avere — to have
avere is the #9 most common word in Italian, a verb. It means “to have” and is pronounced /aˈve.re/.
#9frequency rank
0.08%of everyday Italian text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of avere
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| avére | dictionary form | to have |
| hò | I · present | I have |
| èbbi | I · past | I had |
| ébbi | I · past | I had |
| avùto | past participle | had |
| avrò | I · future | I will have |
| àbbia | I · subjunctive | |
| àbbi | you · command | have! |
| avére | auxiliary verb | |
| avére | infinitive | to have |
| avèndo | -ing form | having |
| avènte | -ing form | having |
| abbiènte | -ing form | having |
| hài | you · present | you have |
| hà | he/she · present | he/she has |
| abbiàmo | we · present | we have |
| avéte | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) have |
| hànno | they · present | they have |
| avévo | I · imperfect | I used to have |
| avévi | you · imperfect | you used to have |
| avéva | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to have |
| avevàmo | we · imperfect | we used to have |
| avevàte | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to have |
| avévano | they · imperfect | they used to have |
| avésti | you · past | you had |
| èbbe | he/she · past | he/she had |
| ébbe | he/she · past | he/she had |
| avémmo | we · past | we had |
| avéste | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) had |
| èbbero | they · past | they had |
| ébbero | they · past | they had |
| avrài | you · future | you will have |
| avrà | he/she · future | he/she will have |
| avrémo | we · future | we will have |
| avréte | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will have |
| avrànno | they · future | they will have |
| avrèi | I · conditional | I would have |
| avrésti | you · conditional | you would have |
| avrèbbe | he/she · conditional | he/she would have |
| avrébbe | he/she · conditional | he/she would have |
| avrémmo | we · conditional | we would have |
| avréste | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would have |
| avrèbbero | they · conditional | they would have |
| avrébbero | they · conditional | they would have |
| àbbia | I · subjunctive present | (that) I have |
| àbbia | you · subjunctive present | (that) you have |
| àbbia | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she have |
| abbiàmo | we · subjunctive present | (that) we have |