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Conjugating Regular
Verbs
To conjugate regular verbs, take off the
last three letters (-are, -ere, or -ire) and add these
endings to the stem:
Regular Verb Endings
| -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 |
Regular Verbs
| -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 |
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| domandare |
to ask |
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| giocare |
to play (a game/sport) |
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| guardare |
to look (at)/watch |
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| imparare |
to learn |
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| insegnare |
to teach |
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| lavorare |
to work |
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| mangiare |
to eat |
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| pensare |
to think |
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| studiare |
to study |
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| -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 |
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| rispondere |
to answer |
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| scendere |
to go down/get off |
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| vendere |
to sell |
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| vivere |
to live |
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Sample Regular Verb
| 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
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