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essere

to be

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Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.

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Indicative

essere: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I was; I have been
tu	you were; you have been
lui/lei	he/she was; he/she has been; you (formal) were; you (formal) have been
noi	we were; we have been
voi	you (plural) were; you (plural) have been
loro	they were; they have been

essere: Pluperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I had been
tu	you had been
lui/lei	he/she had been; you (formal) had been
noi	we had been
voi	you (plural) had been
loro	they had been

essere: Past anterior
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I had been (before the next past event)
tu	you had been (before the next past event)
lui/lei	he/she had been (before the next past event); you (formal) had been (before the next past event)
noi	we had been (before the next past event)
voi	you (plural) had been (before the next past event)
loro	they had been (before the next past event)

essere: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I will be
tu	you will be
lui/lei	he/she will be; you (formal) will be
noi	we will be
voi	you (plural) will be
loro	they will be

essere: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I will have been
tu	you will have been
lui/lei	he/she will have been; you (formal) will have been
noi	we will have been
voi	you (plural) will have been
loro	they will have been

essere: Present conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I would be
tu	you would be
lui/lei	he/she would be; you (formal) would be
noi	we would be
voi	you (plural) would be
loro	they would be

essere: Past conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I would have been
tu	you would have been
lui/lei	he/she would have been; you (formal) would have been
noi	we would have been
voi	you (plural) would have been
loro	they would have been

essere: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I am
tu	(that) you are
lui/lei	(that) he/she is; (that) you (formal) are
noi	(that) we are
voi	(that) you (plural) are
loro	(that) they are

essere: Past subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I have been
tu	(that) you have been
lui/lei	(that) he/she has been; (that) you (formal) have been
noi	(that) we have been
voi	(that) you (plural) have been
loro	(that) they have been

essere: Imperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I was
tu	(that) you were
lui/lei	(that) he/she was; (that) you (formal) were
noi	(that) we were
voi	(that) you (plural) were
loro	(that) they were

essere: Pluperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I had been
tu	(that) you had been
lui/lei	(that) he/she had been; (that) you (formal) had been
noi	(that) we had been
voi	(that) you (plural) had been
loro	(that) they had been

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