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ITALIAN VERB

avere fretta

to be in a hurry

  • #476 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: avuto fretta
  • Gerund: avendo fretta

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I am in a hurry
  2. tu you are in a hurry
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she is in a hurry
  4. noi we are in a hurry
  5. voi you all are in a hurry
  6. loro they are in a hurry

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I was in a hurry
  2. tu you were in a hurry
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she was in a hurry
  4. noi we were in a hurry
  5. voi you all were in a hurry
  6. loro they were in a hurry

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to be in a hurry
  2. tu you used to be in a hurry
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to be in a hurry
  4. noi we used to be in a hurry
  5. voi you all used to be in a hurry
  6. loro they used to be in a hurry

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will be in a hurry
  2. tu you will be in a hurry
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will be in a hurry
  4. noi we will be in a hurry
  5. voi you all will be in a hurry
  6. loro they will be in a hurry

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would be in a hurry
  2. tu you would be in a hurry
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would be in a hurry
  4. noi we would be in a hurry
  5. voi you all would be in a hurry
  6. loro they would be in a hurry

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I be in a hurry
  2. tu (that) you be in a hurry
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she be in a hurry
  4. noi (that) we be in a hurry
  5. voi (that) you all be in a hurry
  6. loro (that) they be in a hurry

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu be in a hurry!
  2. Lei be in a hurry! (formal)
  3. noi be in a hurry! (let’s)
  4. voi be in a hurry! (all of you)

How to use avere fretta

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Scusa, ho fretta, parliamo dopo.

    Sorry, I'm in a hurry, let's talk later.

  2. Past

    Ho avuto fretta e ho dimenticato le chiavi.

    I was in a hurry and forgot my keys.

  3. Imperfect

    Avevano fretta e non hanno salutato.

    They were in a hurry and didn't say goodbye.

  4. Future

    Domani avrò fretta, prepariamo tutto stasera.

    Tomorrow I'll be in a hurry, let's get everything ready tonight.

  5. Conditional

    Senza la riunione non avrei tanta fretta.

    Without the meeting I wouldn't be in such a hurry.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Mi sembra che tu abbia sempre fretta.

    It seems to me you're always in a hurry.

  7. Imperative

    Non avere fretta, il museo chiude alle sette.

    Don't rush, the museum closes at seven.

Good to know

  • Fretta goes with avere: ho fretta, I'm in a hurry; in fretta is quickly.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.