Conjugating regular Italian verbs ending with ARE in the present tense
Infinitive – “…A verb form that functions as a substantive while retaining certain verbal characteristics, such as modification by adverbs, and that in English may be preceded by to, as in To go willingly is to show strength or We want him to work…” 1There are three main categories of Italian Verbs known as 1st, 2nd and 3rd conjugation. Here is the most obvious, initial difference;
1st Conjugation verbs are verbs that end with the letters ARE in the infinitive form.
2nd Conjugation verbs are verbs that end with the letters ERE in the infinitive form.
3rd Conjugation verbs are verbs that end with the letters IRE in the infinitive form.
(These ending are “Infinitive endings”)
To illustrate how to conjugate an ARE verb, I like to use a math equation as an example but first here are the conjugated endings for ARE verbs;
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Subject Pronoun Io Tu Lui/Lei Noi Voi Loro |
Ending o i a iamo ate ano |
To conjugate = infinitive verb – infinitive ending = verb stem + conjugated ending = conjugated verb. Example;
Parlare (To Speak) - are = Parl + iamo (ending for we) = Parliamo (We speak)
Parlare conjugated in the present tense
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Io Tu Lui/Lei Noi Voi Loro |
Parlo Parli Parla Parliamo Parlate Parlano |
I speak You speak He/She/It speaks We speak Y'all speak They speak |
1 The definitions or portions thereof were taken from thefreedictionary.com
