| lui/lei | Agirà | He/she will act |
| noi | Agiremo | We will act |
| voi | Agirete | You will act (plural) |
| loro | Agiranno | They will act |
Agire Futuro Semplice Examples
- Non agirò mai più impulsivamente – I will never act impulsively again.
- E agirai di conseguenza – And you will act accordingly.
- Queste agiranno in un simile modo – These will act (behave/operate) in a similar way.
Agire Imperfetto Conjugation:
| Italian | English | |
| io | Agivo | I had acted |
| tu | Agivi | You had acted |
| lui/lei | Agiva | He/she had acted |
| noi | Agivamo | We had acted |
| voi | Agivate | You had acted (plural) |
| loro | Agivano | They had acted |
Agire Imperfetto Examples
- Ho immaginato me stessa mentre agivo – I imagined myself while I had acted.
- Agivo in buona fede – I acted in good faith.
- Perché voi agivate per conto vostro al governo? – Why were you acting on your behalf to the government?