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-IRE Verbs

-IRE Verbs. What is an INFINITIVE?. An INFINITIVE is a verb that still ends in –ARE, – ERE or –IRE. Examples of -IRE INFINITIVES (Type 1). dormire – to sleep partire – to depart / leave aprire – to open servire – to serve offrire – to offer. Examples of -IRE INFINITIVES

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-IRE Verbs

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  1. -IRE Verbs

  2. What is an INFINITIVE? An INFINITIVE is a verb that still ends in –ARE, – ERE or –IRE.

  3. Examples of -IRE INFINITIVES(Type 1) • dormire – to sleep • partire – to depart / leave • aprire – to open • servire – to serve • offrire – to offer

  4. Examples of -IRE INFINITIVES (Type 1) • soffrire – to suffer • seguire – to follow • divertire – to have fun • mentire – to lie • sentire – to hear / feel

  5. Examples of -IRE INFINITIVES (Type 2  -isc verbs) • finire – to finish • capire – to understand • suggerire – to suggest • costruire – to construct • preferire – to prefer

  6. Examples of -IRE INFINITIVES (Type 2  -isc verbs) • spedire – to send / mail • inserire – to insert • proibire – to prohibit • pulire – to clean • restituire – to give back

  7. Step 1: Find the stem. (TYPE 1) Remove the –IRE from the INFINITIVE to isolate the STEM. Examples: dormire  dorm partire  part servire  serv

  8. Step 2: Add a new ending.(Type 1) Add a new ending to the STEM, depending on WHO is doing the action: (I) io  -o (you) tu  -i (he) lui  -e (she) lei  -e (you) Lei  -e (we) noi  -iamo (you) voi  -ite (they) loro  -ono (you) Loro  -ono

  9. Dormire = to sleep 1. What is the STEM? D O R M 2. What are the different forms of DORMIRE? dormo dormi dorme dormiamo dormite dormono

  10. Type 2  -isc verbs To know if an –ire verb is a Type II verb, you must count BACKWARDS five letters from the end of the verb. If that letter is a vowel, it is a Type II –ire verb, which are called –isc verbs. F I N I R E 5 4 3 2 1

  11. Step 1: Find the stemStep 2: Add -isc Once you remove the –ire from the infinitive, you must then add –isc to each stem EXCEPT for NOI and VOI. These two forms DO NOT get –isc.

  12. Step 3: Add a new ending(Type 2) Add a new ending to the STEM, depending on WHO is doing the action: (we) noi  -iamo (you) voi  -ite (they) loro  -iscono (you) Loro  -iscono (I) io  -isco (you) tu  -isci (he) lui  -isce (she) lei  -isce (you) Lei  -isce

  13. Pulire = to clean 1. What is the STEM? P U L 2. What are the different forms of PULIRE? pulisco pulisci pulisce puliamo* pulite* puliscono

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