Italian Verb POTERE – to be able to
Potere is an irregular verb.
It is transitive.
It conjugates with the verb avere.
It conjugates with avere or essere, depending on the main verb used. If potere is the main verb, it conjugates with the verb avere.
Below you will find all its indicative forms (present, present perfect, imperfect, past perfect, past definite, past anterior, future simple and future perfect); all its subjunctive forms (present, present perfect, imperfect and past perfect); all its conditional forms (present and past); its imperative forms; its gerund (past and present); its infinitive (past and present) and its participles (past and present).
Indicative |
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Present |
Present Perfect
|
io posso |
io ho potuto |
Imperfect |
Past Perfect |
io potevo |
io avevo potuto |
Past Definite |
Past Anterior |
io potetti, potei |
io ebbi potuto |
Future Simple
|
Future Perfect |
io potrò |
io avrò potuto |
Subjunctive |
|
Present |
Past |
che io possa |
che io abbia potuto |
Imperfect |
Past Perfect |
che io potessi |
che io avessi potuto |
Conditional |
|
Present |
Past |
io potrei |
io avrei potuto |
Imperative |
Present |
— |
Gerund |
|
Present |
Past |
potendo |
avendo potuto |
Infinitive |
|
Present |
Past |
potere |
avere potuto |
Participle |
|
Present |
Past |
potente |
potuto |
See also:
Exercises Italian verb tenses exercises