Il verbo “to want” (volere) si coniuga così nei principali tempi verbali in inglese:
- LEGGI ANCHE: Interrogative in inglese
Indicativo
Presente semplice (Simple Present)
- I want
- You want
- He/She/It wants
- We want
- You want
- They want
Passato semplice (Simple Past)
- I wanted
- You wanted
- He/She/It wanted
- We wanted
- You wanted
- They wanted
Futuro semplice (Simple Future)
- I will want
- You will want
- He/She/It will want
- We will want
- You will want
- They will want
Progressivo (Continuous/Progressive Tenses)
Presente progressivo (Present Continuous)
- I am wanting (raramente usato, perché “want” è un verbo di stato e si usa solitamente al semplice presente)
Passato progressivo (Past Continuous)
- I was wanting (raramente usato)
Futuro progressivo (Future Continuous)
- I will be wanting (raramente usato)
Perfetto (Perfect Tenses)
Presente perfetto (Present Perfect)
- I have wanted
- You have wanted
- He/She/It has wanted
- We have wanted
- You have wanted
- They have wanted
Passato perfetto (Past Perfect)
- I had wanted
- You had wanted
- He/She/It had wanted
- We had wanted
- You had wanted
- They had wanted
Futuro perfetto (Future Perfect)
- I will have wanted
- You will have wanted
- He/She/It will have wanted
- We will have wanted
- You will have wanted
- They will have wanted
Condizionale (Conditional)
Condizionale semplice (Present Conditional)
- I would want
- You would want
- He/She/It would want
- We would want
- You would want
- They would want
Condizionale passato (Perfect Conditional)
- I would have wanted
- You would have wanted
- He/She/It would have wanted
- We would have wanted
- You would have wanted
- They would have wanted
Imperativo (Imperative)
- Want (raramente usato; si preferisce dire “I want” o “Do you want…?”)
Nota importante
Sebbene “to want” sia il verbo principale per esprimere “volere”, spesso in inglese si usa “would like” per essere più gentili o formali, ad esempio:
- “I would like a coffee” (anziché “I want a coffee”).
