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ITALIAN VERB

volere bene

to love, to care about (ti voglio bene)

  • #124 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: voluto bene
  • Gerund: volendo bene

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

  1. tu love!
  2. Lei love! (formal)
  3. noi love! (let’s)
  4. voi love! (all of you)

How to use volere bene

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

  1. Present

    Ti voglio tanto bene, mamma.

    I love you so much, Mum.

  2. Past

    Le ho sempre voluto bene come a una sorella.

    I've always loved her like a sister.

  3. Imperfect

    Il nonno voleva bene a tutti i suoi nipoti.

    Grandpa loved all his grandchildren.

  4. Future

    Ti vorrò bene per sempre, lo sai.

    I'll always love you, you know that.

  5. Conditional

    Chi non vorrebbe bene a un cane così?

    Who wouldn't love a dog like that?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Sono contenta che le vogliate così bene.

    I'm glad you love her so much.

  7. Imperative

    Vogliatevi bene, ragazzi, la vita è breve.

    Love each other, kids, life is short.

Good to know

  • Ti voglio bene is for family and friends; ti amo is for the person you're in love with.

Verbs like this one

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