Avere - To have
Below is the present tense conjugation of the Italian verb avere
| Subject Pronoun | Avere conjugated | English |
| Io | Ho | I have |
| Tu | Hai | You have |
| Lui/Lei | Ha | He/She has |
| Noi | Abbiamo | We have |
| Voi | Avete | Y’all have |
| Loro | Hanno | They have |
Thus;
Io ho = I have / Tu hai = You have / Lui ha = He has / Lei ha = She has
Noi abbiamo = we have / Voi avete = Y'all have / Loro hanno = They have
| You can learn more about the present tense in Italian on pages 61 -62 of the book "English Grammar for Students of Italian" by Sergio Adorni and Karen Primorac, copyright 1995. If you do not own this book, don't worry, it is not mandatory that you do. However, it can be very useful in a lot of ways and if you would like to know more about this book and where to buy it, click on the graphic link to the right or simply go to our online bookstore. | You can see all of the various conjugation patterns for Avere in nearly all tenses on pages 50 & 51 of "Italian Verb Drills" by Paoloa Nanni-Tate, 2nd Edition, copyright 2004. If you do not own this book, don't worry, it is not mandatory that you do. However, it can be very useful in a lot of ways and if you would like to know more about this book and where to buy it, click on the graphic link to the right or simply go to our online bookstore. | You can learn more about the Italian verb Avere and how to use it on pages 43 - 45 (page #'s may vary as I have an older edition) of "Ciao", copyright 1986. If you do not own this book, don't worry, it is not mandatory that you do. However, it can be very useful in a lot of ways and if you would like to know more about this book and where to buy it, click on the graphic link to the right or simply go to our online bookstore. |
