espellere — Italian conjugation
to expel (all senses)
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 | espello | I expel |
| tu | espelli | you expel |
| lui/lei | espelle | he/she/it expels |
| noi | espelliamo | we expel |
| voi | espellete | you (pl.) expel |
| loro | espellono | they expel |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Irregular
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 | espulsi | I expelled |
| tu | espellesti | you expelled |
| lui/lei | espulse | he/she/it expelled |
| noi | espellemmo | we expelled |
| voi | espelleste | you (pl.) expelled |
| loro | espulsero | they expelled |
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 | espellevo |
| tu | espellevi |
| lui/lei | espelleva |
| noi | espellevamo |
| voi | espellevate |
| loro | espellevano |
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 | espellerei | I would expel |
| tu | espelleresti | you would expel |
| lui/lei | espellerebbe | he/she/it would expel |
| noi | espelleremmo | we would expel |
| voi | espellereste | you (pl.) would expel |
| loro | espellerebbero | they would expel |
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 | espellerò | I will expel |
| tu | espellerai | you will expel |
| lui/lei | espellerà | he/she/it will expel |
| noi | espelleremo | we will expel |
| voi | espellerete | you (pl.) will expel |
| loro | espelleranno | they will expel |
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 espulso | I have expelled |
| tu | hai espulso | you have expelled |
| lui/lei | ha espulso | he/she/it has expelled |
| noi | abbiamo espulso | we have expelled |
| voi | avete espulso | you (pl.) have expelled |
| loro | hanno espulso | they have expelled |
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 espulso | I had expelled |
| tu | avevi espulso | you had expelled |
| lui/lei | aveva espulso | he/she/it had expelled |
| noi | avevamo espulso | we had expelled |
| voi | avevate espulso | you (pl.) had expelled |
| loro | avevano espulso | they had expelled |
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 espulso |
| tu | avresti espulso |
| lui/lei | avrebbe espulso |
| noi | avremmo espulso |
| voi | avreste espulso |
| loro | avrebbero espulso |
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 espulso | I will have expelled |
| tu | avrai espulso | you will have expelled |
| lui/lei | avrà espulso | he/she/it will have expelled |
| noi | avremo espulso | we will have expelled |
| voi | avrete espulso | you (pl.) will have expelled |
| loro | avranno espulso | they will have expelled |
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 | espella |
| tu | espella |
| lui/lei | espella |
| noi | espelliamo |
| voi | espelliate |
| loro | espellano |
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 | espellessi |
| tu | espellessi |
| lui/lei | espellesse |
| noi | espellessimo |
| voi | espelleste |
| loro | espellessero |
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 | espelli |
| lui/lei | espella |
| noi | espelliamo |
| voi | espellete |
| loro | espellano |
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 espellere |
| lui/lei | non espella |
| noi | non espelliamo |
| voi | non espellete |
| loro | non espellano |