ITALIAN: Workbooks Beginner's Workbook, Part One

Italian simple present tense: -ARE verbs Review the full lesson at: http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/10/italian-‐present-‐tense-‐are-‐verbs.html Regular –ARE verb endings: io tu voi lui/lei/Lei Spell-‐change rules: If the original –ARE verb has an “i” before the – ARE, remove the extra “i” in the “tu” and “noi” forms. If the original –ARE verb has a “hard c” (like the English “k”) use an “h” in the “tu” and “noi” forms. If the original –ARE verb has a “hard g” (like the “g” in English “great”) use an “h” in the “tu” and “noi” forms. Some commonly used regular and spell-‐change – ARE verbs: noi loro io noi tu voi lui/lei/Lei loro io noi tu voi lui/lei/Lei loro io Use the following blank charts as in the following: parlare (to speak) io parlo tu parli lui/lei/Lei parla noi parliamo voi parlate loro parlano noi tu voi lui/lei/Lei loro © 2013 Via Optimae www.viaoptimae.com

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