imbrogliare — Italian conjugation
to deceive
Indicative
Present (Presente) Irregular
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 | imbroglio | I deceive |
| tu | imbrogli | you deceive |
| lui/lei | imbroglia | he/she/it deceives |
| noi | imbrogliamo | we deceive |
| voi | imbrogliate | you (pl.) deceive |
| loro | imbrogliano | they deceive |
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 | imbrogliai | I deceived |
| tu | imbrogliasti | you deceived |
| lui/lei | imbrogliò | he/she/it deceived |
| noi | imbrogliammo | we deceived |
| voi | imbrogliaste | you (pl.) deceived |
| loro | imbrogliarono | they deceived |
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 | imbrogliavo |
| tu | imbrogliavi |
| lui/lei | imbrogliava |
| noi | imbrogliavamo |
| voi | imbrogliavate |
| loro | imbrogliavano |
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 | imbroglierei | I would deceive |
| tu | imbroglieresti | you would deceive |
| lui/lei | imbroglierebbe | he/she/it would deceive |
| noi | imbroglieremmo | we would deceive |
| voi | imbrogliereste | you (pl.) would deceive |
| loro | imbroglierebbero | they would deceive |
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 | imbroglierò | I will deceive |
| tu | imbroglierai | you will deceive |
| lui/lei | imbroglierà | he/she/it will deceive |
| noi | imbroglieremo | we will deceive |
| voi | imbroglierete | you (pl.) will deceive |
| loro | imbroglieranno | they will deceive |
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 imbrogliato | I have deceived |
| tu | hai imbrogliato | you have deceived |
| lui/lei | ha imbrogliato | he/she/it has deceived |
| noi | abbiamo imbrogliato | we have deceived |
| voi | avete imbrogliato | you (pl.) have deceived |
| loro | hanno imbrogliato | they have deceived |
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 imbrogliato | I had deceived |
| tu | avevi imbrogliato | you had deceived |
| lui/lei | aveva imbrogliato | he/she/it had deceived |
| noi | avevamo imbrogliato | we had deceived |
| voi | avevate imbrogliato | you (pl.) had deceived |
| loro | avevano imbrogliato | they had deceived |
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 imbrogliato |
| tu | avresti imbrogliato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe imbrogliato |
| noi | avremmo imbrogliato |
| voi | avreste imbrogliato |
| loro | avrebbero imbrogliato |
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 imbrogliato | I will have deceived |
| tu | avrai imbrogliato | you will have deceived |
| lui/lei | avrà imbrogliato | he/she/it will have deceived |
| noi | avremo imbrogliato | we will have deceived |
| voi | avrete imbrogliato | you (pl.) will have deceived |
| loro | avranno imbrogliato | they will have deceived |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Irregular
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 | imbrogli |
| tu | imbrogli |
| lui/lei | imbrogli |
| noi | imbrogliamo |
| voi | imbrogliate |
| loro | imbroglino |
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 | imbrogliassi |
| tu | imbrogliassi |
| lui/lei | imbrogliasse |
| noi | imbrogliassimo |
| voi | imbrogliaste |
| loro | imbrogliassero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Irregular
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 | imbroglia |
| lui/lei | imbrogli |
| noi | imbrogliamo |
| voi | imbrogliate |
| loro | imbroglino |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Irregular
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 imbrogliare |
| lui/lei | non imbrogli |
| noi | non imbrogliamo |
| voi | non imbrogliate |
| loro | non imbroglino |