Alzarsi Conjugation in Italian
alzarsi means “to get up” in English, and it is one of the first verbs Italian learners meet — it sits at number 760 in VerbFlow’s frequency list for Italian verbs. It is the reflexive verb for getting up in the morning, and it is completely regular apart from being reflexive: every form carries a reflexive pronoun, and the passato prossimo is formed with essere. It is the model reflexive verb for daily routine. This page gives you the complete conjugation of alzarsi — every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle — with notes, examples, common mistakes and a quiz. Here is the verb in a natural sentence: “Io mi alzo presto ogni giorno.” — “I get up early.”
Quick facts
- Infinitive: alzarsi
- English: to get up
- Verb type: Regular -are verb
- Irregular in: none — regular in every tense
- Gerund: alzandosi
- Present participle: alzante
- Past participle: alzato
- Auxiliary: essere (all perfect tenses are formed with essere + the past participle)
- Ending: -are verbs; pattern are in the verified tables
Pronunciation
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for alzarsi, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Learn the spelling of the forms first, and listen to a native speaker for the sounds rather than trusting an invented transcription. The forms below are the ones that matter: once you can read alzarsi in every tense, you can recognise it in speech even before you can pronounce every form perfectly.
Three things to remember about alzarsi
- It is regular: every form follows the ordinary -are pattern, so once you know the stem you can build the whole table. The only work is learning the endings, not memorising exceptions.
- The perfect tenses use essere: the passato prossimo is formed with essere in the present plus the past participle alzato. The tables on this page give the participle in the masculine singular form, exactly as it appears in the verified dump; agreement with the subject is a separate step that depends on the sentence, not on the verb table. Because alzarsi is reflexive, every form on this page carries its reflexive pronoun — mi, ti, si, ci, vi, si — and the passato prossimo is formed with essere. The engine gives the bare verb forms, so the pronouns here are the article layer that makes the forms usable in a sentence.
- The participles are alzante and alzato: keep both in mind as you read the tables, because the present participle appears as an adjective and the past participle appears in every perfect tense. If you know those two forms and the present tense, you already know the skeleton of the whole conjugation.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for alzarsi. Learn the present tense first, then the passato prossimo and the imperfect, and add the remaining tenses one at a time.
Present indicative (presente)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | mi alzo |
| tu | ti alzi |
| lui/lei | si alza |
| noi | ci alziamo |
| voi | vi alzate |
| loro | si alzano |
The present indicative is used for habits, facts and things happening now. For example: “Io mi alzo presto ogni giorno.” — “I get up early”
Passato remoto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | mi alzai |
| tu | ti alzasti |
| lui/lei | si alzò |
| noi | ci alzammo |
| voi | vi alzaste |
| loro | si alzarono |
The passato remoto is used for completed actions in the distant past, mostly in written and literary Italian and in the south of Italy. For example: “Io mi alzai presto ieri.” — “I got up early”
Imperfect (imperfetto)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | mi alzavo |
| tu | ti alzavi |
| lui/lei | si alzava |
| noi | ci alzavamo |
| voi | vi alzavate |
| loro | si alzavano |
The imperfect is used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, and for background description. For example: “Io mi alzavo presto una volta.” — “I used to get up early”
Future (futuro semplice)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | mi alzerò |
| tu | ti alzerai |
| lui/lei | si alzerà |
| noi | ci alzeremo |
| voi | vi alzerete |
| loro | si alzeranno |
The future is used for what will happen, for predictions and for probability. For example: “Io mi alzerò presto domani.” — “I will get up early”
Conditional (condizionale)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | mi alzerei |
| tu | ti alzeresti |
| lui/lei | si alzerebbe |
| noi | ci alzeremmo |
| voi | vi alzereste |
| loro | si alzerebbero |
The conditional is used for what would happen, for polite requests and for hypothetical situations. For example: “Io mi alzerei presto un giorno.” — “I would get up early”
Present perfect (passato prossimo)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | mi sono alzato |
| tu | ti sei alzato |
| lui/lei | si è alzato |
| noi | ci siamo alzato |
| voi | vi siete alzato |
| loro | si sono alzato |
The passato prossimo is used for completed actions in the past, especially in spoken Italian. For example: “Lui si è alzato presto questa settimana.” — “He has got up early”
Pluperfect (trapassato prossimo)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | mi ero alzato |
| tu | ti eri alzato |
| lui/lei | si era alzato |
| noi | ci eravamo alzato |
| voi | vi eravate alzato |
| loro | si erano alzato |
The pluperfect is used for an action completed before another past action. For example: “Io mi ero alzato presto prima della festa.” — “I had got up early”
Future perfect (futuro anteriore)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | mi sarò alzato |
| tu | ti sarai alzato |
| lui/lei | si sarà alzato |
| noi | ci saremo alzato |
| voi | vi sarete alzato |
| loro | si saranno alzato |
The future perfect is used for what will have happened by a point in the future. For example: “Io mi sarò alzato presto per domani.” — “I will have got up early”
Conditional perfect (condizionale passato)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | mi sarei alzato |
| tu | ti saresti alzato |
| lui/lei | si sarebbe alzato |
| noi | ci saremmo alzato |
| voi | vi sareste alzato |
| loro | si sarebbero alzato |
The conditional perfect is used for what would have happened in a different past. For example: “Io mi sarei alzato presto ieri.” — “I would have got up early”
Present subjunctive (congiuntivo presente)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | mi alzi |
| tu | ti alzi |
| lui/lei | si alzi |
| noi | ci alziamo |
| voi | vi alziate |
| loro | si alzino |
The present subjunctive is used for wishes, doubts, emotions and opinions after che. For example: “È importante che io mi alzi presto.” — “It is important that I get up early”
Imperfect subjunctive (congiuntivo imperfetto)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | mi alzassi |
| tu | ti alzassi |
| lui/lei | si alzasse |
| noi | ci alzassimo |
| voi | vi alzaste |
| loro | si alzassero |
The imperfect subjunctive is used in the past for wishes and hypotheticals after che, and in if-clauses. For example: “Era importante che io mi alzassi presto.” — “It was important that I get up early”
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | alzati |
| lui/lei | si alzi |
| noi | alziamoci |
| voi | alzatevi |
| loro | si alzino |
The affirmative imperative is used for direct commands and instructions. For example: “Alzati presto!” — “Get up early!”
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | non ti alzare |
| lui/lei | non si alzi |
| noi | non ci alziamo |
| voi | non vi alziate |
| loro | non si alzino |
The negative imperative is used for prohibitions and negative commands. For example: “Non ti alzare presto.” — “Do not get up early.”
Gerund
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Gerund | alzandosi |
The gerund is used for an action happening at the same time as another action, often with stare for the progressive. For example: “Alzandosi presto, imparo molto.” — “While getting up early, I learn a lot.”
Present participle
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Present participle | alzante |
The present participle is used as an adjective, describing an ongoing action. For example, the participle alzante is used to describe something that is happening at the same time as the main action, much like an English -ing adjective.
Past participle
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Past participle | alzato |
The past participle is used with an auxiliary to form the perfect tenses, and as an adjective. For example: “Io mi sono alzato presto questa settimana.” — “I have got up early.”
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with alzarsi, covering different tenses and persons. Say each one aloud, then cover the Italian and try to produce it from the English.
- “Io mi alzo presto ogni giorno.” — “I get up early”
- “Tu ti alzasti presto ieri.” — “You got up early”
- “Lui si alzava presto una volta.” — “He used to get up early”
- “Io mi alzerò presto domani.” — “I will get up early”
- “Tu ti alzeresti presto un giorno.” — “You would get up early”
- “Lui si è alzato presto questa settimana.” — “He has got up early”
- “Io mi ero alzato presto prima della festa.” — “I had got up early”
- “Tu ti sarai alzato presto per domani.” — “You will have got up early”
- “È importante che io mi alzi presto.” — “It is important that I get up early”
- “Alzati presto!” — “Get up early!”
Common mistakes
1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form
✗ Wrong: “Io alzarsi presto.”
✓ Right: “Io mi alzo presto ogni giorno.”
The infinitive alzarsi never takes a subject. After io you need the conjugated present form mi alzo.
2. Using the wrong person’s form
✗ Wrong: “Io ti alzi presto.”
✓ Right: “Io mi alzo presto ogni giorno.”
ti alzi is the tu form, not the io form. Match the verb to the subject every time: io goes with mi alzo.
3. Using the present for a finished past action
✗ Wrong: “Io mi alzo presto ieri.”
✓ Right: “Io mi sono alzato presto questa settimana.”
Yesterday points to the past, so the present is wrong here. Use the passato prossimo mi sono alzato for a finished action yesterday.
4. Using the wrong auxiliary in the passato prossimo
✗ Wrong: “Io ho alzato presto.”
✓ Right: “Io mi sono alzato presto questa settimana.”
The passato prossimo of alzarsi is formed with essere plus the past participle alzato: the io form is mi sono alzato. Check the auxiliary in the table above before you build a perfect tense.
5. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger
✗ Wrong: “È importante che io mi alzo presto.”
✓ Right: “È importante che io mi alzi presto.”
After è importante che Italian needs the subjunctive, so use mi alzi here, not the indicative mi alzo.
6. Using the gerund instead of the past participle in a perfect tense
✗ Wrong: “Io sono alzandosi presto.”
✓ Right: “Io mi sono alzato presto questa settimana.”
The perfect tenses need the past participle alzato, not the gerund alzandosi. The gerund belongs in progressive constructions, never after an auxiliary in a perfect tense.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on alzarsi. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
What is the io form of alzarsi in the Present indicative?
- A) ti alzi
- B) mi alzo
- C) si alza
- D) ci alziamo
What is the lui/lei form of alzarsi in the Passato remoto?
- A) mi alzai
- B) ti alzasti
- C) si alzò
- D) ci alzammo
What is the noi form of alzarsi in the Imperfect?
- A) mi alzavo
- B) ti alzavi
- C) si alzava
- D) ci alzavamo
What is the tu form of alzarsi in the Future?
- A) ti alzerai
- B) mi alzerò
- C) si alzerà
- D) ci alzeremo
What is the io form of alzarsi in the Conditional?
- A) ti alzeresti
- B) mi alzerei
- C) si alzerebbe
- D) ci alzeremmo
What is the lui/lei form of alzarsi in the Present perfect (passato prossimo)?
- A) mi sono alzato
- B) ti sei alzato
- C) si è alzato
- D) ci siamo alzato
What is the lui/lei form of alzarsi in the Present subjunctive?
- A) mi alzi
- B) ti alzi
- C) ci alziamo
- D) si alzi
What is the io form of alzarsi in the Imperfect subjunctive?
- A) mi alzassi
- B) ti alzassi
- C) si alzasse
- D) ci alzassimo
What is the gerund of alzarsi?
- A) alzato
- B) alzandosi
- C) alzarsi
- D) mi alzo
What does alzarsi mean in English?
- A) to be
- B) to have
- C) to get up
- D) to do, to make
Answer key
- B) mi alzo — the correct form is mi alzo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) si alzò — the correct form is si alzò. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) ci alzavamo — the correct form is ci alzavamo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) ti alzerai — the correct form is ti alzerai. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) mi alzerei — the correct form is mi alzerei. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) si è alzato — the correct form is si è alzato. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) si alzi — the correct form is si alzi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) mi alzassi — the correct form is mi alzassi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) alzandosi — the correct form is alzandosi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) to get up — the correct form is to get up. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
Frequently asked questions
What does alzarsi mean in English?
alzarsi means “to get up”. It is a core everyday verb, so its present-tense forms are worth learning first.
Is alzarsi regular or irregular?
alzarsi is regular: it follows the ordinary -are pattern in every tense. The gerund is alzandosi and the past participle is alzato.
What are the gerund and past participle of alzarsi?
The gerund is alzandosi — use it with stare for the progressive. The past participle is alzato — use it with essere for the perfect tenses, as in mi sono alzato.
Which auxiliary does alzarsi take in the passato prossimo?
alzarsi takes essere in the passato prossimo: the io form is mi sono alzato. All four perfect tenses on this page are built with essere plus the past participle alzato.
How do I say “I get up” in Italian?
Say “Io mi alzo presto ogni giorno.” — “I get up early” The io form of the present is mi alzo, and it is the form you will use most often.
Where does the reflexive pronoun go with alzarsi?
Before the conjugated verb in most tenses — mi alzo for io — and attached to the end of the verb in the affirmative imperative and the gerund. In the passato prossimo the pronoun comes before the auxiliary: mi sono alzato.
Related pages
- Full conjugation of alzarsi — every tense of alzarsi in one place.
- Alzarsi in the passato prossimo tense — the full table and usage rules for one tense.
- Alzarsi examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice questions for this verb.
- Italian passato prossimo tense guide — the full guide to the passato prossimo tense in Italian.
- Fare conjugation — another everyday Italian verb.
- Andare conjugation — another everyday Italian verb.
- Italian verbs — the full hub of Italian conjugation pages.
- VerbFlow home — all languages, tools and verb lists.
- Verb Conjugator — practise alzarsi with the interactive tool.
- Conjugation Chart Printer — practise alzarsi with the interactive tool.
- Tense Finder — practise alzarsi with the interactive tool.