eludere — Italian conjugation
to evade, to elude, to dodge, to sidestep
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 | eludo | I evade |
| tu | eludi | you evade |
| lui/lei | elude | he/she/it evades |
| noi | eludiamo | we evade |
| voi | eludete | you (pl.) evade |
| loro | eludono | they evade |
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 | elusi | I evaded |
| tu | eludesti | you evaded |
| lui/lei | eluse | he/she/it evaded |
| noi | eludemmo | we evaded |
| voi | eludeste | you (pl.) evaded |
| loro | elusero | they evaded |
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 | eludevo |
| tu | eludevi |
| lui/lei | eludeva |
| noi | eludevamo |
| voi | eludevate |
| loro | eludevano |
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 | eluderei | I would evade |
| tu | eluderesti | you would evade |
| lui/lei | eluderebbe | he/she/it would evade |
| noi | eluderemmo | we would evade |
| voi | eludereste | you (pl.) would evade |
| loro | eluderebbero | they would evade |
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 | eluderò | I will evade |
| tu | eluderai | you will evade |
| lui/lei | eluderà | he/she/it will evade |
| noi | eluderemo | we will evade |
| voi | eluderete | you (pl.) will evade |
| loro | eluderanno | they will evade |
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 eluso | I have evaded |
| tu | hai eluso | you have evaded |
| lui/lei | ha eluso | he/she/it has evaded |
| noi | abbiamo eluso | we have evaded |
| voi | avete eluso | you (pl.) have evaded |
| loro | hanno eluso | they have evaded |
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 eluso | I had evaded |
| tu | avevi eluso | you had evaded |
| lui/lei | aveva eluso | he/she/it had evaded |
| noi | avevamo eluso | we had evaded |
| voi | avevate eluso | you (pl.) had evaded |
| loro | avevano eluso | they had evaded |
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 eluso |
| tu | avresti eluso |
| lui/lei | avrebbe eluso |
| noi | avremmo eluso |
| voi | avreste eluso |
| loro | avrebbero eluso |
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 eluso | I will have evaded |
| tu | avrai eluso | you will have evaded |
| lui/lei | avrà eluso | he/she/it will have evaded |
| noi | avremo eluso | we will have evaded |
| voi | avrete eluso | you (pl.) will have evaded |
| loro | avranno eluso | they will have evaded |
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 | eluda |
| tu | eluda |
| lui/lei | eluda |
| noi | eludiamo |
| voi | eludiate |
| loro | eludano |
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 | eludessi |
| tu | eludessi |
| lui/lei | eludesse |
| noi | eludessimo |
| voi | eludeste |
| loro | eludessero |
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 | eludi |
| lui/lei | eluda |
| noi | eludiamo |
| voi | eludete |
| loro | eludano |
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 eludere |
| lui/lei | non eluda |
| noi | non eludiamo |
| voi | non eludete |
| loro | non eludano |