Present endings for -IRE verbs (regular)

SENTIRE (to hear)

Io (a)   un rumore. Cos'è?

(I hear a noise. What is it?)

Answer explanation

Present endings for regular -IRE verbs

o (I)

i (you)

e (he / she)

iamo (we)

ite (you, plural)

ono (they)

SENTIRE

sent- (root)

sent + o = sento (I hear)

SEGUIRE (to follow)

Tu (a)   questa serie TV?

(Do you follow this TV series?)

Answer explanation

Present endings for regular -IRE verbs

o (I)

i (you)

e (he / she)

iamo (we)

ite (you, plural)

ono (they)

SEGUIRE

segu- (root)

segu + i = segui (you follow)

PARTIRE (to leave)

Il treno (a)   alle quattro.

(The train leaves at four o'clock.)

Answer explanation

Present endings for regular -IRE verbs

o (I)

i (you)

e (he / she)

iamo (we)

ite (you, plural)

ono (they)

PARTIRE

part- (root)

The train = it (same as he/she)

part + e = parte (it leaves)

MENTIRE (to lie)

Noi non (a)   mai.

(We never lie.)

Answer explanation

Present endings for regular -IRE verbs

o (I)

i (you)

e (he / she)

iamo (we)

ite (you, plural)

ono (they)

MENTIRE

ment- (root)

mant + iamo = mentiamo (we lie)

DORMIRE (to sleep)

Voi (a)   in questa camera?

(Do you sleep in this room?)

Answer explanation

Present endings for regular -IRE verbs

o (I)

i (you)

e (he / she)

iamo (we)

ite (you, plural)

ono (they)

DORMIRE

dorm- (root)

dorm + ite = dormite (you sleep)

PARTIRE (to leave)

Gli studenti (a)   per la gita alle nove.

(he students leave for the field trip at nine.)

Answer explanation

Present endings for regular -IRE verbs

o (I)

i (you)

e (he / she)

iamo (we)

ite (you, plural)

ono (they)

PARTIRE

part- (root)

The students = they

part + ono = partono (they leave)