I Verbi Italiani – Italian verbs

lavorano

Remember words from the song Tranne te???

How did these words appear in the dictionary??

ballano

In their original form (ending in are)

balli

parli

Lavorano lavorare

balli ballare

parli parlare

Ballano ballare

Italian verbs come in three different forms, they end in either:

-are

-ere

-ire

Per esempio:

Parlare – to speak

Credere – to believe

Partire – to leave

Esercizio uno:

Usando il dizionario, cercate per 3 o piu` verbi!!!!

Esempio:

Parlare – to speak

To change this verb into meaning: I speak, you speak, he/she speaks etc we change the verb into the following forms:

Io = I

Tu = you (sing)

Lui/lei = he/she

Noi = we

Voi = you (plural)

Loro = them

parlare – (to speak)(io)

(tu)

(lui/lei)

(noi)

(voi)

(loro)

parl

parl

parl

parl

parl

parl

o

i

a

iamo

ate

ano

I speak

You speak

He/she speaks

We speak

You (pl) speak

They speak

cred

cred

cred

cred

cred

cred

(io)

(tu)

(lui/lei)

(noi)

(voi)

(loro)

o

i

e

iamo

ete

ono

credere – (to believe)

Scrivete l’inglese!!!!

(io)

(tu)

(lui/lei)

(noi)

(voi)

(loro)

part

part

part

part

part

part

o

i

e

iamo

ite

ono

partire – (to leave)

Scrivete l’inglese!!!!

-ARE

o

i

a

iamo

ate

ano

-ERE

o

i

e

iamo

ete

ono

-IRE

o

i

e

iamo

ite

ono

VERBS ENDING IN:

(io)

(tu)

(lui/lei)

(noi)

(voi)

(loro)

Circle the differences in the endings!!!!!

Trovate le differenze!!!!

Facciamo insieme:

Luigi speaks with Mario

Luigi ___________ con Mario

Luigi parla con Mario

They speak with the teacher

(Loro) ________________ con l’insegnante

I eat pasta for dinner.

Break it down:

1. Look for the verb “eat” (remember it must end in are,ere or ire).

2. Then change into the appropriate form

3. Find the rest of the words in the dictionary or back of ecco book.

4. Finito

Mangio pasta per cena.

Fill in the correct forms of mangiare – (to eat)

Tu _______________ la pasta per cena.

Kristie e Lara ________________ la pasta per cena.

Lisa ed io _______________ la pasta per cena.

Tu e Paulo _________________ la pasta per cena.

With the words you found earlier,

Mettete tutte le forme; io, tu, lui/lei, noi, voi e loro!!!!

Then if you’re up for the challenge – put them into small sentences!!!!