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ITALIAN VERB

rubare

to steal

  • #307 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: rubato
  • Gerund: rubando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use rubare

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

  1. Present

    In questa zona rubano spesso le biciclette.

    In this area they often steal bikes.

  2. Past

    Mi hanno rubato il portafoglio sull'autobus.

    My wallet was stolen on the bus.

  3. Imperfect

    Da bambini rubavamo le ciliegie del vicino.

    As kids we used to steal the neighbour's cherries.

  4. Future

    Se lasci la macchina aperta, ti ruberanno tutto.

    If you leave the car open, they'll steal everything.

  5. Conditional

    Non ruberei mai, nemmeno una caramella.

    I'd never steal, not even a sweet.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ho paura che qualcuno rubi la valigia.

    I'm afraid someone will steal the suitcase.

  7. Imperative

    Rubami pure una patatina, ma solo una.

    Go ahead and steal a chip from me, but just one.

Good to know

  • Mi hanno rubato la bici: "they" stole it, the Italian way of saying it was stolen.

Verbs like this one

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