togliere — Italian conjugation
to remove
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 | tolgo | I remove |
| tu | togli | you remove |
| lui/lei | toglie | he/she/it removes |
| noi | togliamo | we remove |
| voi | togliete | you (pl.) remove |
| loro | tolgono | they remove |
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 | tolsi | I removed |
| tu | togliesti | you removed |
| lui/lei | tolse | he/she/it removed |
| noi | togliemmo | we removed |
| voi | toglieste | you (pl.) removed |
| loro | tolsero | they removed |
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 | toglievo |
| tu | toglievi |
| lui/lei | toglieva |
| noi | toglievamo |
| voi | toglievate |
| loro | toglievano |
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 | toglierei | I would remove |
| tu | toglieresti | you would remove |
| lui/lei | toglierebbe | he/she/it would remove |
| noi | toglieremmo | we would remove |
| voi | togliereste | you (pl.) would remove |
| loro | toglierebbero | they would remove |
Future (Futuro semplice) Irregular
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 | toglierò | I will remove |
| tu | toglierai | you will remove |
| lui/lei | toglierà | he/she/it will remove |
| noi | toglieremo | we will remove |
| voi | toglierete | you (pl.) will remove |
| loro | toglieranno | they will remove |
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 tolto | I have removed |
| tu | hai tolto | you have removed |
| lui/lei | ha tolto | he/she/it has removed |
| noi | abbiamo tolto | we have removed |
| voi | avete tolto | you (pl.) have removed |
| loro | hanno tolto | they have removed |
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 tolto | I had removed |
| tu | avevi tolto | you had removed |
| lui/lei | aveva tolto | he/she/it had removed |
| noi | avevamo tolto | we had removed |
| voi | avevate tolto | you (pl.) had removed |
| loro | avevano tolto | they had removed |
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 tolto |
| tu | avresti tolto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe tolto |
| noi | avremmo tolto |
| voi | avreste tolto |
| loro | avrebbero tolto |
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 tolto | I will have removed |
| tu | avrai tolto | you will have removed |
| lui/lei | avrà tolto | he/she/it will have removed |
| noi | avremo tolto | we will have removed |
| voi | avrete tolto | you (pl.) will have removed |
| loro | avranno tolto | they will have removed |
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 | tolga |
| tu | tolga |
| lui/lei | tolga |
| noi | togliamo |
| voi | togliate |
| loro | tolgano |
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 | togliessi |
| tu | togliessi |
| lui/lei | togliesse |
| noi | togliessimo |
| voi | toglieste |
| loro | togliessero |
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 | togli |
| lui/lei | tolga |
| noi | togliamo |
| voi | togliete |
| loro | tolgano |
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 togliere |
| lui/lei | non tolga |
| noi | non togliamo |
| voi | non togliete |
| loro | non tolgano |