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volere
to want
Irregular · 15 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 |
|---|---|
| io | I want |
| tu | you want |
| lui/lei | he/she wants; you (formal) want |
| noi | we want |
| voi | you (plural) want |
| loro | they want |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I wanted; I have wanted |
| tu | you wanted; you have wanted |
| lui/lei | he/she wanted; he/she has wanted; you (formal) wanted; you (formal) have wanted |
| noi | we wanted; we have wanted |
| voi | you (plural) wanted; you (plural) have wanted |
| loro | they wanted; they have wanted |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I wanted |
| tu | you wanted |
| lui/lei | he/she wanted; you (formal) wanted |
| noi | we wanted |
| voi | you (plural) wanted |
| loro | they wanted |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had wanted |
| tu | you had wanted |
| lui/lei | he/she had wanted; you (formal) had wanted |
| noi | we had wanted |
| voi | you (plural) had wanted |
| loro | they had wanted |
Remote past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I wanted |
| tu | you wanted |
| lui/lei | he/she wanted; you (formal) wanted |
| noi | we wanted |
| voi | you (plural) wanted |
| loro | they wanted |
Past anterior
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had wanted (before the next past event) |
| tu | you had wanted (before the next past event) |
| lui/lei | he/she had wanted (before the next past event); you (formal) had wanted (before the next past event) |
| noi | we had wanted (before the next past event) |
| voi | you (plural) had wanted (before the next past event) |
| loro | they had wanted (before the next past event) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will want |
| tu | you will want |
| lui/lei | he/she will want; you (formal) will want |
| noi | we will want |
| voi | you (plural) will want |
| loro | they will want |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will have wanted |
| tu | you will have wanted |
| lui/lei | he/she will have wanted; you (formal) will have wanted |
| noi | we will have wanted |
| voi | you (plural) will have wanted |
| loro | they will have wanted |
Conditional
Present conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would want |
| tu | you would want |
| lui/lei | he/she would want; you (formal) would want |
| noi | we would want |
| voi | you (plural) would want |
| loro | they would want |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would have wanted |
| tu | you would have wanted |
| lui/lei | he/she would have wanted; you (formal) would have wanted |
| noi | we would have wanted |
| voi | you (plural) would have wanted |
| loro | they would have wanted |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I want |
| tu | (that) you want |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she wants; (that) you (formal) want |
| noi | (that) we want |
| voi | (that) you (plural) want |
| loro | (that) they want |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I have wanted |
| tu | (that) you have wanted |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she has wanted; (that) you (formal) have wanted |
| noi | (that) we have wanted |
| voi | (that) you (plural) have wanted |
| loro | (that) they have wanted |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I wanted |
| tu | (that) you wanted |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she wanted; (that) you (formal) wanted |
| noi | (that) we wanted |
| voi | (that) you (plural) wanted |
| loro | (that) they wanted |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I had wanted |
| tu | (that) you had wanted |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she had wanted; (that) you (formal) had wanted |
| noi | (that) we had wanted |
| voi | (that) you (plural) had wanted |
| loro | (that) they had wanted |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | want! |
| lui/lei | want! (formal) |
| noi | let's want! |
| voi | want! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Italian entries.