On this page you will be able to revise
1. Subject Pronouns – I You He She. We You They
io tu lui lei noi voi. loro
2. View some videos of verbs being conjugated. step by step
3. Give it a go yourself & to self correct, simply click on the blue hyperlink to be taken to the verbs website -BOOKMARK this!
CLICK here to consolidate your understanding of verbs in the present tense
Before conjugating these, here’s a video to help you revise
In the next few videos you’ll find that they use the words esso = it (Please be aware this is NOT used but shared for learning purposes only, NOT to be duplicated by you. Thanks!
Eg Cut & paste the web link and bookmark it!
You can do any verb you like anytime- click on any hyperlink!
| lavorare | credere | finire |
| http://www.verbix.com/webverbix/Italian/lavorare.html | http://www.verbix.com/webverbix/Italian/credere.html | http://www.verbix.com/webverbix/Italian/finire.html |
http://www.verbix.com/webverbix/Italian/ ____________________ .html
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Person |
ARE o i a iamo ate ano |
ERE o i e iamo ete ono |
IRE (Isc) isco isci isce iamo ite iscono |
IRE (CC) o i e iamo ite ono |
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I |
lavoro | credo | finisco | dormo |
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YOU (singular) |
lavori | credi | finisci | dormi |
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He she it You Polite |
lavora | crede | finisce | dorme |
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We |
lavoriamo | crediamo | finiamo | dormiamo |
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You plural |
lavorate | credete | finite | dormite |
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They |
lavorano | credono | finiscono | dormono |
An introduction to Italian verbs – The Present Tense
Buona giornata! = Have a great day !
PRESENT of REGULAR VERBS
Italian verbs are divided into three classes:
- first class: verbs ending with “are” (e.g.: “ballare” = to dance)
- second class: verbs ending with “ere” (e.g.: “ridere” = to laugh)
- third class: verbs ending with “ire” (e.g.: “dormire” = to sleep)
Each class has different verb endings that need to be memorized!
http://www.slideshare.net/vtraina/are-verbs-in-italian-03312015?related=1
http://www.slideshare.net/vtraina/ere-verbs-in-italian-03312015?related=2
http://www.slideshare.net/vtraina/ire-verbs-in-italian-03312015
See sample in the following chart of regular verbs.
Present indicative of regular verbs Lesson b_4
The present indicative of regular verbs is formed by replacing the endings of the infinitive with the endings of the present indicative:
Presente indicativo
Ball-are (to dance) Rid-ere (to laugh) Dorm-ire (to sleep)
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io (I)
ball-o (I dance) rid-o (I laugh) dorm-o (I sleep)
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tu (you – singular)
ball-i rid-i dorm-i
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Lei(You – formal)
ball-a rid-e dorm-e
lui (he)
ball-a rid-e dorm-e
lei (she)
ball-a rid-e dorm-e
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noi(we)
ball-iamo rid-iamo dorm-iamo
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voi(you – plural)
ball-ate rid-ete dorm-ite
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loro(they)
ball-ano rid-ono dorm-ono
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For an automatic verb conjugator visit: Verbi italiani or Virgilio/Verbi
<a> ITALIAN VERB CONJUGATOR </a>
The Italian present tense (presente) is happening right now. It’s a simple tense—that is, the verb form consists of one word only.
The present tense of a regular Italian verb is formed by dropping the infinitive ending and adding the appropriate endings to the resulting stem.
The present tense of a regular -are verb is formed by dropping the infinitive ending -are
THEN adding the appropriate endings to the resulting stem (-o, -i, -a, -iamo, -ate, -ano). See the table below for a sample conjugation of amare (to love).
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PRESENT TENSE CONJUGATION OF AMARE (TO LOVE)
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I (io) amo (I love) (noi) amiamo (we love)
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II (tu) ami (you love, familiar) (voi) amate (you love, familiar)
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III (Lei) ama (you love, formal)
(lui/lei) ama (he/she loves) (loro) amano (they love)
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The infinitive of first-conjugation Italian verbs (those ending in -are) and the conjugated forms of the present tense are pronounced like most Italian words: the stress falls on the next-to-last syllable. The one exception is the third person plural form amano, which is pronounced AH-mah-noh, with stress falling on the first syllable. A few first-conjugation verbs are listed in the following table.
COMMON FIRST-CONJUGATION VERBS
arrivare to arrive
ascoltare to listen
aspettare to wait
ballare to dance
camminare to walk
cantare to sing
dimenticare to forget
guidare to drive
imparare to learn
insegnare to teach
lavorare to work
nuotare to swim
parlare to speak
pranzare to dine, to have lunch
suonare to play (a musical instrument)
telefonare to telephone visitare to visit
Italian verbs with infinitives ending in -ere are called second-conjugation (seconda coniugazione) or -ere verbs. The present tense of a regular -ere verb is formed by dropping the infinitive ending and adding the appropriate endings
(-o, -i, -e, -iamo, -ete, -ono) to the stem.
For an example on how to conjugate a regular second-conjugation verb, take a look the following table.
PRESENT TENSE CONJUGATION OF SCRIVERE (TO WRITE)PERSONSINGULARPLURALI
(io) scrivo (I write) (noi) scriviamo (we write)
II (tu) scrivi (you write, familiar) (voi) scrivete (you write, familiar)
III (Lei) scrive (you write, formal)
(lui/lei) scrive (he/she writes) (loro) scrivono (they write)
Second-conjugation (-ere) verbs account for approximately one-quarter of all Italian verbs. Although many have some sort of irregular structure, there are also many regular verbs (see the following table for examples) which are conjugated in the same way as scrivere.
COMMON SECOND-CONJUGATION VERBS
accendere to light, ignite; turn/switch on
battere to beat, to hit
cadere to fall
chiedere to ask
conoscere to know
correre to run
credere to believe
descrivere to describe
eleggere to elect
leggere to read
mettere to put, to place
mordere to bite nascere to be born
offendere to offend perdere to lose
rimanere to remain, to stay
ridere to laugh
rompere to break
vendere to sell
sopravvivere to survive
While the infinitive forms of both first- and third-conjugation Italian verbs always have the accent on the final -are or -ire, second-conjugation verbs are often pronounced with the accent on the third-to-last syllable, as in prendere (PREHN-deh-ray).
If there are first-conjugation and second-conjugation verbs, then it stands to reason there are third-conjugation verbs (terza coniugazione)! This final group contains verbs that end in -ire in the infinitive. The present tense of a regular -ire verb is formed by dropping the infinitive ending and adding the appropriate endings (-o, -i, -e, -iamo, -ite, -ono) to the resulting stem. Note that, except for the voi form, these endings are the same as for regular second-conjugation (-ere) verbs. For an example of how to conjugate a regular -ire verb, see the table below, which conjugates sentire (to hear, to feel, to smell).
PRESENT TENSE CONJUGATION OF SENTIRE (TO HEAR, TO FEEL, TO SMELL)
PERSON SINGULAR PLURAL
I (io) sento (I feel) (noi) sentiamo (we feel)
II (tu) senti (you feel, familiar) (voi) sentite (you feel, familiar)
III (Lei) sente (you feel, formal)
(lui/lei) sente (he/she feels) (loro) sentono (they feel)
Other common -ire third-conjugation regular verbs are listed below.
COMMON THIRD-CONJUGATION VERBS
acconsentire to agree, to acquiesce
aprire to open assorbire to soak
bollire to boil coprire to cover
cucire to sew dormire to sleep
fuggire to flee
mentire to lie
morire to die
offrire to offer
partire to leave
riaprire to reopen
scoprire to discover, to uncover
sentire to hear, to feel, to smell
seguire to follow servire to serve
sfuggire to escape
soffrire to suffer
vestire to dress, to wear
This being the first lesson that talks about verbs, let’s go over some essential vocab first. An infinitive is the simplest form of a verb. In Italian, we often have to conjugate, or transform, infinitives in order for them to gain the meaning we want. Each person (I, you, he/she, we, all of you, and they) has its own conjugation. The good news is that these conjugations follow a pattern most of the time. The bad news is that there are three main patterns to learn because there are three main types of infinitives in Italian: those ending in -are, those ending in -ere, and those ending in -ire.
All of that said, let’s get to conjugating in the Presente Indicativo, or present tense. In order to conjugate a verb, you have to remove the last three letters of the infinitive and replace them with certain endings. Take a look at the table below, which shows the present tense endings for -are verbs by conjugating the verb
lavare, to wash:
io (I) lav o
tu (you) lav i
lui/lei (he/she) lav a
noi (we) lav iamo
voi (all of you) lav ate
loro (they) lav ano
Now here are the endings for -ere verbs, shown by conjugating the verb
vedere, to see:
io ved o
tu ved i
lui/lei ved e
noi ved iamo
voi ved ete
loro ved ono
Now for -ire verbs. There are two kinds of -ire verbs – the regular ones and the iscones. Unfortunately, in the present tense that we’re learning right now, both have different conjugations (which isn’t true for every tense). The only difference between the two is that for the isc verb, an extra isc is added between the stem and the ending of the verb in theio, tu, lui/lei, and loro persons.
Below are conjugated
partire (non-isc)
to depart
io part o
tu part i
lui/lei part e
noi part iamo
voi part ite
loro part ono
pulire (isc)
to clean
io pul isc o
tu pul isc i
lui/lei pul isc e
noi pul iamo
voi pul ite
loro pul isc ono
So now you know how to conjugate regular verbs in the present tense.
Some verbs are irregular,which means that they don’t follow these patterns, so you just have to memorize their special endings. But what do “io parto” and “tu vedi” really mean? In their simplest form, just think of them as you think of the present tense in English. So “io parto” means “I depart” and “tu vedi” means “you see.” Since conjugations are different for each person, we often can just say “parto” instead of “io parto” and “vedi” instead of “tu vedi” unless you want to emphasize the person.
But in Italian, the Presente Indicativo can be used for a few other purposes.
It can stand for something that someone is doing right now, and it can also be used to express something that will happen in the near future. Take a look at the following examples and you’ll understand:
Vedo il treno.
I see the train.
Ora lavo i piatti.
Right now I am washing the dishes.
Domani parto per la Francia.
Tomorrow I will leave for France.
Be sure to check the usage section of this site for more on this tense.
Prefer-ire (to prefer) Cap-ire (to understand) Fin-ire (to end)
(io)
preferisc-o (I prefer) capisc-o (I understand) finisc-o (I finish, end)
(tu)
preferisc-i capisc-i finisc-i
(lui)
preferisc-e capisc-e finisc-e
(lei)
preferisc-e capisc-e finisc-e
(Lei )
preferisc-e capisc-e finisc-e
(noi)
prefer-iamo cap-iamo fin-iamo
(voi)
prefer-ite cap-ite fin-ite
( loro)
preferisc-ono capisc-ono finisc-ono
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Persona |
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io |
lavoro
credo
finisco
tu
lavori
credi
finisci
lui/lei/Lei
lavora
crede
finisce
noi
lavoriamo
crediamo
finiamo
voi
lavorate
credete
finite
loro/Loro
lavorano
credono
finiscono
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Persona |
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io |
sono
do
dico
tu
sei
dai
dici
lui/lei/Lei
è
da’
dice
noi
siamo
diamo
diciamo
voi
siete
date
dite
loro/Loro
sono
danno
dicono
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Persona |
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io |
faccio
sto
ho
tu
fai
stai
hai
lui/lei/Lei
fa
sta
ha
noi
facciamo
stiamo
abbiamo
voi
fate
state
avete
loro/Loro
fanno
stanno
hanno
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Persona |
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io |
chiedo
conosco
decido
tu
chiedi
conosci
decidi
lui/lei/Lei
chiede
conosce
decide
noi
chiediamo
conosciamo
decidiamo
voi
chiedete
conoscete
decidete
loro/Loro
chiedono
conoscono
decidono
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Persona |
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io |
dipingo
leggo
metto
tu
dipingi
leggi
metti
lui/lei/Lei
dipinge
legge
mette
noi
dipingiamo
leggiamo
mettiamo
voi
dipingete
leggete
mettete
loro/Loro
dipingono
leggono
mettono
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Persona |
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io |
nasco
prendo
rido
tu
nasci
prendi
ridi
lui/lei/Lei
nasce
prende
ride
noi
nasciamo
prendiamo
ridiamo
voi
nascete
prendete
ridete
loro/Loro
nascono
prendono
ridono
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io |
rispondo
scrivo
sorrido
tu
rispondi
scrivi
sorridi
lui/lei/Lei
risponde
scrive
sorride
noi
rispondiamo
scriviamo
sorridiamo
voi
rispondete
scrivete
sorridete
loro/Loro
rispondono
scrivono
sorridono
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Persona |
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io |
vedo
vengo
vinco
tu
vedi
vieni
vinci
lui/lei/Lei
vede
viene
vince
noi
vediamo
veniamo
vinciamo
voi
vedete
venite
vincete
loro/Loro
vedono
vengono
vincono
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Persona |
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io |
vivo
voglio
muoio
tu
vivi
vuoi
muori
lui/lei/Lei
vive
vuole
muore
noi
viviamo
vogliamo
moriamo
voi
vivete
volete
morite
loro/Loro
vivono
vogliono
muoiono
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Persona |
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io |
succedo
discuto
piango
tu
succedi
discuti
piangi
lui/lei/Lei
succede
discute
piange
noi
succediamo
discutiamo
piangiamo
voi
succedete
discutete
piangete
loro/Loro
succedono
discutono
piangono
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Persona |
cadere |
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io |
succedo
discuto
piango
tu
succedi
discuti
piangi
lui/lei/Lei
succede
discute
piange
noi
succediamo
discutiamo
piangiamo
voi
succedete
discutete
piangete
loro/Loro
succedono
discutono
piangono
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Persona |
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io |
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succedo
discuto
piango
tu
succedi
discuti
piangi
lui/lei/Lei
succede
discute
piange
noi
succediamo
discutiamo
piangiamo
voi
succedete
discutete
piangete
loro/Loro
succedono
discutono
piangono
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Persona |
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io |
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succedo
discuto
piango
tu
succedi
discuti
piangi
lui/lei/Lei
succede
discute
piange
noi
succediamo
discutiamo
piangiamo
voi
succedete
discutete
piangete
loro/Loro
succedono
discutono
piangono
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Persona |
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io |
succedo
discuto
piango
tu
succedi
discuti
piangi
lui/lei/Lei
succede
discute
piange
noi
succediamo
discutiamo
piangiamo
voi
succedete
discutete
piangete
loro/Loro
succedono
discutono
piangono
The verb to like acts very much like the ENGLISH ‘to appeal’ even though we rarely use it this way
Unless you understand this, the ITALIAN verb to like will cause many a bother so please learn this
mi piace
la festa
mi piacciono
gli invitati(io)
piaccio
a tutti
ti piace
la festa
ti piacciono
gli invitati(tu)
piaci
a tutti
Le piace
la festa
Le piacciono
gli invitati(Lei)
piace
a tutti
gli piace
la festa
gli piacciono
gli invitati(lui)
piace
a tutti
le piace
la festa
le piacciono
gli invitati(lei)
piace
a tutti
ci piace
la festa
ci piacciono
gli invitati(noi)
piacciamo
a tutti
vi piace
la festa
vi piacciono
gli invitati(voi)
piacete
a tutti
Gli piace
la festa
Gli piacciono
gli invitati(Loro)
piacciono
a tutti
gli piace
la festa
gli piacciono
gli invitati(loro)
piacciono
a tutti