Italian reference
volerci
to be needed; to take (time)
Irregular · 14 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| lui/lei | it is needed |
| loro | they are needed |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| lui/lei | it was needed; it has been needed |
| loro | they were needed; they have been needed |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| lui/lei | it was needed |
| loro | they were needed |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| lui/lei | it had been needed |
| loro | they had been needed |
Remote past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| lui/lei | it was needed |
| loro | they were needed |
Past anterior
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| lui/lei | it had been needed (before the next past event) |
| loro | they had been needed (before the next past event) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| lui/lei | it will be needed |
| loro | they will be needed |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| lui/lei | it will have been needed |
| loro | they will have been needed |
Conditional
Present conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| lui/lei | it would be needed |
| loro | they would be needed |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| lui/lei | it would have been needed |
| loro | they would have been needed |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| lui/lei | (that) it is needed |
| loro | (that) they are needed |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| lui/lei | (that) it has been needed |
| loro | (that) they have been needed |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| lui/lei | (that) it was needed |
| loro | (that) they were needed |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| lui/lei | (that) it had been needed |
| loro | (that) they had been needed |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
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