How to Conjugate Regular Italian Verbs in the Present Tense

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Conjugating regular verbs in Italian is easier than you thought as they all follow the exact same pattern. Once you learn the six verb endings to refer to each person, you will be able to take any new regular verb and swap the -ARE, -ERE, -IRE infinitive endings for the appropriate ending depending on the Subject.

Below we have displayed the conjugation tables for three essential regular verbs for each verb category. We’ve also included a short list of some other very common regular verbs for each category to instantly boost your Italian verb inventory!

-ARE VERBS

MANGIARE to eat

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PARLARE to speak

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ARRIVARE to arrive

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Other Common Regular -ARE Verbs in Italian


Here are some more common -ARE verbs that you will find very useful to know. They follow the exact same conjugation pattern as we described above, simply remove the -ARE ending and add the appropriate Suffix for the Subject.


ASCOLTARE ➔ to listen
COMPRARE ➔ to buy
LAVORARE ➔ to work
IMPARARE ➔ to learn
PAGARE ➔ to pay

-ERE VERBS

PRENDERE to take

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RISPONDERE to answer

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CHIEDERE to ask

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Other Common Regular -ERE Verbs in Italian


Here are some more common -ERE verbs that you will find very useful to know. They follow the exact same conjugation pattern as we described above, simply remove the -ERE ending and add the appropriate Suffix for the Subject.


◉ SCRIVERE ➔ to write
◉ VIVERE ➔ to live
◉ VEDERE ➔ to see
◉ VENDERE ➔ to sell
◉ METTERE ➔ to put

-IRE VERBS

DORMIRE to sleep

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SENTIRE to hear

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APRIRE to open

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Other Common Regular -IRE Verbs in Italian


Here are some more common -IRE verbs that you will find very useful to know. They follow the exact same conjugation pattern as we described above, simply remove the -IRE ending and add the appropriate Suffix for the Subject.


◉ PARTIRE ➔ to leave
◉ SERVIRE ➔ to be needed
◉ MENTIRE ➔ to lie