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ITALIAN VERB

togliersi

to take off (clothes)

  • #347 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: tolto
  • Gerund: togliendosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use togliersi

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

  1. Present

    In casa mi tolgo sempre le scarpe.

    At home I always take my shoes off.

  2. Past

    Si è tolto il cappotto e si è seduto.

    He took off his coat and sat down.

  3. Imperfect

    Si toglieva gli occhiali solo per dormire.

    He only took his glasses off to sleep.

  4. Future

    Mi toglierò questa cravatta appena finisce la riunione.

    I'll take off this tie as soon as the meeting ends.

  5. Conditional

    Mi toglierei volentieri questi tacchi.

    I'd happily take off these heels.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Preferisco che ti tolga la giacca bagnata.

    I'd rather you took off that wet jacket.

  7. Imperative

    Togliti il cappello, siamo in chiesa.

    Take your hat off, we're in church.

Good to know

  • Togliersi le scarpe, il cappotto; togliti di mezzo is "get out of the way". Togliere alone is to remove.

Verbs like this one

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