Italian verb

essere conjugation

irregular
"to be" — irregular Italian verb
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Forms you may meet: sono, fu, fosse, sarò, era.

Indicative

PresentPresent perfectImperfectPast historicFuture
1sgsonosono stato / sono stataerofuisarò
2sgseisei stato / sei stataerifostisarai
3sgèè stato / è stataerafusarà
1plsiamosiamo stati / siamo stateeravamofummosaremo
2plsietesiete stati / siete stateeravatefostesarete
3plsonosono stati / sono stateeranofuronosaranno

Subjunctive

PresentImperfect
1sgsiafossi
2sgsiafossi
3sgsiafosse
1plsiamofossimo
2plsiatefoste
3plsianofossero

Conditional

Present
1sgsarei
2sgsaresti
3sgsarebbe
1plsaremmo
2plsareste
3plsarebbero

Imperative

Present
2sgsii
1plsiamo
2plsiate

Non-finite

Infinitive
essere
Gerund
essendo
Past participle
stato
Present participle
essente

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