Ringraziare Conjugation in Italian
ringraziare means “to thank” in English, and it is one of the first verbs Italian learners meet — it sits at number 48 in VerbFlow’s frequency list for Italian verbs. It is the verb for thanking someone, and it is completely regular in every tense. Because it ends in -iare, the stem-final i drops before an i-initial ending, so the io form is ringrazio and the tu form is ringrazi. It takes the person as a direct object. This page gives you the complete conjugation of ringraziare — 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 ringrazio Maria ogni giorno.” — “I thank Maria.”
Quick facts
- Infinitive: ringraziare
- English: to thank
- Verb type: Regular -are verb
- Irregular in: none — regular in every tense
- Gerund: ringraziando
- Present participle: ringraziante
- Past participle: ringraziato
- Auxiliary: avere (all perfect tenses are formed with avere + 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 ringraziare, 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 ringraziare in every tense, you can recognise it in speech even before you can pronounce every form perfectly.
Three things to remember about ringraziare
- 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 stem-final i drops before an i-initial ending, so the tu form is ringrazi and the noi form is ringraziamo.
- The perfect tenses use avere: the passato prossimo is formed with avere in the present plus the past participle ringraziato. 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.
- The participles are ringraziante and ringraziato: 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 ringraziare. 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 | ringrazio |
| tu | ringrazi |
| lui/lei | ringrazia |
| noi | ringraziamo |
| voi | ringraziate |
| loro | ringraziano |
The present indicative is used for habits, facts and things happening now. For example: “Io ringrazio Maria ogni giorno.” — “I thank Maria”
Passato remoto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | ringraziai |
| tu | ringraziasti |
| lui/lei | ringraziò |
| noi | ringraziammo |
| voi | ringraziaste |
| loro | ringraziarono |
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 ringraziai Maria ieri.” — “I thanked Maria”
Imperfect (imperfetto)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | ringraziavo |
| tu | ringraziavi |
| lui/lei | ringraziava |
| noi | ringraziavamo |
| voi | ringraziavate |
| loro | ringraziavano |
The imperfect is used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, and for background description. For example: “Io ringraziavo Maria una volta.” — “I used to thank Maria”
Future (futuro semplice)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | ringrazierò |
| tu | ringrazierai |
| lui/lei | ringrazierà |
| noi | ringrazieremo |
| voi | ringrazierete |
| loro | ringrazieranno |
The future is used for what will happen, for predictions and for probability. For example: “Io ringrazierò Maria domani.” — “I will thank Maria”
Conditional (condizionale)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | ringrazierei |
| tu | ringrazieresti |
| lui/lei | ringrazierebbe |
| noi | ringrazieremmo |
| voi | ringraziereste |
| loro | ringrazierebbero |
The conditional is used for what would happen, for polite requests and for hypothetical situations. For example: “Io ringrazierei Maria un giorno.” — “I would thank Maria”
Present perfect (passato prossimo)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | ho ringraziato |
| tu | hai ringraziato |
| lui/lei | ha ringraziato |
| noi | abbiamo ringraziato |
| voi | avete ringraziato |
| loro | hanno ringraziato |
The passato prossimo is used for completed actions in the past, especially in spoken Italian. For example: “Lui ha ringraziato Maria questa settimana.” — “He has thanked Maria”
Pluperfect (trapassato prossimo)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | avevo ringraziato |
| tu | avevi ringraziato |
| lui/lei | aveva ringraziato |
| noi | avevamo ringraziato |
| voi | avevate ringraziato |
| loro | avevano ringraziato |
The pluperfect is used for an action completed before another past action. For example: “Io avevo ringraziato Maria prima della festa.” — “I had thanked Maria”
Future perfect (futuro anteriore)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | avrò ringraziato |
| tu | avrai ringraziato |
| lui/lei | avrà ringraziato |
| noi | avremo ringraziato |
| voi | avrete ringraziato |
| loro | avranno ringraziato |
The future perfect is used for what will have happened by a point in the future. For example: “Io avrò ringraziato Maria per domani.” — “I will have thanked Maria”
Conditional perfect (condizionale passato)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | avrei ringraziato |
| tu | avresti ringraziato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe ringraziato |
| noi | avremmo ringraziato |
| voi | avreste ringraziato |
| loro | avrebbero ringraziato |
The conditional perfect is used for what would have happened in a different past. For example: “Io avrei ringraziato Maria ieri.” — “I would have thanked Maria”
Present subjunctive (congiuntivo presente)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | ringrazi |
| tu | ringrazi |
| lui/lei | ringrazi |
| noi | ringraziamo |
| voi | ringraziate |
| loro | ringrazino |
The present subjunctive is used for wishes, doubts, emotions and opinions after che. For example: “È importante che io ringrazi Maria.” — “It is important that I thank Maria”
Imperfect subjunctive (congiuntivo imperfetto)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | ringraziassi |
| tu | ringraziassi |
| lui/lei | ringraziasse |
| noi | ringraziassimo |
| voi | ringraziaste |
| loro | ringraziassero |
The imperfect subjunctive is used in the past for wishes and hypotheticals after che, and in if-clauses. For example: “Era importante che io ringraziassi Maria.” — “It was important that I thank Maria”
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | ringrazia |
| lui/lei | ringrazi |
| noi | ringraziamo |
| voi | ringraziate |
| loro | ringrazino |
The affirmative imperative is used for direct commands and instructions. For example: “Ringrazia Maria!” — “Thank Maria!”
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | ringraziare |
| lui/lei | ringrazi |
| noi | ringraziamo |
| voi | ringraziate |
| loro | ringrazino |
The negative imperative is used for prohibitions and negative commands. For example: “Non ringraziare Maria.” — “Do not thank Maria.”
Gerund
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Gerund | ringraziando |
The gerund is used for an action happening at the same time as another action, often with stare for the progressive. For example: “Ringraziando Maria, imparo molto.” — “While thanking Maria, I learn a lot.”
Present participle
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Present participle | ringraziante |
The present participle is used as an adjective, describing an ongoing action. For example, the participle ringraziante 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 | ringraziato |
The past participle is used with an auxiliary to form the perfect tenses, and as an adjective. For example: “Io ho ringraziato Maria questa settimana.” — “I have thanked Maria.”
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with ringraziare, covering different tenses and persons. Say each one aloud, then cover the Italian and try to produce it from the English.
- “Io ringrazio Maria ogni giorno.” — “I thank Maria”
- “Tu ringraziasti Maria ieri.” — “You thanked Maria”
- “Lui ringraziava Maria una volta.” — “He used to thank Maria”
- “Io ringrazierò Maria domani.” — “I will thank Maria”
- “Tu ringrazieresti Maria un giorno.” — “You would thank Maria”
- “Lui ha ringraziato Maria questa settimana.” — “He has thanked Maria”
- “Io avevo ringraziato Maria prima della festa.” — “I had thanked Maria”
- “Tu avrai ringraziato Maria per domani.” — “You will have thanked Maria”
- “È importante che io ringrazi Maria.” — “It is important that I thank Maria”
- “Ringrazia Maria!” — “Thank Maria!”
Common mistakes
1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form
✗ Wrong: “Io ringraziare Maria.”
✓ Right: “Io ringrazio Maria ogni giorno.”
The infinitive ringraziare never takes a subject. After io you need the conjugated present form ringrazio.
2. Using the wrong person’s form
✗ Wrong: “Io ringrazi Maria.”
✓ Right: “Io ringrazio Maria ogni giorno.”
ringrazi is the tu form, not the io form. Match the verb to the subject every time: io goes with ringrazio.
3. Using the present for a finished past action
✗ Wrong: “Io ringrazio Maria ieri.”
✓ Right: “Io ho ringraziato Maria questa settimana.”
Yesterday points to the past, so the present is wrong here. Use the passato prossimo ho ringraziato for a finished action yesterday.
4. Using the wrong auxiliary in the passato prossimo
✗ Wrong: “Io sono ringraziato Maria.”
✓ Right: “Io ho ringraziato Maria questa settimana.”
The passato prossimo of ringraziare is formed with avere plus the past participle ringraziato: the io form is ho ringraziato. 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 ringrazio Maria.”
✓ Right: “È importante che io ringrazi Maria.”
After è importante che Italian needs the subjunctive, so use ringrazi here, not the indicative ringrazio.
6. Using the gerund instead of the past participle in a perfect tense
✗ Wrong: “Io ho ringraziando Maria.”
✓ Right: “Io ho ringraziato Maria questa settimana.”
The perfect tenses need the past participle ringraziato, not the gerund ringraziando. The gerund belongs in progressive constructions, never after an auxiliary in a perfect tense.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on ringraziare. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
What is the io form of ringraziare in the Present indicative?
- A) ringrazi
- B) ringrazio
- C) ringrazia
- D) ringraziamo
What is the lui/lei form of ringraziare in the Passato remoto?
- A) ringraziai
- B) ringraziasti
- C) ringraziò
- D) ringraziammo
What is the noi form of ringraziare in the Imperfect?
- A) ringraziavo
- B) ringraziavi
- C) ringraziava
- D) ringraziavamo
What is the tu form of ringraziare in the Future?
- A) ringrazierai
- B) ringrazierò
- C) ringrazierà
- D) ringrazieremo
What is the io form of ringraziare in the Conditional?
- A) ringrazieresti
- B) ringrazierei
- C) ringrazierebbe
- D) ringrazieremmo
What is the lui/lei form of ringraziare in the Present perfect (passato prossimo)?
- A) ho ringraziato
- B) hai ringraziato
- C) ha ringraziato
- D) abbiamo ringraziato
What is the lui/lei form of ringraziare in the Present subjunctive?
- A) ringraziamo
- B) ringraziate
- C) ringrazino
- D) ringrazi
What is the io form of ringraziare in the Imperfect subjunctive?
- A) ringraziassi
- B) ringraziasse
- C) ringraziassimo
- D) ringraziaste
What is the gerund of ringraziare?
- A) ringraziato
- B) ringraziando
- C) ringraziare
- D) ringrazio
What does ringraziare mean in English?
- A) to explain
- B) to answer
- C) to thank
- D) to ask
Answer key
- B) ringrazio — the correct form is ringrazio. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) ringraziò — the correct form is ringraziò. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) ringraziavamo — the correct form is ringraziavamo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) ringrazierai — the correct form is ringrazierai. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) ringrazierei — the correct form is ringrazierei. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) ha ringraziato — the correct form is ha ringraziato. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) ringrazi — the correct form is ringrazi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) ringraziassi — the correct form is ringraziassi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) ringraziando — the correct form is ringraziando. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) to thank — the correct form is to thank. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
Frequently asked questions
What does ringraziare mean in English?
ringraziare means “to thank”. It is a core everyday verb, so its present-tense forms are worth learning first.
Is ringraziare regular or irregular?
ringraziare is regular: it follows the ordinary -are pattern in every tense. The gerund is ringraziando and the past participle is ringraziato.
What are the gerund and past participle of ringraziare?
The gerund is ringraziando — use it with stare for the progressive. The past participle is ringraziato — use it with avere for the perfect tenses, as in ho ringraziato.
Which auxiliary does ringraziare take in the passato prossimo?
ringraziare takes avere in the passato prossimo: the io form is ho ringraziato. All four perfect tenses on this page are built with avere plus the past participle ringraziato.
How do I say “I thank” in Italian?
Say “Io ringrazio Maria ogni giorno.” — “I thank Maria” The io form of the present is ringrazio, and it is the form you will use most often.
Related pages
- Full conjugation of ringraziare — every tense of ringraziare in one place.
- Ringraziare in the present tense — the full table and usage rules for one tense.
- Ringraziare examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice questions for this verb.
- Italian present tense guide — the full guide to the present tense in Italian.
- Spiegare conjugation — another everyday Italian verb.
- Domandare 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 ringraziare with the interactive tool.
- Conjugation Chart Printer — practise ringraziare with the interactive tool.
- Tense Finder — practise ringraziare with the interactive tool.