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Essere (to be) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of essere (to be) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Essere (to be) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 1: Presentarsi (To introduce oneself)

Lesson 1: Saluti e arrivederci (Greetings and Farewells)

Infinito Participio passato
Essere (to be) Stato (state)

Verb tenses

Indicativo

Presente 

Italian English
(io) sono I am
(tu) sei You are
(lui/lei) è he/she is
(noi) siamo we are
(voi) siete You are
(loro) sono they are

Imperfetto 

Italian English
(io) ero I was
(tu) eri You were
(lui/lei) era he/she was
(noi) eravamo We were
(voi) eravate You were
(loro) erano they were

Passato prossimo 

Italian English
(io) sono stato/sono stata I have been/I am
(tu) sei stato/sei stata You have been
(lui/lei) è stato/è stata he/she has been
(noi) siamo stati/siamo state we have been
(voi) siete stati/siete state You have been
(loro) sono stati/sono state they have been

Trapassato prossimo 

Italian English
(io) ero stato/a / ero stata I had been
(tu) eri stato/a / eri stata You had been
(lui/lei) era stato / era stata He/she had been
(noi) eravamo stati / eravamo state we had been
(voi) eravate stati / eravate state you had been
(loro) erano stati / erano state they had been

Futuro semplice 

Italian English
(io) sarò I will be
(tu) sarai you will be
(lui/lei) sarà he/she will be
(noi) saremo we will be
(voi) sarete you will be
(loro) saranno they will be

Futuro anteriore 

Italian English
(io) sarò stato/a I will have been
(tu) sarai stato/a You will have been
(lui/lei) sarà stato/a he/she will have been
(noi) saremo stati/e we will have been
(voi) sarete stati/e you will have been
(loro) saranno stati/e they will have been

Condizionale

Condizionale presente 

Italian English
(io) sarei I would be
(tu) saresti you would be
(lui/lei) sarebbe he/she would be
(noi) saremmo we would be
(voi) sareste You would be
(loro) sarebbero they would be

Condizionale passato 

Italian English
(io) sarei stato/a I would have been
(tu) saresti stato/a you would have been
(lui/lei) sarebbe stato/a he/she would have been
(noi) saremmo stati/e we would have been
(voi) sareste stati/e You would have been
(loro) sarebbero stati/e they would have been

Congiuntivo

Congiuntivo presente 

Italian English
(io) sia I be
(tu) sia you be
(lui/lei) sia he/she be
(noi) siamo we are
(voi) siate You be
(loro) siano they be

Congiuntivo passato 

Italian English
(io) sia stato/a I have been
(tu) sia stato/a you have been
(lui/lei) sia stato/a he/she has been
(noi) siamo stati/e we have been
(voi) siate stati/e you have been
(loro) siano stati/e they have been

Congiuntivo imperfetto 

Italian English
(io) fossi I were to be
(tu) fossi You were
(lui/lei) fosse he/she were
(noi) fossimo we were
(voi) foste you were
(loro) fossero they were

Congiuntivo trapassato 

Italian English
(io) fossi stato/a I had been
(tu) fossi stato/a you had been
(lui/lei) fosse stato/a he/she had been
(noi) fossimo stati/e we had been
(voi) foste stati/e you had been
(loro) fossero stati/e they had been

Imperativo

Imperativo 

Italian English
Sii! You be
Sii! You be
Sia! Let us be
Siamo! You be
Siate! They be