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Conjugation of potere in Italian

potereto be able to, canirregular

Presente

Actions happening now or habitually.

PersonConjugation
ioposso
tupuoi
lui/lei/Leipuò
noipossiamo
voipotete
loro/Loropossono

Common mistakes in the Presente

  • ioio possopossoThis is actually correct; the common mistake is using the infinitive stem *pot-* in the present (*poto*), but the correct form is *posso*.
  • tutu potipuoiUse *puoi*, not *poti*.
  • lui/lei/Leilui potepuòUse *può* with the accent, not *pote*.

Passato prossimopresent perfect

Past actions with a bearing on the present.

PersonConjugation
ioho potuto
tuhai potuto
lui/lei/Leiha potuto
noiabbiamo potuto
voiavete potuto
loro/Lorohanno potuto

Imperfettoimperfect

Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

PersonConjugation
iopotevo
tupotevi
lui/lei/Leipoteva
noipotevamo
voipotevate
loro/Loropotevano

Futuro semplicefuture

Actions that will happen.

PersonConjugation
iopotrò
tupotrai
lui/lei/Leipotrà
noipotremo
voipotrete
loro/Loropotranno

Common mistakes in the Futuro semplice

  • iopotteròpotròThe future stem is irregular: *potr-* → *potrò*, not *potterò*.

Condizionale presenteconditional

Actions that would happen under some condition.

PersonConjugation
iopotrei
tupotresti
lui/lei/Leipotrebbe
noipotremmo
voipotreste
loro/Loropotrebbero

Congiuntivo presentepresent subjunctive

Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.

PersonConjugation
iopossa
tupossa
lui/lei/Leipossa
noipossiamo
voipossiate
loro/Loropossano

Common mistakes in the Congiuntivo presente

  • ioio possopossaUse the subjunctive form *possa*, not the indicative *posso*.

Imperativoimperative

Commands and requests.

PersonConjugation
tupuoi
noipossiamo
voipotete

Common mistakes in the Imperativo

  • tupotipuoiThe informal command is *puoi*; *poti* is not correct.
  • noipotiamopossiamoThe imperative is *possiamo*, not *potiamo*.

Gerundio

The -ing form used for ongoing action.

PersonConjugation
iopotendo
tupotendo
lui/lei/Leipotendo
noipotendo
voipotendo
loro/Loropotendo

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potere — frequently asked questions

Is potere a regular verb?
No — potere is an irregular Italian verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does potere mean?
potere is a Italian verb meaning "to be able to, can".