Italian Verbs Be and Have

Learn the conjugations of be and have (essere and avere) in Italian with audio recordings

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Italian To Be & to Have / Essere & Avere

Essere - to be

I am	sono	soh-noh	we are	siamo	see-ah-moh
you are	sei	say	you are	siete	see-eh-teh
he/she/it is	è	eh	they are	sono	soh-noh

You do not have to use the subject pronouns as the different conjugations imply the subject, but they are included in the recordings.

Past & Future of Essere

I was	ero	we were	eravamo	I will be	sarò	we will be	saremo
you were	eri	you were	eravate	you will be	sarai	you will be	sarete
he/she was	era	they were	erano	he/she will be	sarà	they will be	saranno

Avere - to have

I have	ho	oh	We have	abbiamo	ahb-bee-ah-mo
you have	hai	eye	you have	avete	ah-veh-teh
he/she has	ha	ah	they have	hanno	ahn-noh

Past & Future of Avere

I had	avevo	we had	avevamo	I will have	avrò	we will have	avremo
you had	avevi	you had	avevate	you will have	avrai	you will have	avrete
he/she had	aveva	they had	avevano	he/she will have	avrà	they will have	avranno

Avere is used with many idioms and expressions that normally use the verb "to be" in English:

avere fame - to be hungry
avere sete - to be thirsty
avere caldo - to be warm
avere freddo - to be cold
avere fretta - to be in a hurry
avere paura (di) - to be afraid (of)
avere ragione - to be right
avere torto - to be wrong
avere sonno - to be sleepy
avere bisogno di - to need
avere voglia di - to want, to feel like
avere 20 anni - to be 20 years old

When avere is followed by a word beginning with a consonant, the final -e is often dropped: aver caldo, aver fretta, aver ragione, etc.

 

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