derubare — Italian conjugation
to rob (someone)
Indicative
Present (Presente) Regular
The presente covers habits, ongoing situations, and plans about to start — much like English “I study” and “I am studying”. One present tense does both in Italian.
Lavora da casa tre giorni a settimana.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | derubo | I rob |
| tu | derubi | you rob |
| lui/lei | deruba | he/she/it robs |
| noi | derubiamo | we rob |
| voi | derubate | you (pl.) rob |
| loro | derubano | they rob |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Regular
The passato remoto tells a completed, narrative past, especially in the south and in literature. The passato prossimo is the normal spoken past in the north, so you choose register and region, not a difference in time alone.
Quella sera arrivò tardi, senza alibi.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | derubai | I robbed |
| tu | derubasti | you robbed |
| lui/lei | derubò | he/she/it robbed |
| noi | derubammo | we robbed |
| voi | derubaste | you (pl.) robbed |
| loro | derubarono | they robbed |
Imperfect (Imperfetto) Regular
The imperfetto is for incomplete past actions, context, and repeated or habitual situations without a clear end. The passato prossimo, not the remoto, is its usual “event” partner in speech.
Da bambina passavo le estati al mare.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | derubavo |
| tu | derubavi |
| lui/lei | derubava |
| noi | derubavamo |
| voi | derubavate |
| loro | derubavano |
Conditional (Condizionale) Regular
The condizionale is for polite “would you…”, first-condition hypotheticals, and reported future from a past point of view. The classic if-chain is se + imperfetto → condizionale.
Potresti alzare un poco la voce?
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | deruberei | I would rob |
| tu | deruberesti | you would rob |
| lui/lei | deruberebbe | he/she/it would rob |
| noi | deruberemmo | we would rob |
| voi | derubereste | you (pl.) would rob |
| loro | deruberebbero | they would rob |
Future (Futuro semplice) Regular
The futuro semplice is for predictions and far decisions. In speech you often hear the present (with a time adverb) or a paraphrase, and a famous trick is the futuro di probabilità for a present guess: saranno le tre.
Domani partiremo all'alba.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | deruberò | I will rob |
| tu | deruberai | you will rob |
| lui/lei | deruberà | he/she/it will rob |
| noi | deruberemo | we will rob |
| voi | deruberete | you (pl.) will rob |
| loro | deruberanno | they will rob |
Present perfect (Passato prossimo) Regular
The passato prossimo is the workhorse preterit-like past in the north and in everyday Italian: avere/essere + participle, essere for reflexives, motion, and other change-of-state patterns.
Siamo andati a piedi, poi abbiamo preso l'autobus.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | ho derubato | I have robbed |
| tu | hai derubato | you have robbed |
| lui/lei | ha derubato | he/she/it has robbed |
| noi | abbiamo derubato | we have robbed |
| voi | avete derubato | you (pl.) have robbed |
| loro | hanno derubato | they have robbed |
Pluperfect (Trapassato prossimo) Regular
The trapassato prossimo is “further in the past than another past” — the Italian pluperfect. It pairs with a main past clause to mark sequence.
Avevamo già mangiato quando suonò il telefono.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avevo derubato | I had robbed |
| tu | avevi derubato | you had robbed |
| lui/lei | aveva derubato | he/she/it had robbed |
| noi | avevamo derubato | we had robbed |
| voi | avevate derubato | you (pl.) had robbed |
| loro | avevano derubato | they had robbed |
Conditional perfect (Condizionale passato) Regular
The condizionale passato is for unreal or missed past results and often appears with se + trapassato prossimo in the protasis.
Avrei accettato, se mi avessero avvisato in tempo.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | avrei derubato |
| tu | avresti derubato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe derubato |
| noi | avremmo derubato |
| voi | avreste derubato |
| loro | avrebbero derubato |
Future perfect (Futuro anteriore) Regular
The futuro anteriore says something will already be over before a still-later future, or, like the French, can express a logical guess about a past result.
Entro le cinque, avrà già lasciato l'ufficio.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avrò derubato | I will have robbed |
| tu | avrai derubato | you will have robbed |
| lui/lei | avrà derubato | he/she/it will have robbed |
| noi | avremo derubato | we will have robbed |
| voi | avrete derubato | you (pl.) will have robbed |
| loro | avranno derubato | they will have robbed |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Regular
The congiuntivo presente is required after many verbs and fixed phrases of will, fear, purpose, and doubt. Impersonal and semi-impersonal triggers (è importante che) also force the subjunctive mood.
Penso che sia la scelta giusta.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | derubi |
| tu | derubi |
| lui/lei | derubi |
| noi | derubiamo |
| voi | derubiate |
| loro | derubino |
Imperfect subjunctive (Congiuntivo imperfetto) Regular
The congiuntivo imperfetto is the past of the congiuntivo system after a past matrix clause and in se + congi. imperf. → condizionale with unreal conditions.
Se avessi più tempo, viaggerei ogni mese.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | derubassi |
| tu | derubassi |
| lui/lei | derubasse |
| noi | derubassimo |
| voi | derubaste |
| loro | derubassero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Regular
The affirmative imperativo reuses the tu form as 3sg for -are verbs, while other conjugations use the normal tu present. It is the direct command register.
Raccontami com'è andata l'esame.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | deruba |
| lui/lei | derubi |
| noi | derubiamo |
| voi | derubate |
| loro | derubino |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular
Negative commands use non + full infinitive in modern Italian, which is a distinctive rule compared to other Romance languages. Polite or indirect “please don’t” can still soften the tone in context.
Non aprire quella finestra, per favore.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | non derubare |
| lui/lei | non derubi |
| noi | non derubiamo |
| voi | non derubate |
| loro | non derubino |