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ITALIAN VERB

avere torto

to be wrong

  • #475 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: avuto torto
  • Gerund: avendo torto

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

How to use avere torto

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

  1. Present

    Stavolta hai torto, il treno parte alle otto.

    This time you're wrong, the train leaves at eight.

  2. Past

    Ho avuto torto a non ascoltarti.

    I was wrong not to listen to you.

  3. Imperfect

    Aveva torto lui, ma non lo ammetteva.

    He was the one who was wrong, but he wouldn't admit it.

  4. Future

    Forse avrò torto, ma io non ci vado.

    Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm not going.

  5. Conditional

    Avresti torto a lasciare quel lavoro.

    You'd be wrong to leave that job.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non dico che tu abbia torto, ma calmati.

    I'm not saying you're wrong, but calm down.

Good to know

  • The opposite is avere ragione, to be right; dare torto a qualcuno is to say someone is wrong.

Verbs like this one

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