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Present Tense Verbs & Conjugation
Regular -are/-ere/-ire verbs, common irregulars, reflexive verbs
Verbi -are: parlare → parlo
to speak: I speak
PAR-lo
-are present: -o, -i, -a, -iamo, -ate, -ano
parli, parla, parliamo
you speak, he speaks, we speak
PAR-lee, PAR-la, par-LYA-mo
Continue -are conjugation
Verbi -ere: prendere → prendo
to take: I take
PREN-do
-ere present: -o, -i, -e, -iamo, -ete, -ono
Verbi -ire: dormire → dormo
to sleep: I sleep
DOR-mo
-ire present: -o, -i, -e, -iamo, -ite, -ono
Verbi -ire (-isc-): finire → finisco
to finish: I finish (-isc- type)
fee-NEES-ko
Some -ire verbs insert -isc-: finisco, finisci, finisce
Avere: ho, hai, ha
To have: I have, you have, he has
oh, eye, ah
avere = to have; h is silent
Andare: vado, vai, va
To go: I go, you go, he goes
VA-do, vye, va
andare is irregular
Fare: faccio, fai, fa
To do/make: I do, you do, he does
FA-cho, fye, fa
fare = to do/make; very common irregular
Verbi riflessivi: alzarsi → mi alzo
Reflexive verbs: to get up
mee AL-tso
Reflexive pronoun before verb: mi, ti, si, ci, vi, si
Mi piace / Mi piacciono
I like (it) / I like (them)
mee PYA-cheh / mee PYA-cho-no
piacere: thing liked is the subject