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 ________________