lezione verbi ARE

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As you learned in Lezione 1B, the infinitive is the

basic form of a verb. In English, it is preceded by

the word to: to be, to play, to eat, and so on. In

Italian, the infinitive is a single word formed by

stem and one of three endings: -are, -ere, or ire.

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parlare
to speak

lẹggere
to read

partire
to leave

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To form the present tense of a regular -are verb,

drop the -are and add the ending that corresponds

to the subject performing the action.

parlare (to speak)

io parlo
tu parli

Lei/lui/lei parla

I speak
you speak
you speak;
he/she/it speaks

noi parliamo

voi parlate

loro pạrlano

we speak
you speak
they speak

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Use the same endings to conjugate other regular

-are verbs in the present tense.

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Regular -are verbs

abitare
arrivare

aspettare
cambiare

cenare
cercare

chiamare

(in)cominciare (a)

comprare

desiderare

dimenticare

disegnare
diventare

frequentare

guidare

imparare (a)

incontrare
insegnare

to live (in)
to arrive
to wait (for)
to change
to have dinner
to look for
to call
to begin (to)
to buy
to desire, to want
to forget
to draw
to become
to attend; to date
to drive
to learn (to)
to meet (with)
to teach

lavorare
mandare
mangiare

pagare

pensare (a/di)

portare

praticare
ricordare
(ri)tornare

spiegare
studiare

telefonare (a)

trovare

usare

viaggiare

to work
to send
to eat
to pay
to think (about/
of)
to bring; to wear
to practice
to remember
to return; to
come back
to explain
to study
to telephone
to find
to use
to travel

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Multiple Choice

Dove ABITARE i tuoi genitori?

• abito

• abita

• abitano

• abitiamo

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The English equivalent of the Italian present tense

varies depending on the context of the sentence.

Carlo balla.
Carlo dances.
Carlo isdancing.
Carlo does dance.

Io guido la macchina.
I drive the car.
I am driving the car.
I do drive the car.

Suoni la chitarra?
Do you play the guitar?
Are you playing the guitar?
Will you play the guitar?

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Multiple Choice

Voi BALLARE la salsa?

• balliamo

• ballate

• balli

• ballo

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Verbs whose stems end in -c or -g require a

spelling change in the tu and noi forms. Add an h

to the stem in order to maintain the hard sound of

the c or g.

Giochiamo a pallacanestro.
We’re playing basketball.

Tu spieghi le regole del gioco.
You explain the rules of the game.

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Noi CERCARE una nova macchina

• cerchi

• cerchiamo

• cercate

• cercono

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To create the tu and noi forms of most verbs with

stems ending in -i, such as mangiare and

studiare, drop the i before adding the ending.

Mangi il pesce tutti i giorni?
Do you eat fish every day?

Mangiamo allo stadio.
We’re eating at the stadium.

Studi bene in biblioteca?
Do you study well in the library?

Studiamo sempre insieme.
We always study together.

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Multiple Choice

Cosa NOI MANGIARE per cena?

• mangi

• mangare

• mangiamo

• mangio

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Some common verbs that are followed by a preposition
in English do not take a preposition in Italian.

Ascoltano musica rap.
They listen to rap music.

Cerco una bicicletta.
I’m looking for a bicycle.

Aspetta la sua amica.
She’s waiting for her friend.

Perché guardi i giocatori?
Why Are you looking at the players?

Attrezzi

To express yourself with greater accuracy, use these adverbs: oggi (today), domani
(tomorrow), spesso (often), sempre (always), tutti i giorni (every day), a volte
(sometimes), abbastanza (enough).

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Other verbs may require the use of a preposition

in Italian, especially when followed by an infinitive.

Telefonano a Luigi.
They’re calling Luigi.

Penso a loro.
I’m thinking about them.

Il bambino comincia a parlare.
The baby’s starting to talk.

Penso di studiare arabo.
I’m thinking of studying Arabic.

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Giochiamo a calcio.
We’re playing soccer.

Imparate a nuotare?
Are you learning to swim?

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Provalo!

Complete the sentences with the correct present tense form
of each verb in parentheses.

1. Io _____ (parlare) italiano.

2. Giulia e Anna non ________ (studiare)

spagnolo.

3. Lei ________ (cercare) una palestra

vicino a casa.

4. Noi ________ (mangiare) il pesce

il venerdì.

5. Sara e Paola ________ (suonare)

il pianoforte.

6. Tu ________ (giocare) a calcio.

7. Franca ________ (viaggiare) spesso

in Europa.

8. Io e Marcello ________ (pensare) di

andare alla partita.

9. Tu e Annabella ________ (incontrare)

Jacopo oggi?

10. ________tu la pizza?

parlo

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