Italian reference

potere

to be able to; can

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

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Indicative

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

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

potere: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I was able to do it
tu	you were able to do it
lui/lei	he/she was able to do it; you (formal) were able to do it
noi	we were able to do it
voi	you (plural) were able to do it
loro	they were able to do it

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

potere: Remote past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I was able to do it
tu	you were able to do it
lui/lei	he/she was able to do it; you (formal) were able to do it
noi	we were able to do it
voi	you (plural) were able to do it
loro	they were able to do it

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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