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The following Italian tutorial was written by a soon to be graduate student in linguistics named Jennifer Wagner, who runs a fantastic website called Indo-European Languages - ielanguages.com. We thank her for generously allowing us to post her work here! |
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28. Conjugating Regular Italian Verbs
Conjugating Regular Verbs
To conjugate regular verbs, take off the last three letters (-are, -ere, or -ire) and add these endings to the stem:
| -are | -ere | 1st -ire | 2nd -ire | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -o | -iamo | -o | -iamo | -o | -iamo | -isco | -iamo |
| -i | -ate | -i | -ete | -i | -ite | -isci | -ite |
| -a | -ano | -e | -ono | -e | -ono | -isce | -iscono |
| -are | 1st -ire | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| parlare | to speak | dormire | to sleep |
| cantare | to sing | partire | to leave |
| arrivare | to arrive | sentire | to hear |
| abitare | to live | aprire | to open |
| amare | to love | offrire | to offer |
| ascoltare | to listen (to) | servire | to serve |
| cominciare | to begin | ||
| domandare | to ask | ||
| giocare | to play (a game/sport) | ||
| guardare | to look (at)/watch | ||
| imparare | to learn | ||
| insegnare | to teach | ||
| lavorare | to work | ||
| mangiare | to eat | ||
| pensare | to think | ||
| studiare | to study | ||
| -ere | 2nd -ire | ||
| scrivere | to write | finire | to finish |
| vedere | to see | capire | to understand |
| credere | to believe | preferire | to prefer |
| conoscere | to know/be acquainted with | colpire | to hit |
| leggere | to read | costruire | to build |
| mettere | to put | pulire | to clean |
| perdere | to lose | sparire | to disappear |
| prendere | to take | ||
| rispondere | to answer | ||
| scendere | to go down/get off | ||
| vendere | to sell | ||
| vivere | to live | ||
| Parlare-to speak | |
|---|---|
| parlo | parliamo |
| parli | parlate |
| parla | parlano |
Note: The present tense and the preposition da may be used to describe an action which began in the past and is still continuing in the present. The present perfect tense is used in English to convey this same concept.
Da quanto tempo Lei studia l'italiano? How long have you been studying Italian?
Studio l'italiano da due anni. I've been studying Italian for two years.
