Conjugation Table for the Italian Verb "Pulire" (to Clean or Polish)

Pulire is a regular third-conjugation Italian verb meaning to clean, polish, or clear. It is a transitive verb, so it takes a direct object. It is also an -ire type verb. When it comes to the indicative and subjunctive present moods, many -ire verbs add the suffix -isc to the first, second, and third person singular and third person plural. The -isc suffix is also added to the second and third person singular and third person plural of the present imperative mood.

Conjugating "Pulire"

The present tense of regular -ire verbs like pulire is formed by dropping the infinitive ending, -ire, and adding the appropriate endings to the resulting stem. There is a different ending for each person, like io (I), tu (you), and noi (we).

INDICATIVE/INDICATIVO

SUBJUNCTIVE/CONGIUNTIVO

CONDITIONAL/CONDIZIONALE

IMPERATIVE/IMPERATIVO

INFINITIVE/INFINITO

Presente: pulire

Passato: avere pulito

PARTICIPLE/PARTICIPIO

Presente: pulente

Passato: pulito

GERUND/GERUNDIO

Presente: pulendo

Passato: avendo pulito

Other '-isc' Verbs

For learning purposes, it can be helpful to view other regular third-conjugation verbs that take the -isc suffix. They include:

• Agire > to act, to behave
• Approfondire > to increase, to enhance

• Capire > to understand
• Chiarire > to clarify
• Costruire > to construct
• Definire > to define
• Fallire > to fail
• Fornire > to provide
• Garantire > to guarantee
• Guarire > to heal
• Pulire > to clean

Familiarizing yourself with the third-conjugation verbs that take the -isc suffix will help you to use these words correctly, For example, finire (to finish or end) has a conjugation pattern that is identical to the conjugations for pulire, regardless of the tense or mood.