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Verb Drills 1 - Lesson 6

Irregular IRE Verbs

After this class you should;
be able to conjugate and use the verbs; Dire (to tell/to say), Uscire (to go out), morire (to die), udire (to hear), salire (to go up, ascend) and Venire (to come) in the present tense.

Grammar The present tense of the irregular Italian IRE verbs Dire, Uscire and Venire These verbs do not follow the regular conjugation patterns of the Italian IRE verbs and thus will be looked at separately here. These are not the only irregular IRE verbs but these three are extremely important to know as they can be used often in everyday conversation. Dire Subject Pronoun Dire conjugated English Io Dico I say Tu Dici You say Lui/Lei Dice He/She says Noi Diciamo We say Voi Dite Y’all say Loro Dicono They say Thus; Io dico = I say / Tu dici = You say / Lui dice = He says / Lei dice = She says Noi diciamo = we say / Voi dite = Y'all say / Loro dicono = They say Uscire Uscire conjugated English Esco I go out Esci You go out Esce He/She goes out Usciamo We go out Uscite Y’all go out Escono They go out Thus; Io esco = I go out / Tu esci = You go out / Lui esce = He goes out / Lei deve = She goes out Noi usciamo = we go out / Voi uscite = Y'all go out / Loro escono = They go out Venire Venire conjugated English Vengo I come Vieni You come Viene He/She comes Veniamo We come Venite Y’all come Vengono They come Thus; Io vengo = I come / Tu vieni = You come / Lui viene = He comes / Lei viene = She comes Noi veniamo = we come / Voi venite = Y'all come / Loro vengono = They come Udire Subject Pronoun Udire conjugated English Io Odo I hear Tu Odi You hear Lui/Lei Ode He/She hears Noi Udiamo We hear Voi Udite Y’all hear Loro Odono They hear Thus; Io odo = I hear / Tu odi = You hear / Lui ode = He hears / Lei ode = She hears Noi udiamo = we hear / Voi udite = Y'all hear / Loro odono = They hear Morire Morire conjugated English Muoio I die Muori You die Muore He/She dies Moriamo We die Morite Y’all die Muoiono They die Thus; Io muoio = I die / Tu muori = You die / Lui muore = He dies / Lei muore = She dies Noi moriamo = we die / Voi morite = Y'all die / Loro muoiono = They die Salire Salire conjugated English Salgo I climb Sali You climb Sale He/She climbs Saliamo We climb Salite Y’all climb Salgono They climb Thus; Io salgo = I climb / Tu sali = You climb / Lui sale = He climbs / Lei sale = She climbs Noi saliamo = we climb / Voi salite = Y'all climb / Loro salgono = They climb
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Vocabulary dire dico dici dice diciamo dite dicono salire salgo sali sale saliamo salite salgono uscire esco esci esce usciamo uscite escono to tell/say I tell/say you tell/say he/she tells/says we tell/say y’all tell/say they tell/say to climb I climb you climb he/she climbs we climb y’all climb they climb to go out I go out you go out he/she goes out we go out y’all go out they go out morire muoio muori muore moriamo morite muoiono udire odo odi ode udiamo udite odono venire vengo vieni viene veniamo venite vengono to die I die you die he/she dies we die y’all die they die to hear I hear you hear he/she hears we hear y’all hear they hear to come I come you come he/she comes we come y’all come they come
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Class Dialog Try to learn how to say everything below in Italian (using the simple present tense for the progressive present), print out and bring the printable form of this dialog and be prepared to say the dialog below for one of the persons in class. Person #1 – Hi _______. Person #2 – Hi _______, how are you? Person #1 – I am very well, thank you. And you, How are you? Person #2 – I am well, thank you. Paul says that you work in (a) Rome, is that true? Person #1 – Yes, it’s true. I work with the police (polizia). Person #2 – It must be very interesting to work in Rome with the police! Person #1 – Certainly, it is interesting but it is also (anche) sad (triste). People often (spesso) die. Do you see Paul often? Person #2 – We go out every (ogni) week. Sometimes (qualche volta) I go to Paul’s and sometimes he comes to my house. Person #1 – What do y’all do when y’all go out? Person #2 – We climb a lot. We say that we walk a lot but it is not true (non è vero). Person #1 – Y’all say that you walk a lot but it is not true? I say y’all lie! Do y’all climb or do you lie when you say y’all climb? I know that Paul Climbs. I climb with him! Person #2 – Come to my house and ask Paul if we climb. Person #1 – I am not coming today (oggi). Today I go out with my wife. Person #2 – Ok, my parents (i miei genitori)come to my house today. Do you remember my parents? Person #1 – I do remember your (i tuoi) parents, I like them a lot! Do they come often? Person#2 – My dad always comes to my house, my mom doesn’t. Person#1 – I am sorry but I have to leave now. I teach an Italian at 8:00 (alle otto). Person#2 – Ok, good luck. See you soon! Person #1 – Thank you, goodbye Person #2 - Goodbye printable class dialog

You can learn more about irregular IRE verbs on these pages of the following books.

103 - 104 (page #'s may vary as I have an older edition) of "Ciao" by Carla Federici & Carla Larese Riga, copyright 1986.
112 - 113 of the book "Complete Italian Grammar" by Marcel Dansesi, copyright 1976.
27 & 28 of the book "Italian Verb Drills" (Third Edition) by Paola Nanni-Tate, copyright 2011.

If you do not own these books, don't worry, it is not mandatory that you do unless you were instructed to buy them at the beginning of the class. However, they can be very useful in a lot of ways and if you would like to know more about these books and where to buy them, simply go to our online bookstore or quicker yet, just click on the appropriate book below.

Did you know?

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Apulia is bordered by other Italian regions of Basilicata on the south, Molise and Campania on the west. It is surrounded by the Adriatic Sea and the Gulf of Taranto on the north, east and south.

Apulia is generally flat, except for the Gargano Peninsula, the Capitanata and Le Murge, where the hills of the region can be found."

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