spogliare — Italian conjugation
to undress
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 | spoglio | I undress |
| tu | spogli | you undress |
| lui/lei | spoglia | he/she/it undresses |
| noi | spogliamo | we undress |
| voi | spogliate | you (pl.) undress |
| loro | spogliano | they undress |
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 | spogliai | I undressed |
| tu | spogliasti | you undressed |
| lui/lei | spogliò | he/she/it undressed |
| noi | spogliammo | we undressed |
| voi | spogliaste | you (pl.) undressed |
| loro | spogliarono | they undressed |
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 | spogliavo |
| tu | spogliavi |
| lui/lei | spogliava |
| noi | spogliavamo |
| voi | spogliavate |
| loro | spogliavano |
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 | spoglierei | I would undress |
| tu | spoglieresti | you would undress |
| lui/lei | spoglierebbe | he/she/it would undress |
| noi | spoglieremmo | we would undress |
| voi | spogliereste | you (pl.) would undress |
| loro | spoglierebbero | they would undress |
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 | spoglierò | I will undress |
| tu | spoglierai | you will undress |
| lui/lei | spoglierà | he/she/it will undress |
| noi | spoglieremo | we will undress |
| voi | spoglierete | you (pl.) will undress |
| loro | spoglieranno | they will undress |
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 spogliato | I have undressed |
| tu | hai spogliato | you have undressed |
| lui/lei | ha spogliato | he/she/it has undressed |
| noi | abbiamo spogliato | we have undressed |
| voi | avete spogliato | you (pl.) have undressed |
| loro | hanno spogliato | they have undressed |
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 spogliato | I had undressed |
| tu | avevi spogliato | you had undressed |
| lui/lei | aveva spogliato | he/she/it had undressed |
| noi | avevamo spogliato | we had undressed |
| voi | avevate spogliato | you (pl.) had undressed |
| loro | avevano spogliato | they had undressed |
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 spogliato |
| tu | avresti spogliato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe spogliato |
| noi | avremmo spogliato |
| voi | avreste spogliato |
| loro | avrebbero spogliato |
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 spogliato | I will have undressed |
| tu | avrai spogliato | you will have undressed |
| lui/lei | avrà spogliato | he/she/it will have undressed |
| noi | avremo spogliato | we will have undressed |
| voi | avrete spogliato | you (pl.) will have undressed |
| loro | avranno spogliato | they will have undressed |
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 | spogli |
| tu | spogli |
| lui/lei | spogli |
| noi | spogliamo |
| voi | spogliate |
| loro | spoglino |
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 | spogliassi |
| tu | spogliassi |
| lui/lei | spogliasse |
| noi | spogliassimo |
| voi | spogliaste |
| loro | spogliassero |
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 | spoglia |
| lui/lei | spogli |
| noi | spogliamo |
| voi | spogliate |
| loro | spoglino |
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 spogliare |
| lui/lei | non spogli |
| noi | non spogliamo |
| voi | non spogliate |
| loro | non spoglino |