They cleaned (formal) in Italian 🇮🇹

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Tips to Remember the Verb "Pulire":
• Think of “polish” in English, which sounds similar to “pulire,” and remember that cleaning and polishing are related ideas.
• Associate the word with “pure” because cleaning makes something look pure or clean.
• Notice the root “puli-” is present in both Italian and English (polish/pulito).

Explanations:
• “Pulire” means “to clean” in Italian and is a regular -ire verb.
• “Pulirono” is the passato remoto (simple past) form for third person plural, meaning “they cleaned.”
• The passato remoto is typically used in formal writing or historical narratives.

Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:
• Ripulire – to clean up or tidy up
• Lavare – to wash (often used for cleaning with water)
• Sanificare – to sanitize or disinfect

Conjugations of “Pulire”:

Infinitive:
 pulire – to clean

Present Indicative:
 io pulisco – I clean
 tu pulisci – you clean
 lui/lei pulisce – he/she cleans
 noi puliamo – we clean
 voi pulite – you (plural) clean
 loro puliscono – they clean

Imperfect:
 io pulivo – I was cleaning/I used to clean
 tu pulivi – you were cleaning
 lui/lei puliva – he/she was cleaning
 noi pulivamo – we were cleaning
 voi pulivate – you (plural) were cleaning
 loro pulivano – they were cleaning

Passato Remoto:
 io pulii – I cleaned
 tu pulisti – you cleaned
 lui/lei pulì – he/she cleaned
 noi pulimmo – we cleaned
 voi puliste – you (plural) cleaned
 loro pulirono – they cleaned

Future:
 io pulirò – I will clean
 tu pulirai – you will clean
 lui/lei pulirà – he/she will clean
 noi puliremo – we will clean
 voi pulirete – you (plural) will clean
 loro puliranno – they will clean

Present Perfect:
 io ho pulito – I have cleaned
 tu hai pulito – you have cleaned
 lui/lei ha pulito – he/she has cleaned
 noi abbiamo pulito – we have cleaned
 voi avete pulito – you (plural) have cleaned
 loro hanno pulito – they have cleaned

Examples of Sentences:
1. Loro pulirono la casa prima dell’arrivo degli ospiti.
 Translation: They cleaned the house before the guests arrived.
2. I dipendenti hanno pulito l’ufficio tutto il giorno.
 Translation: The employees have cleaned the office all day.
3. Dopo cena, noi puliamo sempre il tavolo.
 Translation: After dinner, we always clean the table.
4. Quando ero bambino, mia madre puliva la casa il sabato.
 Translation: When I was a child, my mother used to clean the house on Saturdays.

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