1000 Words Academy
ItalianSpanish

Italian verb conjugation

volere

to want

verb irregular Word 33 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials

How to conjugate volere

The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.

Present

io voglio I want
tu vuoi you want
lui/lei vuole he/she wants
noi vogliamo we want
voi volete you all want
loro vogliono they want

Imperfect

io volevo I wanted
tu volevi you wanted
lui/lei voleva he/she wanted
noi volevamo we wanted
voi volevate you all wanted
loro volevano they wanted

Future

io vorrò I will want
tu vorrai you will want
lui/lei vorrà he/she will want
noi vorremo we will want
voi vorrete you all will want
loro vorranno they will want

Passato prossimo

io ho voluto I wanted / I have wanted
tu hai voluto you wanted / you have wanted
lui/lei ha voluto he/she wanted / he/she has wanted
noi abbiamo voluto we wanted / we have wanted
voi avete voluto you all wanted / you all have wanted
loro hanno voluto they wanted / they have wanted

In a sentence

Voglio tornare a casa.

I want to go back home.

Learn volere and the words around it

1000 Words Academy teaches the Italian words you’ll use most, in order, and brings each one back just before you’d forget it.

Start Italian freePractice Italian in the app

More Italian verbs

A short weekly Italian email

A few useful Italian words each week, with examples. Free, and you can unsubscribe in one click.

See past issues →

We’ll email you a link to confirm. See our privacy policy.