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ARE Verbs in Italian. The meaning of each verb and how to conjugate correctly. What is a verb?. A verb is an action word. It describes what something or someone is doing. How do you conjugate a verb in English?. The verb: to eat. 1 st - list your subject pronouns.
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ARE Verbs in Italian The meaning of each verb and how to conjugate correctly.
What is a verb? • A verb is an action word. It describes what something or someone is doing. • How do you conjugate a verb in English?
The verb: to eat • 1st- list your subject pronouns. • 2nd – conjugate the verb Ieatweeat Youeatyou alleat He/she/iteats theyeat
Conjugating in Italian • Italian verbs come in 3 forms ARE, ERE, and IRE • Verbs have different endings according to which group they are in. • How do you know which group they are in? • The infinitive will end in either ARE, ERE, or IRE • What is an infinitive? • The un-conjugated form of a verb
ARE verb meanings • Using the sheet provided and your Italian dictionaries, find what each verb means in Italian.
Conjugating in Italian • Look at infinitive to make sure it is an ARE verb. • List subject pronouns in chart form. • Drop ARE from verb • Add appropriate endings for each person • Use in a sentence!!!!
io – o tu – i lei/lui/Lei - a noi – iamo voi – ate loro/Loro - ano ARE Verb Endings
io – parlo tu – parli lei/lui/Lei - parla noi – parliamo voi – parlate loro/Loro - parlano Parlare – to speak
Adesso, è toca voi! Write these sentences in italiano. • We dance. _________________ • You all listen. _______________ • They prepare. _______________ • I sing. ______________________ • He watches. _________________ • She learns. __________________ • They swim. __________________ • I play (an instrument) ___________ • We wait for. __________________ • You (tu) teach. ________________
Exit Quiz! • Close your books. • Get out a piece of paper. • Conjugate the following verbs • Don’t forget to list the infinitive, the subject pronouns and the verb! • Mangiare • Giocare • Studiare