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1 (original form of the verb)
PRESENTE DEI VERBI REGOLARI “-ARE”  PRESENT TENSE REGULAR “-ARE” VERBS -Italian infinitives are made up of a stem and an ending. -You already learned that in Italian there are three types of verbs: -are , -ere , and –ire verbs. (There are a few verbs however that end in –rre but don’t’ worry about that for now.) Infinitive (original form of the verb) Stem + Ending English Translation entrare entr + are to enter prendere prend + ere to take; to have sentire sent + ire to hear; to feel

2 PRESENTE DEI VERBI REGOLARI “-ARE”  PRESENT TENSE REGULAR “-ARE” VERBS
Infinitives ending in “–are” are the most numerous. These verbs are formed by dropping the original ending of the verb, -are, and adding the endings -o, -i, -a, -iamo, -ate, -ano to the stem of the verb. For example: parlare – to speak Singular Plural io parlo  I speak noi parliamo  we speak tu parli  you (inf.) speak voi parlate  you (inf.) speak lui parla  he speaks loro parlano  they speak lei parla  she speaks Lei parla  You (form) speak Loro parlano  You (form) speak

3 Here is a list of common regular “–are” verbs (p.71):
PRESENTE DEI VERBI REGOLARI “-ARE”  PRESENT TENSE REGULAR “-ARE” VERBS Here is a list of common regular “–are” verbs (p.71): abitare  to live incontrare  to meet arrivare  to arrive insegnare  to teach ascoltare  to listen (to) lavorare  to work aspettare  to wait (for) mandare  to send ballare -> to dance mangiare  to eat cantare  to sing pagare  to pay (for) cercare  to look (for) parlare  to speak chiamare  to call passare  to pass; to spend (time) cominciare  to begin pensare (di)  to think (of) desiderare  to want/wish ricordare  to remember dimenticare  to forget studiare  to study entrare  to enter telefonare  to telephone frequentare  to attend/frequent tornare  to return giocare  to play trovare  to find guardare  to watch; to look (at) usare  to use guidare  to drive viaggiare  to travel imparare  to learn visitare  to visit

4 PRESENTE DEI VERBI REGOLARI “-ARE”  PRESENT TENSE REGULAR “-ARE” VERBS
The present tense in Italian is equivalent to the present indicative and the present progressive (‘to be’ + -ing) in English. For example: -Paola studia chimica.  Paola studies chemistry. -Oggi studia per l’esame di chimica.  Today she is studying for the chemistry exam. -Fabio telefona a Paola. Fabio calls Paola. OR Fabio is calling Paola. The present tense may also be used in Italian to express actions intended or planned for the near future. For example: -Passi a casa mia domani?  Are you coming by my house tomorrow? -No, mi dispiace. Domani lavoro.  No, I’m sorry. I’m working tomorrow.

5 PRESENTE DEI VERBI REGOLARI “-ARE”  PRESENT TENSE REGULAR “-ARE” VERBS
In “double-verb constructions”, the first verb is conjugated and the second verb is a dependent infinitive (in the infinitive). For example: Desideri prendere un gelato?  Do you want to have an ice cream? Non mi piace ballare.  I don’t like to dance. Verbs ending in –care and –gare, like cercare (to look for) and pagare (to pay for), add an h to the infinitive stem in the tu and noi forms to keep the hard sounds of the c and g: cercare – to look for pagare – to pay for Singular Plural io cerco noi cerchiamo io pago noi paghiamo tu cerchi voi cercate tu paghi voi pagate lui/lei/Lei cerca loro/Loro cercano lui/lei/Lei paga loro/Loro pagano

6 PRESENTE DEI VERBI REGOLARI “-ARE”  PRESENT TENSE REGULAR “-ARE” VERBS
Verbs ending in –iare, like cominciare (to begin), mangiare (to eat) and studiare (to study), drop the i from the infinitive stem in the tu and noi forms: cominciare – to begin mangiare – to eat studiare – to study Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural io comincio noi cominciamo io mangio noi mangiamo io studio noi studiamo tu cominci voi cominciate tu mangi voi mangiate tu studi voi studiate lui/lei comincia loro cominciano Lei comincia Loro cominciano lui/lei mangia loro mangiano Lei mangia Loro mangiano lui/lei studia loro studiano Lei studia Loro studiano

7 PRATICHIAMO UN PO’!  LET’S PRACTICE!
Conjugate the following verbs: abitare, ballare, chiamare, giocare, imparare, mandare & viaggiare. Be sure to create a chart like the one below for each verb conjugation and include the English translation for the infinitive: abitare – to live io ________________ noi ________________ tu ________________ voi _________________ lui/lei ________________ loro ________________ Lei ________________ Loro ________________


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