1. An introduction to verbs
‘ESSERE’ & ‘AVERE’
An introduction to verbs

2. VERBS
What are verbs?
With your partner make a list of verbs in your books.

3. Subject Pronouns Subject pronouns stand in for the subject.
I, You, He/She, We, They.
I went to the shops.
You bought some shoes.
He did really well in his Italian test.
She plays soccer.
We are learning Italian.
They are going to Italy.

4. Singular io I tu
You
lui/lei
He/She/It
Plural
noi We
voi
You (Plural)
loro
They

5. Write which of the subject pronouns you would use in the following examples
Lucy:
David:
Io e tu:
Kate:
He:
We:
Georgia e Maria:
You, Bob and Mark:
Tu e lei:
Gli studenti:
Cinzia
They
The teachers
I genitori
Gli amici

6. The verbs ‘essere & ‘avere’
Essere means to be
Avere means to have
Both these verbs are IRREGULAR which means that they don’t follow are pattern and we need to learn them off by heart.

7. ESSERE: to be Io sono – I am Tu sei – You are Lui/Lei e`- he/she is
Noi siamo – we are
Voi siete – you(pl) are
Loro sono – they are

8. AVERE: To have Io ho – I have Tu hai – you have
Lui/lei ha – he/she have
Noi abbiamo – we have
Voi avete – You(pl) have
Loro hanno – they have

9. Examples Io sono bella – I am beautiful (girl)
Tu sei brutta – you are ugly (girl)
Loro sono alti – They are tall (boys)
Noi siamo contenti – we are happy
Io ho un cane – I have a dog
Tu hai una macchina rossa – you have a red car
Loro hanno una casa grande – they have a big house.