pelare — Italian conjugation
to peel
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 | pelo | I peel |
| tu | peli | you peel |
| lui/lei | pela | he/she/it peels |
| noi | peliamo | we peel |
| voi | pelate | you (pl.) peel |
| loro | pelano | they peel |
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 | pelai | I peeled |
| tu | pelasti | you peeled |
| lui/lei | pelò | he/she/it peeled |
| noi | pelammo | we peeled |
| voi | pelaste | you (pl.) peeled |
| loro | pelarono | they peeled |
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 | pelavo |
| tu | pelavi |
| lui/lei | pelava |
| noi | pelavamo |
| voi | pelavate |
| loro | pelavano |
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 | pelerei | I would peel |
| tu | peleresti | you would peel |
| lui/lei | pelerebbe | he/she/it would peel |
| noi | peleremmo | we would peel |
| voi | pelereste | you (pl.) would peel |
| loro | pelerebbero | they would peel |
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 | pelerò | I will peel |
| tu | pelerai | you will peel |
| lui/lei | pelerà | he/she/it will peel |
| noi | peleremo | we will peel |
| voi | pelerete | you (pl.) will peel |
| loro | peleranno | they will peel |
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 pelato | I have peeled |
| tu | hai pelato | you have peeled |
| lui/lei | ha pelato | he/she/it has peeled |
| noi | abbiamo pelato | we have peeled |
| voi | avete pelato | you (pl.) have peeled |
| loro | hanno pelato | they have peeled |
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 pelato | I had peeled |
| tu | avevi pelato | you had peeled |
| lui/lei | aveva pelato | he/she/it had peeled |
| noi | avevamo pelato | we had peeled |
| voi | avevate pelato | you (pl.) had peeled |
| loro | avevano pelato | they had peeled |
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 pelato |
| tu | avresti pelato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe pelato |
| noi | avremmo pelato |
| voi | avreste pelato |
| loro | avrebbero pelato |
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 pelato | I will have peeled |
| tu | avrai pelato | you will have peeled |
| lui/lei | avrà pelato | he/she/it will have peeled |
| noi | avremo pelato | we will have peeled |
| voi | avrete pelato | you (pl.) will have peeled |
| loro | avranno pelato | they will have peeled |
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 | peli |
| tu | peli |
| lui/lei | peli |
| noi | peliamo |
| voi | peliate |
| loro | pelino |
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 | pelassi |
| tu | pelassi |
| lui/lei | pelasse |
| noi | pelassimo |
| voi | pelaste |
| loro | pelassero |
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 | pela |
| lui/lei | peli |
| noi | peliamo |
| voi | pelate |
| loro | pelino |
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 pelare |
| lui/lei | non peli |
| noi | non peliamo |
| voi | non pelate |
| loro | non pelino |