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ITALIAN VERB

togliere

to take out, to remove

  • #346 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: tolto
  • Gerund: togliendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use togliere

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

  1. Present

    Tolgo le scarpe prima di entrare?

    Shall I take my shoes off before coming in?

  2. Past

    Hanno tolto il cartello dalla porta.

    They took the sign off the door.

  3. Imperfect

    La nonna toglieva sempre la crosta al pane.

    Grandma always cut the crust off the bread.

  4. Future

    Toglierò la macchina dal passo carraio subito.

    I'll move the car out of the driveway right away.

  5. Conditional

    Toglierei un po' di sale dalla ricetta.

    I'd take a bit of salt out of the recipe.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Vuoi che tolga la giacca dalla sedia?

    Do you want me to take the jacket off the chair?

  7. Imperative

    Togli il cappotto, qui dentro fa caldo.

    Take your coat off, it's warm in here.

Good to know

  • Togliersi le scarpe, la giacca: to take off your shoes, your jacket.

Where you hear togliere

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Advanced Level 2

  • Tolgo questa frase dal discorso. I take this sentence out of the speech.
  • Ho tolto la parte sulla casa. I took out the part about the house.
  • Toglieremo tutto il resto. We'll take out all the rest.

Italian · Advanced Level 3

  • Tolgo questa frase dal discorso. I take this sentence out of the speech.
  • Ho tolto la parte sulla casa. I took out the part about the house.
  • Toglieremo tutto il resto. We'll take out all the rest.
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Preparing the Speech

Advanced Level 2 · Toglierei questa frase.

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The Menu

Advanced Level 3 · L'agnello lo toglierei. Troppo caro per qui.

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Giulia Prepares Her

Fluency Level 1 · Meglio. Ma togli anche tipo e cioè.

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