prelevare — Italian conjugation
to withdraw
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 | prelevo | I withdraw |
| tu | prelevi | you withdraw |
| lui/lei | preleva | he/she/it withdraws |
| noi | preleviamo | we withdraw |
| voi | prelevate | you (pl.) withdraw |
| loro | prelevano | they withdraw |
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 | prelevai | I withdrew |
| tu | prelevasti | you withdrew |
| lui/lei | prelevò | he/she/it withdrew |
| noi | prelevammo | we withdrew |
| voi | prelevaste | you (pl.) withdrew |
| loro | prelevarono | they withdrew |
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 | prelevavo |
| tu | prelevavi |
| lui/lei | prelevava |
| noi | prelevavamo |
| voi | prelevavate |
| loro | prelevavano |
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 | preleverei | I would withdraw |
| tu | preleveresti | you would withdraw |
| lui/lei | preleverebbe | he/she/it would withdraw |
| noi | preleveremmo | we would withdraw |
| voi | prelevereste | you (pl.) would withdraw |
| loro | preleverebbero | they would withdraw |
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 | preleverò | I will withdraw |
| tu | preleverai | you will withdraw |
| lui/lei | preleverà | he/she/it will withdraw |
| noi | preleveremo | we will withdraw |
| voi | preleverete | you (pl.) will withdraw |
| loro | preleveranno | they will withdraw |
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 prelevato | I have withdrawn |
| tu | hai prelevato | you have withdrawn |
| lui/lei | ha prelevato | he/she/it has withdrawn |
| noi | abbiamo prelevato | we have withdrawn |
| voi | avete prelevato | you (pl.) have withdrawn |
| loro | hanno prelevato | they have withdrawn |
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 prelevato | I had withdrawn |
| tu | avevi prelevato | you had withdrawn |
| lui/lei | aveva prelevato | he/she/it had withdrawn |
| noi | avevamo prelevato | we had withdrawn |
| voi | avevate prelevato | you (pl.) had withdrawn |
| loro | avevano prelevato | they had withdrawn |
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 prelevato |
| tu | avresti prelevato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe prelevato |
| noi | avremmo prelevato |
| voi | avreste prelevato |
| loro | avrebbero prelevato |
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 prelevato | I will have withdrawn |
| tu | avrai prelevato | you will have withdrawn |
| lui/lei | avrà prelevato | he/she/it will have withdrawn |
| noi | avremo prelevato | we will have withdrawn |
| voi | avrete prelevato | you (pl.) will have withdrawn |
| loro | avranno prelevato | they will have withdrawn |
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 | prelevi |
| tu | prelevi |
| lui/lei | prelevi |
| noi | preleviamo |
| voi | preleviate |
| loro | prelevino |
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 | prelevassi |
| tu | prelevassi |
| lui/lei | prelevasse |
| noi | prelevassimo |
| voi | prelevaste |
| loro | prelevassero |
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 | preleva |
| lui/lei | prelevi |
| noi | preleviamo |
| voi | prelevate |
| loro | prelevino |
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 prelevare |
| lui/lei | non prelevi |
| noi | non preleviamo |
| voi | non prelevate |
| loro | non prelevino |