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ITALIAN VERB

spogliarsi

to undress

  • #381 most used
  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: spogliato
  • Gerund: spogliandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use spogliarsi

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

  1. Present

    I bambini si spogliano da soli prima del bagno.

    The children undress by themselves before their bath.

  2. Past

    Mi sono spogliato in fretta e sono entrato in acqua.

    I undressed quickly and went into the water.

  3. Imperfect

    In spiaggia ci spogliavamo dietro l'asciugamano.

    At the beach, we used to undress behind the towel.

  4. Future

    Il bambino si spoglierà da solo, vedrai.

    The child will undress by himself, you'll see.

  5. Conditional

    Con questo freddo non mi spoglierei mai per fare il bagno.

    In this cold, I'd never undress to go swimming.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il medico vuole che si spogli fino alla vita.

    The doctor wants you to undress to the waist.

  7. Imperative

    Spogliati e mettiti il pigiama, è tardi.

    Get undressed and put your pyjamas on, it's late.

Good to know

  • Spogliarsi is to take your clothes off; vestirsi is to get dressed.

Verbs like this one

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