The verbs essere and avere in the imperfect subjunctive in Italian

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The verbs essere and avere in the imperfect subjunctive

The verbs essere (to be) and avere (to have) are irregular and they are conjugated like this in the imperfect subjunctive:

Essere
Io fossi
Tu fossi
Lui/lei fosse
Noi fossimo
Voi foste
Loro fossero
Avere
Io avessi
Tu avessi
Lui/lei avesse
Noi avessimo
Voi aveste
Loro avessero

Vorrei che tu fossi qui. 

I'd wish you were here.

Credevo che avessimo un piano.

I thought that we had a plan.


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