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Italian verb · irregular · first needed at beginner level (A1)

essere

to be

The most important verb in Italian. It is also the helper verb in the passato prossimo of many verbs of movement and change: , .

Speed:

Present

Presente

What happens now, usually, or in the near future.

iosono
tusei
lui / leiè
noisiamo
voisiete
lorosono

Present perfect

Passato prossimo

Finished actions in the past: what you did yesterday, last week or last year.

iosono stato/a
tusei stato/a
lui / leiè stato/a
noisiamo stati/e
voisiete stati/e
lorosono stati/e

Imperfect

Imperfetto

Descriptions and habits in the past: what used to happen or was going on.

ioero
tueri
lui / leiera
noieravamo
voieravate
loroerano

Future

Futuro semplice

What will happen. Also used to guess about the present.

iosarò
tusarai
lui / leisarà
noisaremo
voisarete
lorosaranno

Conditional

Condizionale presente

What would happen, and polite requests and wishes.

iosarei
tusaresti
lui / leisarebbe
noisaremmo
voisareste
lorosarebbero

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente

After in phrases like , , .

iosia
tusia
lui / leisia
noisiamo
voisiate
lorosiano

Examples

  • Sono italiana, di Bologna.I'm Italian, from Bologna.
  • Ieri sono stato a casa tutto il giorno.Yesterday I was at home all day.
  • Dove sono le chiavi?Where are the keys?