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Verb

avere

to have

Auxiliary: avere

Avere serves both as a main verb ('to have/possess') and as the auxiliary for compound tenses of many transitive verbs. Its present-tense forms are highly irregular.

Ho molto lavoro da fare oggi.

I have a lot of work to do today.

Indicativo

Presente

Present

io ho
I have

Ho due sorelle più grandi.

I have two older sisters.

tu hai
you have

Hai una bella famiglia.

You have a nice family.

lui/lei ha
he/she has

Il gatto ha fame.

The cat is hungry.

noi abbiamo
we have

Abbiamo una casa in campagna.

We have a house in the countryside.

voi avete
you (pl.) have

Avete tempo per un caffè?

Do you have time for a coffee?

loro hanno
they have

Hanno molti amici in città.

They have many friends in the city.

Imperfetto

Imperfect

io avevo
I had / I was having

Da bambino avevo paura del buio.

As a child I was afraid of the dark.

tu avevi
you had / you were having

Avevi sempre ragione.

You were always right.

lui/lei aveva
he/she had / was having

La stanza aveva una grande finestra.

The room had a large window.

noi avevamo
we had / we were having

Avevamo un cane quando eravamo piccoli.

We had a dog when we were little.

voi avevate
you (pl.) had / were having

Avevate ancora molto lavoro da fare.

You still had a lot of work to do.

loro avevano
they had / were having

Avevano una vecchia macchina rossa.

They had an old red car.

Passato Remoto

io ebbi
I had

Ebbi subito una brutta sensazione.

I immediately had a bad feeling.

tu avesti
you had

Avesti il coraggio di dire la verità.

You had the courage to tell the truth.

lui/lei ebbe
he/she had

Ebbe una lunga carriera da attore.

He had a long career as an actor.

noi avemmo
we had

Avemmo molte difficoltà all'inizio.

We had many difficulties at the beginning.

voi aveste
you (pl.) had

Aveste la fortuna di conoscerlo.

You had the luck to know him.

loro ebbero
they had

Ebbero tre figli.

They had three children.

Passato Prossimo

Present Perfect

io ho avuto
I have had

Ho avuto una giornata terribile.

I have had a terrible day.

tu hai avuto
you have had

Hai avuto fortuna all'esame.

You have had luck in the exam.

lui/lei ha avuto
he/she has had

Ha avuto un incidente ieri.

He had an accident yesterday.

noi abbiamo avuto
we have had

Abbiamo avuto ospiti tutto il weekend.

We had guests all weekend.

voi avete avuto
you (pl.) have had

Avete avuto problemi con il volo?

Did you have problems with the flight?

loro hanno avuto
they have had

Hanno avuto molto successo.

They have had great success.

Trapassato Prossimo

Pluperfect

io avevo avuto
I had had

Non avevo mai avuto un'occasione simile.

I had never had such an opportunity.

tu avevi avuto
you had had

Avevi già avuto la stessa idea.

You had already had the same idea.

lui/lei aveva avuto
he/she had had

Aveva avuto una brutta influenza.

He had had a bad flu.

noi avevamo avuto
we had had

Avevamo avuto lo stesso professore.

We had had the same professor.

voi avevate avuto
you (pl.) had had

Avevate avuto ragione fin dall'inizio.

You had been right from the start.

loro avevano avuto
they had had

Avevano avuto poco tempo per prepararsi.

They had had little time to prepare.

Futuro Semplice

Future

io avrò
I will have

Domani avrò più tempo libero.

Tomorrow I will have more free time.

tu avrai
you will have

Avrai presto sue notizie.

You will soon have news from him.

lui/lei avrà
he/she will have

Avrà sicuramente una buona scusa.

He will surely have a good excuse.

noi avremo
we will have

Avremo bisogno di più sedie.

We will need more chairs.

voi avrete
you (pl.) will have

Avrete una bella sorpresa domani.

You will have a nice surprise tomorrow.

loro avranno
they will have

Avranno molte domande dopo la lezione.

They will have many questions after the lesson.

Futuro Anteriore

Future Perfect

io avrò avuto
I will have had

Per allora avrò avuto già la risposta.

By then I will have already had the answer.

tu avrai avuto
you will have had

Avrai avuto le tue ragioni per andartene.

You will have had your reasons for leaving.

lui/lei avrà avuto
he/she will have had

Avrà avuto sì e no vent'anni allora.

He must have been about twenty then.

noi avremo avuto
we will have had

Entro sera avremo avuto tutte le informazioni.

By evening we will have had all the information.

voi avrete avuto
you (pl.) will have had

Avrete avuto un buon motivo per tacere.

You will have had a good reason to keep quiet.

loro avranno avuto
they will have had

Avranno avuto un contrattempo lungo la strada.

They must have had a setback along the way.

Condizionale

Condizionale Presente

Conditional Present

io avrei
I would have

Avrei bisogno di un consiglio.

I would need some advice.

tu avresti
you would have

Avresti un momento per me?

Would you have a moment for me?

lui/lei avrebbe
he/she would have

Avrebbe piacere di conoscerti.

He would be pleased to meet you.

noi avremmo
we would have

Avremmo una domanda da farti.

We would have a question to ask you.

voi avreste
you (pl.) would have

Avreste voglia di uscire stasera?

Would you feel like going out tonight?

loro avrebbero
they would have

Avrebbero bisogno di più aiuto.

They would need more help.

Condizionale Passato

Conditional Perfect

io avrei avuto
I would have had

Con più fortuna avrei avuto il lavoro.

With more luck I would have had the job.

tu avresti avuto
you would have had

Avresti avuto ragione a insistere.

You would have been right to insist.

lui/lei avrebbe avuto
he/she would have had

Avrebbe avuto più tempo senza quel ritardo.

He would have had more time without that delay.

noi avremmo avuto
we would have had

Avremmo avuto una vita più semplice là.

We would have had a simpler life there.

voi avreste avuto
you (pl.) would have had

Avreste avuto un posto in prima fila.

You would have had a seat in the front row.

loro avrebbero avuto
they would have had

Avrebbero avuto successo con un po' di pazienza.

They would have had success with a little patience.

Congiuntivo

Congiuntivo Presente

Subjunctive Present

che io abbia
that I have

Pensa che io abbia torto.

He thinks that I am wrong.

che tu abbia
that you have

Spero che tu abbia ragione.

I hope that you are right.

che lui/lei abbia
that he/she has

Non credo che abbia tempo oggi.

I don't think he has time today.

che noi abbiamo
that we have

Vogliono che abbiamo tutto pronto.

They want us to have everything ready.

che voi abbiate
that you (pl.) have

È bene che abbiate una copia del documento.

It's good that you have a copy of the document.

che loro abbiano
that they have

Dubito che abbiano abbastanza soldi.

I doubt that they have enough money.

Congiuntivo Imperfetto

Subjunctive Imperfect

che io avessi
that I had

Se avessi più tempo, imparerei il piano.

If I had more time, I would learn the piano.

che tu avessi
that you had

Vorrei che tu avessi più fiducia in te.

I wish you had more confidence in yourself.

che lui/lei avesse
that he/she had

Sembrava che avesse fretta.

It seemed that he was in a hurry.

che noi avessimo
that we had

Pensavano che avessimo torto.

They thought that we were wrong.

che voi aveste
that you (pl.) had

Se aveste pazienza, capireste tutto.

If you had patience, you would understand everything.

che loro avessero
that they had

Non sapevo che avessero due case.

I didn't know that they had two houses.

Congiuntivo Passato

Subjunctive Present Perfect

che io abbia avuto
that I have had

Credono che io abbia avuto fortuna.

They think that I have had luck.

che tu abbia avuto
that you have had

Mi dispiace che tu abbia avuto problemi.

I'm sorry that you have had problems.

che lui/lei abbia avuto
that he/she has had

Pare che abbia avuto un'idea geniale.

It seems that he has had a brilliant idea.

che noi abbiamo avuto
that we have had

Sono felice che abbiamo avuto questa occasione.

I'm glad that we have had this opportunity.

che voi abbiate avuto
that you (pl.) have had

Spero che abbiate avuto un buon viaggio.

I hope that you have had a good trip.

che loro abbiano avuto
that they have had

Non credo che abbiano avuto tempo.

I don't think that they have had time.

Congiuntivo Trapassato

Subjunctive Pluperfect

che io avessi avuto
that I had had

Se avessi avuto i soldi, avrei comprato la casa.

If I had had the money, I would have bought the house.

che tu avessi avuto
that you had had

Vorrei che tu avessi avuto più coraggio.

I wish you had had more courage.

che lui/lei avesse avuto
that he/she had had

Se avesse avuto aiuto, avrebbe finito prima.

If he had had help, he would have finished sooner.

che noi avessimo avuto
that we had had

Pensavo che avessimo avuto abbastanza tempo.

I thought that we had had enough time.

che voi aveste avuto
that you (pl.) had had

Se aveste avuto la mappa, non vi sareste persi.

If you had had the map, you wouldn't have got lost.

che loro avessero avuto
that they had had

Non sapevo che avessero avuto quel problema.

I didn't know that they had had that problem.

Imperativo

Imperativo Presente

Imperative

tu abbi
have!

Abbi pazienza, arrivo subito!

Have patience, I'm coming right away!

lui/lei (formale) abbia
have! (formal)

Abbia la cortesia di aspettare!

Have the courtesy to wait!

noi abbiamo
let's have!

Abbiamo fiducia nel futuro!

Let's have faith in the future!

voi abbiate
have! (pl.)

Abbiate cura di voi stessi!

Take care of yourselves!

loro (formale) abbiano
have! (formal pl.)

Abbiano pazienza ancora un momento!

Let them have patience a moment longer!

Infinito

Infinito

Infinitive

Presente avere
to have

Vorrei avere più tempo per leggere.

I would like to have more time to read.

Passato aver avuto
to have had

Sono felice di aver avuto questa possibilità.

I'm glad to have had this chance.

Participio

Participio

Participle

Presente avente
having

La persona avente diritto deve firmare qui.

The person having the right must sign here.

Passato avuto
had

Il denaro avuto in prestito va restituito.

The money had on loan must be returned.

Gerundio

Gerundio

Gerund

Presente avendo
having

Avendo fame, ho preparato un panino.

Being hungry, I made a sandwich.

Passato avendo avuto
having had

Avendo avuto la febbre, è rimasto a casa.

Having had a fever, he stayed home.

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