{"id":11799,"date":"2016-06-07T11:20:01","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T09:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=11799"},"modified":"2016-06-07T11:20:01","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T09:20:01","slug":"i-would-have-liked-to-study-italian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/i-would-have-liked-to-study-italian\/","title":{"rendered":"I Would Have Liked To Study Italian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here we are at the end of our series on the modal verbs. Today we’ll be looking at the conjugations and use of the verb volere<\/b> in the combined tenses. As with the other two verbs that we’ve looked at in this series, dovere<\/b> and potere<\/b>, the choice of whether to use the auxiliary verb essere<\/b> or avere<\/b> depends on the verb that follows. Here are some practical examples:<\/p>\n

\"Trani-001\"<\/a>

… un viaggio a Trani. Photo: CC<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Indicativo Passato Prossimo <\/b><\/span>(present perfect indicative):<\/span><\/span>
\nExamples:
\nMaria non \u00e8 voluta<\/span> uscire<\/strong> = Maria didn’t want to go out
\nper Pasqua siamo voluti<\/span> rimanere a casa<\/strong> = we wanted to stay at home for Easter
\ncome al solito non hai voluto<\/span> ascoltarmi<\/strong> = as usual you (singular)<\/em> didn’t want to listen to me
\nMaria e Luca hanno voluto<\/span> celebrare il loro anniversario di matrimonio con un viaggio a Trani<\/strong> = Maria and Luca wanted to celebrate their wedding anniversary with a trip to Trani<\/p>\n

Condizionale Passato<\/b><\/span> (past conditional):<\/span><\/span>
\nExamples:
\nda bambina sarei voluta <\/span>diventare una maestra<\/b> = when I was a child I would have liked to become a teacher (literally: I would have wanted)<\/i>
\nla settimana scorsa saremmo voluti<\/span> andare a Mantova ma ha sempre piovuto<\/b> = last week we would have liked to go to Mantova but it rained all the time (literally: we would have wanted)<\/i>
\navrei voluto <\/span>studiare l’italiano<\/b> = I Would Have Liked To Study Italian (literally: I would have wanted)<\/i>
\nGiorgio avrebbe voluto <\/span>raggiungerci al bar, ma ha fatto tardi dal dottore<\/b> = Giorgio would have liked to join us at the bar but he was late at the doctors (literally: he would have wanted)<\/i><\/p>\n

To find out more about the past conditional see this post: Condizionale Passato<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Pioggia\"<\/a>

Penso che Maria e Luca abbiano voluto rimandare il viaggio per via del maltempo.<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Congiuntivo Passato<\/b><\/span> (past subjunctive):<\/span><\/span>
\nExamples:
\nci dispiace che Mario sia voluto<\/span> rimanere a casa<\/b> = we are sorry that Mario wanted to stay at home
\nnon mi meraviglia che siate voluti<\/span> andare via cos\u00ec presto<\/b> = I’m not surprised that you (plural)<\/i> wanted to leave so early
\n\u00e8 un peccato che Mario non abbia <\/span><\/b>voluto<\/b><\/span> partecipare alla partita<\/b> = it’s a shame that Mario didn’t want to take part in the match
\npenso che Maria e Luca abbiano voluto<\/span> rimandare il viaggio per via del maltempo<\/b> = I think that Maria and Luca wanted to postpone the journey because of the bad weather<\/p>\n

To find out more about the past subjunctive see this post: Congiuntivo Passato<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Congiuntivo Trapassato<\/b><\/span> (pluperfect subjunctive):<\/span><\/span>
\nExamples:
\nse tu fossi voluta <\/span>restare ancora un paio di giorni a noi avrebbe fatto piacere <\/b>= if you (singular)<\/i> had wanted to stay a couple of days more we would have been pleased
\nmagari Giorgio fosse voluto<\/span> andare all’universit\u00e0! <\/b>= I wished Giorgio had wanted to go to university!
\nse avessi voluto<\/span> comprare una casa in Italia l’avrei gi\u00e0 fatto<\/b> = if I had wanted to buy a house in Italy I would have already done it
\nse tu avessi voluto<\/span> finire il lavoro oggi ti avremmo potuto aiutare! <\/b>= if you (singular)<\/em> had wanted to finish the job today we could have helped you!<\/p>\n

To find out more about the pluperfect subjunctive see this post: Congiuntivo Trapassato<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are the links to the previous posts in this series:<\/p>\n

I Want To Study Italian<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I Could Study Italian<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I Could Have Studied Italian<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I Must Study Italian<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I Should Have Studied Italian<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Now, you’d better get revising because there’ll be a quiz coming up in the next few days!<\/p>\n

Buono Studio!<\/em> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Here we are at the end of our series on the modal verbs. Today we’ll be looking at the conjugations and use of the verb volere in the combined tenses. As with the other two verbs that we’ve looked at in this series, dovere and potere, the choice of whether to use the auxiliary verb…<\/p>\n

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