Dare conjugation is extremely important to learn because in Italy we use the verb dare very often in everyday conversation.
The literal translation of the verb dare is to give. It also has other meanings, such as to show / to perform, to yield / to produce. In some context dare also means “to face”, “to look at”. When it’s used as a reflexive verb it means “devote yourself”. Also, there are a lot of Italian Idioms with dare, such as “dare un’occhiata”, “dare il cinque” or “dare i numeri”, that are used everyday in Italy.
So, if you want to know how use the verb dare, first you need to learn how to conjugate it in all its tenses!
Then keep reading this article until the end!
Dare Conjugation – Presente Indicativo
Io do
Tu dai
Lui/lei dà
Noi diamo
Voi date
Loro danno
We use Presente when we want to talk about the present. When we want to express actions or state that we’re experiencing right now. The equivalent of this verb in English would be Present Simple. It’s simple, right?
Let’s see some examples:
Ti do il mio numero di telefono, puoi scrivere? I give you my phone number, can you write it down? Diamo un’altra opportunità a tua sorella. We give your sister another chance.
Mi dai un minuto, per favore? Can you give me a minute, please?
And if you want to repeat all Italian tenses here is a useful books for you:
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Avere conjugation is one of the most important Italian Conjugation to keep in mind. The second one is EssereConjugation (to be).
If you want to know Italian language you must know both verbs in order to improve your skills.
But let’s see what does avere means?
Avere is the equivalent form of the English verb to have. It generally indicates possession or ownership (abstract or matherial things); to have certain physical characteristics or moral or intellectual qualities or it is used to indicate age. Also, avere is an auxiliary verb used to create the compound tenses of regular and irregular verbs.
Examples:
Mia sorella ha gli occhi blu e i capelli biondi. My sister has blue eyes and blonde hair.
Hai mangiato tu l’ultima fetta di pizza? Did you eat the last slice of pizza?
As you can notice, the use of avere can meaningfully vary according to the context where it is applied.
Before proceeding, if you want to practice Italian tenses here is a useful books for you:
Avere Conjugation – Presente
The first thing to know is that avere has an irregular conjugation, meaning that you cannot look at regular verbs’ general rules. On the contrary, you need to learn it by heart:
Io ho
Tu hai
Lui / Lei ha
Noi abbiamo
Voi avete
Loro hanno
Remember that the “h” is silent in Italian!
Examples:
Ho delle uova e anche un pò di farina. Facciamo una torta? I have some eggs and some flour, too. Shall we bake a cake?
Mandy ha due criceti, una tartaruga e un cane di nome Skippy. Mandy has two hamsters, a turtle, and a dog named Skippy.
Avere Conjugation – Passato Prossimo
Io ho avuto
Tu hai avuto
Lui / Lei ha avuto
Noi abbiamo avuto
Voi avete avuto
Loro hanno avuto
Passato Prossimo is the tense of actions that happened in the recent past. It is essentially employed when indicating what you have done this morning, yesterday, one month ago, and so on.
Examples:
Non ha avuto la forza di dirle cosa stesse realmente accadendo. He didn’t have the strength to tell her what was really going on.
Povero Chris! Oggi ha avuto proprio una giornataccia! Poor Chris! Today he really had a pretty rough day!
Avere Conjugation – Imperfetto
Io avevo
Tu avevi
Lui / Lei aveva
Noi avevamo
Voi avevate
Loro avevano
You make use of Imperfetto in Italian in case you want to talk about past habits, feelings, and actions in progress in the past.
Examples:
Quando ero piccolo, i miei avevano una casa in campagna vicino Frascati. When I was young, my parents used to have a house in the country near Frascati.
Per caso avevate bisogno di qualcosa? Va tutto bene? Did you guys need anything? Is everything ok?
Avere Conjugation – Trapassato Prossimo
Io avevo avuto
Tu avevi avuto
Lui / Lei aveva avuto
Noi avevamo avuto
Voi avevate avuto
Loro avevano avuto
Instead, to speak about an event occurring before another one in the past, you need to look at the Trapassato Prossimo. To form it, just take the simple past of avere and its past participle (avuto).
Examples:
Non avevi avuto già la tua paghetta? Perché sei di nuovo qui? Hadn’t you already gotten your allowance? Why are you here again?
Dennis aveva avuto in regalo una costosissima chitarra elettrica. Dennis had had as a gift a very expensive electric guitar.
Avere Conjugation – Passato Remoto
Io ebbi
Tu avesti
Lui / Lei ebbe
Noi avemmo
Voi aveste
Loro ebbero
Going on, we can find Passato Remoto. Generally present in literature and history books, it is chiefly employed to expess actions that happened a long time ago. Considered as an “endangered” tense, it is largely replaced by the Passato Prossimo in everyday language.
Examples:
Dopo aver scoperto il tradimento di suo marito, ebbe una crisi nervosa. After she found out her husband cheated on her, she had a mental breakdown.
Qualche anno fa si sposarono ed ebbero due splendide bambine. Some years ago they got married and had two beautiful little girls.
Avere Conjugation – Trapassato Remoto
Io ebbi avuto
Tu avesti avuto
Lui / Lei ebbe avuto
Noi avemmo avuto
Voi aveste avuto
Loro ebbero avuto
Similarly, although it has almost disappeared in the spoken language, Italian Trapassato Remoto still occurs in the written language, especially in documentaries, novels and newspapers. Being a compound tense, it is formed by avere conjugated in the Passato Remoto and its past participle.
Examples:
Dopo che ebbe avuto modo di scusarsi, decise di restare. After she had had the chance to apologize, she decided to stay.
Ci ringraziarono solo dopo che avemmo avuto quella brillante idea. They thanked us only after we had had that brilliant idea.
Avere Conjugation – Futuro Semplice
On the other hand, Italian Futurois mainly applied when you aim to report events that have yet to happen (Futuro Semplice) or a fact that will be finished before another one takes place (Futuro Anteriore).
Io avrò
Tu avrai
Lui / Lei avrà
Noi avremo
Voi avrete
Lo avranno
Examples:
Avrete tutto quello che avete chiesto, non vi preoccupate! You will have everything you asked for, don’t worry!
Mi sa che nessuno di noi avrà le ferie quest’estate. I think none of us will go on holiday this summer.
Avere Conjugation – Futuro Anteriore
Io avrò avuto
Tu avrai avuto
Lui / Lei avrà avuto
Noi avremo avuto
Voi avrete avuto
Loro avranno avuto
Examples:
Melinda avrà avuto le sue buone ragioni per aver rotto con Milton. Melinda will have had her reasons for breaking up with Milton.
Avranno avuto tutto quello di cui hanno bisogno? Chissà! Will they have had everything they need? Who knows!
Avere Conjugation – Congiuntivo Presente
Congiuntivo is mainly used when talking about something you are not sure of or expressing your opinion. Anyway, its main feature is the conjunction che preceding the conjugated verb. In addition, the simple and compound tenses of Congiuntivo can be translated with the tenses of present and past simple.
Che io abbia
Che tu abbia
Che lui / lei abbia
Che noi abbiamo
Che voi abbiate
Che loro abbiano
Examples:
Tuo padre vuole solo che tu abbia le stesse opportunità dei tuoi coetanei. Your dad just wants you to have the same chances as your peers.
Ho paura che non abbia voglia di venire in vacanza con noi quest’anno. I fear he doesn’t feel like coming on holiday with us this year.
Avere Conjugation – Congiuntivo Passato
Che io abbia avuto
Che tu abbia avuto
Che lui / lei abbia avuto
Che noi abbiamo avuto
Che voi abbiate avuto
Che loro abbiano avuto
Examples:
Nonostante abbia avuto un buon voto, Mason era ancora triste. Although he got a good grade, Mason was still unhappy.
Spero che abbiate avuto un buon motivo per non essere venute alla mia mostra. I hope you had a good reason for not coming to my exhibition.
Avere Conjugation – Congiuntivo Imperfetto
Che io avessi
Che tu avessi
Che lui / lei avesse
Che noi avessimo
Che voi aveste
Che loro avessero
Examples:
Credeva che avesse torto dopo quello che aveva detto. He thought she was wrong after what she said.
Se aveste più fiducia in me, mi lascereste lavorare in santa pace! If you had more faith in me, you would let me work in peace!
Avere Conjugation – Congiuntivo Trapassato
Che io avessi avuto
Che tu avessi avuto
Che lui / lei avesse avuto
Che noi avessimo avuto
Che voi aveste avuto
Che loro avessero avuto
Examples:
Se avesse avuto modo di aiutarla, non le avrebbe lasciato fare una simile stupidaggine. If she had had the chance to help her, she wouldn’t have let her do such a silly thing.
Vorrei che avessimo avuto più tempo per stare insieme ieri sera. I wish we had had more time to be together yesterday evening.
Avere Conjugation – Condizionale Presente
Io avrei
Tu avresti
Lui / Lei avrebbe
Noi avremmo
Voi avreste
Loro avrebbero
You resort to Italian Condizionale when you intend to express wishes, intentions, hypotheses, and polite requests.
Examples:
In realtà avrei qui con me qualcosa che fa al caso tuo. Actually, I’d have something here with me that’s right for you.
Signor Draghi, quei ragazzi lì avrebbero una proposta da farle. Mr. Draghi, those guys there would like to lay a proposition before you.
Avere Conjugation – Condizionale Passato
Io avrei avuto
Tu avresti avuto
Lui / Lei avrebbe avuto
Noi avremmo avuto
Voi avreste avuto
Loro avrebbero avuto
Examples:
Sapevano che avrebbero avuto presto sue notizie. They figured they’d be hearing from him soon.
Si dice che avrebbe avuto una relazione con una famosa bulgara. They say he would have a love affair with a famous Bulgarian actress.
Avere Conjugation – Imperativo
You build sentences in the Imperativo in case you want to give orders, instructions, or advice to somebody. Seen as it is an irregular verb, avere has its own forms, too.
Abbi (tu)
Abbia (lui / lei)
Abbiamo (noi)
Abbiate (voi)
Abbiano (loro)
Examples:
Abbi pazienza e aspetta il tuo turno, per favore! Please be patient and get in line!
Abbiate il coraggio di prendervi le vostre responsabilità, ragazzi! Guys, be brave enough to take on your own responsibilities!
Avere Conjugation – Infinito
Present tense
Past tense
avere
aver avuto
Examples:
La maggior parte delle persone aspira ad avere una vita felice. Most people aim to live happy life.
Devi aver avuto una giornata molto impegnativa, vero? It must have been a busy day for you, mustn’t it?
Avere Conjugation – Participio
Present tense
Past tense
avente
avuto
While avente is less common, avuto is basically employed in the compound tenses of avere, as you have seen until now.
Examples:
Sta cercando un appartamento avente tre stanze e due bagni. He’s looking for an apartment having three rooms and two bathrooms.
Avuto quello che desiderava, Mike non si è fatto più vivo. After he had what he demanded, Mike didn’t show up anymore.
Avere Conjugation – Gerundio
Gerundio is another tense Italians don’t use very often. Anyway, you can easily find it in sentences in the present progressive.
Present tense
Past tense
avendo
avendo avuto
Examples:
Avendo tante cose da fare non ho tempo di andarlo a trovare. Having a lot of things to do, I’m too busy to visit him.
Avendo avuto l’influenza sono rimasto a casa la scorsa settimana. Having had the flu, I stayed at home last week.
Different uses of Avere in Italian
Expressing feelings
Avere in Italian is widely applied in lots of expressions to express a feeling, a sensation, or a desire to be accomplished. Here is a list of the most important statements you probably could hear during a conversation with Italians:
Italian
English
avere voglia di
to feel like
avere freddo / caldo
to be cold/hot
avere sete / fame
to be thirsty/hungry
avere paura di
to be scared/afraid of
avere sonno
to be sleepy
avere fretta
to be in a hurry
avere bisogno di
to need
avere torto / ragione
to be wrong/right
avere piacere di
to be pleased
Examples:
Si sa che tutti i bambini hanno paura del buio. Everyone knows that kids are afraid of the dark.
Sai perfettamente che questa volta hai torto marcio. You know exactly you are dead wrong this time.
Devi dirmi qualcosa? Sbrigati che ho fretta! Is there anything you need to tell me? Come on, I’m in a hurry!
Talking about your age
One of the first things Italian students learn when studying English is talking about their age. Actually, you are required to use avere in Italian to say how old you are instead of essere as it happens in English.
Example:
Maria ha 15 anni e viene da Milano. Maria is 15 years old and comes from Milan.
Italian idioms with Avere
The verb avere also occurs in lots of Italian idiomatic expressions.
Since there are so many, we are going to mention the most used and popular ones:
Italian
English
avere l’aria di
to seem
avere (o non avere) a che fare con qualcosa o qualcuno
to have something to do with something or someone
avere a mente
to remember
avere importanza
to be important
avere luogo
to take place
avere inizio
to begin
avere da fare
to be busy
avere cura di qualcosa o qualcuno
to take care of somebody and something
avere un diavolo per capello
to be furious
Examples:
Ha l’aria di sapere quello che sta facendo. Fidati di me! He seems to know what he is doing. Trust me!
Il concerto non ha avuto luogo a causa del maltempo. The concert didn’t take place due to bad weather.
Lasciami stare! Oggi ho un diavolo per capello! Leave me alone! I’m so furious today!
Regional uses: Tenere vs Avere
In some regions of Italy, especially in the South, avere is sometimes replaced by the verb tenere meaning to hold, maintain or keep.
Example:
Papà, tengo fame! Mi porti qualcosa da mangiare? Dad, I’m hungry! Can you bring me anything to eat?
At the end of this article, you should have learned the full conjugation of avere and its main uses according to the cases seen before.
Therefore, why don’t you open up a conversation with a simple question like “quanti anni hai?” or “hai fratelli o sorelle?“.
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