VERBS_Present Tense

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!

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lavorare	credere	finire
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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
I	lavoro	credo	finisco	dormo
YOU (singular)	lavori	credi	finisci	dormi
He she it You Polite	lavora	crede	finisce	dorme
We	lavoriamo	crediamo	finiamo	dormiamo
You plural	lavorate	credete	finite	dormite
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	lavorare	credere	finire
io

lavoro

credo

finisco

lavori

credi

finisci

lui/lei/Lei

lavora

crede

finisce

noi

lavoriamo

crediamo

finiamo

voi

lavorate

credete

finite

loro/Loro

lavorano

credono

finiscono

Persona	essere	dare	dire
io

sono

dico

sei

dai

dici

lui/lei/Lei

da’

dice

noi

siamo

diamo

diciamo

voi

siete

date

dite

loro/Loro

sono

danno

dicono

Persona	fare	stare	avere
io

faccio

sto

fai

stai

hai

lui/lei/Lei

sta

noi

facciamo

stiamo

abbiamo

voi

fate

state

avete

loro/Loro

fanno

stanno

hanno

Persona	chiedere	conoscere	decidere
io

chiedo

conosco

decido

chiedi

conosci

decidi

lui/lei/Lei

chiede

conosce

decide

noi

chiediamo

conosciamo

decidiamo

voi

chiedete

conoscete

decidete

loro/Loro

chiedono

conoscono

decidono

Persona	dipingere	leggere	mettere
io

dipingo

leggo

metto

dipingi

leggi

metti

lui/lei/Lei

dipinge

legge

mette

noi

dipingiamo

leggiamo

mettiamo

voi

dipingete

leggete

mettete

loro/Loro

dipingono

leggono

mettono

Persona	nascere	prendere	ridere
io

nasco

prendo

rido

nasci

prendi

ridi

lui/lei/Lei

nasce

prende

ride

noi

nasciamo

prendiamo

ridiamo

voi

nascete

prendete

ridete

loro/Loro

nascono

prendono

ridono

rispondo

scrivo

sorrido

rispondi

scrivi

sorridi

lui/lei/Lei

risponde

scrive

sorride

noi

rispondiamo

scriviamo

sorridiamo

voi

rispondete

scrivete

sorridete

loro/Loro

rispondono

scrivono

sorridono

Persona	vedere	venire	vincere
io

vedo

vengo

vinco

vedi

vieni

vinci

lui/lei/Lei

vede

viene

vince

noi

vediamo

veniamo

vinciamo

voi

vedete

venite

vincete

loro/Loro

vedono

vengono

vincono

Persona	vivere	volere	morire
io

vivo

voglio

muoio

vivi

vuoi

muori

lui/lei/Lei

vive

vuole

muore

noi

viviamo

vogliamo

moriamo

voi

vivete

volete

morite

loro/Loro

vivono

vogliono

muoiono

Persona	succedere	discutere	piangere
io

succedo

discuto

piango

succedi

discuti

piangi

lui/lei/Lei

succede

discute

piange

noi

succediamo

discutiamo

piangiamo

voi

succedete

discutete

piangete

loro/Loro

succedono

discutono

piangono

Persona	cadere	discutere	piangere
io

succedo

discuto

piango

succedi

discuti

piangi

lui/lei/Lei

succede

discute

piange

noi

succediamo

discutiamo

piangiamo

voi

succedete

discutete

piangete

loro/Loro

succedono

discutono

piangono

Persona		cadere	correggere		sapere
io

succedo

discuto

piango

succedi

discuti

piangi

lui/lei/Lei

succede

discute

piange

noi

succediamo

discutiamo

piangiamo

voi

succedete

discutete

piangete

loro/Loro

succedono

discutono

piangono

Persona		bere	correre		scendere
io

succedo

discuto

piango

succedi

discuti

piangi

lui/lei/Lei

succede

discute

piange

noi

succediamo

discutiamo

piangiamo

voi

succedete

discutete

piangete

loro/Loro

succedono

discutono

piangono

Persona

abitare

tirare

uscire

succedo

discuto

piango

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

	piacere (singolare-piace)	piacere (plurale-piacciono)	piacere (a tutti)

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