potere future tense conjugation
Potere (to be able to/can) in the future tense: potrò, potrai, potrà, potremo, potrete, potranno.
Futuro semplice Future
| io | regular: poterò |
|---|---|
| tu | regular: poterai |
| lui/lei | regular: poterà |
| noi | regular: poteremo |
| voi | regular: poterete |
| loro | regular: poteranno |
ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the future tense
The futuro semplice says what will happen, and also expresses a guess about the present: “Saranno le otto.”
How it is formed
Endings ò, ai, à, emo, ete, anno on the future stem (-are verbs change a to e: parlerò). Irregular stems include sar- (essere), avr- (avere), andr-, potr-, vorr-, verr-.
Potere is irregular here. 6 of 6 forms break the pattern (dark tiles above); the regular pattern would give poterò, poterai, poterà, poteremo, poterete, poteranno.
Potere in a sentence
- Posso aiutarti?Can I help you?
- Non ho potuto venire ieri.I couldn't come yesterday.
Modal verb, irregular; in compound tenses takes the auxiliary of the following infinitive.
FAQ
What is the future tense of potere?
Potere in the Italian future tense: io potrò, tu potrai, lui/lei potrà, noi potremo, voi potrete, loro potranno.
Is potere irregular in the future tense?
Yes. 6 of 6 forms break the regular pattern: io potrò (regular would be poterò); tu potrai (regular would be poterai); lui/lei potrà (regular would be poterà); noi potremo (regular would be poteremo); voi potrete (regular would be poterete); loro potranno (regular would be poteranno).
When do you use the Italian future tense?
The futuro semplice says what will happen, and also expresses a guess about the present: “Saranno le otto.”
How is the future tense formed?
Endings ò, ai, à, emo, ete, anno on the future stem (-are verbs change a to e: parlerò). Irregular stems include sar- (essere), avr- (avere), andr-, potr-, vorr-, verr-.
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