Present Tense of Regular Verbs

In Italian, the present tense is used to talk about actions that are happening now or regularly. It's important to know how to conjugate regular verbs in the present tense to express yourself correctly. Regular verbs follow a predictable pattern, making conjugation easier.

Conjugation of Regular Verbs

To conjugate regular verbs in the present tense, follow these steps:

1. Identify the infinitive form of the verb.
2. Remove the infinitive ending (-are, -ere, or -ire) to find the verb stem.
3. Add the appropriate endings based on the subject pronoun.

Subject Pronouns

Here are the subject pronouns in Italian:

• io (I)
• tu (you - singular, informal)
• lui/lei (he/she)
• noi (we)
• voi (you - plural)
• loro (they)

Conjugation Endings

For regular verbs ending in -are:

• io: -o
• tu: -i
• lui/lei: -a
• noi: -iamo
• voi: -ate
• loro: -ano

For regular verbs ending in -ere:

• io: -o
• tu: -i
• lui/lei: -e
• noi: -iamo
• voi: -ete
• loro: -ono

For regular verbs ending in -ire:

• io: -o
• tu: -i
• lui/lei: -e
• noi: -iamo
• voi: -ite
• loro: -ono

Examples

Let's see some examples of conjugating regular verbs in the present tense:

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