Verbi in ARE

Verbi in ARE

In Italian verbs are grouped accordingto to their conjugation (the syllables they end in when in the infinite form)

There are three types:

1. ARE

2. ERE

3. IRE

1st Conjugation: ARE

MANGIARE

• Mangiare = To eat

• Io mangio

• Tu mangi

• Lui\lei mangia

• Noi mangiamo

• Voi mangiate

• Loro mangiano

As we saw in the previous slide, verbs that end in ARE follow a specific form. (PS: THIS IS ONLY FOR REGULAR VERBS)

Meaning that each person will always end with the same syllables. For example when we conjugate mangiare for the first person singular we say: Io mangio

When we conjugate the verb parlare (meaning to talk) we say: Io parlo

EXERCISE 1

Translate the following sentences from English to Italian

a. I eat five strawberries every day

b. I like to eat lemons

c. My mum likes to eat pasta

SOLUTIONS

a. Mangio cinque fragole ogni giorno

b. Mi piace mangiare i limoni

c. A mia mamma piace mangiare la pasta

PARLARE - To Talk

Io parlo

Tu parli

Lui\lei parla

Noi parliamo

Voi parlate

Loro parlano

EXERCISE 2

Translate the following sentences from English to Italian

a. I speak English, Frech and Japanese (Inglese, Francese e Giapponese)

b. My little cousin speaks a lot!

Now on your own! :)

Conjugate the verb CAMMINARE, meaning to walk

Io ................

Tu ...............

Lui\lei ..................

Noi ......................

Voi ......................

Loro ....................

EXERCISE 3

• WITH = CON

• Today I walk my dog with my mum

• Today I walk to the park with my friends

PARTICIPIO PASSATO

To form the participio passato of a verb we make use of ESSERE and AVERE. For this reason they are known as auxiliaries.

Participio passato indicates the simple past tense of a verb, an action that happened in the past but a past that isn't too far. For example if I completed an action yesterday I'd use participio passato

MANGIARE - PARTICIPIO PASSATO

Mangiare = Mangiato

All verbs ending in ARE when in the participio passato will end in ATO. For example camminare becomes camminato and parlare becomes parlato.

MANGIARE - Participio passato

• Io ho mangiato

• Tu hai mangiato

• Lui\lei ha mangiato

• Noi abbiamo mangiato

• Voi avete mangiato

• Loro hanno mangiato