Dire (to say, tell), Uscire (to go out) and Venire (to come)
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 | ||
| Subject Pronoun | Uscire conjugated | English |
| Io | Esco | I go out |
| Tu | Esci | You go out |
| Lui/Lei | Esce | He/She goes out |
| Noi | Usciamo | We go out |
| Voi | Uscite | Y’all go out |
| Loro | 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 | ||
| Subject Pronoun | Venire conjugated | English |
| Io | Vengo | I come |
| Tu | Vieni | You come |
| Lui/Lei | Viene | He/She comes |
| Noi | Veniamo | We come |
| Voi | Venite | Y’all come |
| Loro | 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
| You can learn more about the present tense in Italian on pages 61 -62 of the book "English Grammar for Students of Italian" by Sergio Adorni and Karen Primorac, copyright 1995. If you do not own this book, don't worry, it is not mandatory that you do. However, it can be very useful in a lot of ways and if you would like to know more about this book and where to buy it, click on the graphic link to the right or simply go to our online bookstore. | You can see these irregular IRE verbs and others on page 27 of "Italian Verb Drills" by Paoloa Nanni-Tate, 2nd Edition, copyright 2004. If you do not own this book, don't worry, it is not mandatory that you do. However, it can be very useful in a lot of ways and if you would like to know more about this book and where to buy it, click on the graphic link to the right or simply go to our online bookstore. | You can learn more about the Italian irregular IRE verbs and how to use them on pages 103 - 104 (page #'s may vary as I have an older edition) of "Ciao", copyright 1986. If you do not own this book, don't worry, it is not mandatory that you do. However, it can be very useful in a lot of ways and if you would like to know more about this book and where to buy it, click on the graphic link to the right or simply go to our online bookstore. |
