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ITALIAN VERB

fregare

to rip off, to swindle

  • #471 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: fregato
  • Gerund: fregando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I rip off
  2. tu you rip off
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she rips off
  4. noi we rip off
  5. voi you all rip off
  6. loro they rip off

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I ripped off
  2. tu you ripped off
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she ripped off
  4. noi we ripped off
  5. voi you all ripped off
  6. loro they ripped off

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to rip off
  2. tu you used to rip off
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to rip off
  4. noi we used to rip off
  5. voi you all used to rip off
  6. loro they used to rip off

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will rip off
  2. tu you will rip off
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will rip off
  4. noi we will rip off
  5. voi you all will rip off
  6. loro they will rip off

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would rip off
  2. tu you would rip off
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would rip off
  4. noi we would rip off
  5. voi you all would rip off
  6. loro they would rip off

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I rip off
  2. tu (that) you rip off
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she rip off
  4. noi (that) we rip off
  5. voi (that) you all rip off
  6. loro (that) they rip off

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu rip off!
  2. Lei rip off! (formal)
  3. noi rip off! (let’s)
  4. voi rip off! (all of you)

How to use fregare

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Quel negozio frega i turisti sui prezzi.

    That shop rips tourists off on prices.

  2. Past

    Mi hanno fregato il portafoglio sul treno.

    They nicked my wallet on the train.

  3. Imperfect

    Da piccoli ci fregavamo le merendine a vicenda.

    As kids we used to pinch each other's snacks.

  4. Future

    Stavolta non mi fregheranno, leggo tutto.

    This time they won't fool me, I'm reading everything.

  5. Conditional

    Un venditore onesto non ti fregherebbe mai.

    An honest seller would never cheat you.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Sta' attento che non ti freghino sul resto.

    Be careful they don't short-change you.

  7. Imperative

    Non fregare tuo fratello, ridagli i soldi.

    Don't cheat your brother, give him back the money.

Good to know

  • Informal: mi hanno fregato, they ripped me off; non me ne frega niente, I don't care at all.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -are verb.