VOLO, NOLO and MALO

These three irregularverbs follow a similar pattern. Therefore, it is perhaps best to put them together on one page to see these similarities easily.

volo  velle  volui   ___________  to wish

nolo   nolle  nolui   ___________  to not wish

malo   malle  malui  __________ to prefer

VOLO                NOLO                MALO

                    PRESENT INDICATIVE

volo                    nolo                    malo

vis                        non vis               mavis

vult                     non vult                mavult

volumus              nolumus               malumus

vultis                  non vultis              mavultis

volunt                  nolunt                  malunt

                        IMPERFECT INDICATIVE

volebam                nolebam            malebam

volebas                nolebas                malebas

volebat                nolebat                malebat

volebamus          nolebamus           malebamus

volebatis             nolebatis              malebatis

volebant              nolebant              malebant

                        FUTURE INDICATIVE

volam                   nolam                 malam

voles                     noles                  males

volet                     nolet                   malet

volemus               nolemus              malemus

                        PERFECT INDICATIVE

volui                     nolui                    malui

voluisti                noluisti                maluisti

voluit                    noluit                    maluit

voluimus              noluimus              maluimus

voluistis               noluistis                maluistis

voluerunt             noluerunt              maluerunt

                            PLUPERFECT INDICATIVE

volueram                nolueram            malueram

volueras                  nolueras            malueras

voluerat                  noluerat            maluerat

volueramus            nolueramus        malueramus

volueratis                nolueratis          malueratis

voluerant                 noluerant          maluerant

                        FUTURE PERFECT INDICATIVE

voluero                    noluero                maluero

volueris                    nolueris                malueris

voluerit                    noluerit                 maluerit

voluerimus               noluerimus            maluerimus

volueritis                  nolueritis              malueritis

voluerint                  noluerint                maluerint

 

                        PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

velim                        nolim                        malim

velis                          nolis                         malis

velit                          nolit                          malit

velimus                     nolimus                    malimus

velitis                        nolitis                      malitis

velint                        nolint                      malint

                        IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE

vellem                        nollem                    mallem

velles                         nolles                      malles

vellet                          nollet                      mallet

vellemus                     nollemus                mallemus

velletis                        nolletis                  malletis

vellent                        nollent                    mallent

                        PERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE

voluerim                    noluerim                  maluerim

volueris                      nolueris                  malueris

voluerit                        noluerit                  maluerit

voluerimus                  noluerimus             maluerimus

volueritis                      nolueritis               malueritis

voluerint                       noluerint                maluerint

                            PLUPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE

voluissem                        noluissem            maluissem

voluisses                         noluisses              maluisses

voluisset                         noluisset               maluisset

voluissemus                   noluissemus          maluissemus

voluissetis                      noluissetis             maluissetis

voluissent                      noluissent              maluissent

                                IMPERATIVE

                                        noli  (s)

                                        nolite (p)

Neither volo nor malo have imperative forms

                     INFINITIVES (PRESENT TENSE)

velle                                nolle                        malle

                    INFINITIVES (PAST TENSE)

voluisse                            noluisse                  maluisse

These verbs have no future infinitive