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2.9: I verbi irregolari al presente

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    Irregular verbs in the present tense

    In addition to essere, stare, avere, (which you already know) here are some other very common irregular verbs.

    ANDARE to go 

    FARE to do/to make

    DARE to give

    ANDARE

    vado

    vai

    va

    andiamo

    andate

    vanno

    FARE

    faccio

    fai

    fa

    facciamo

    fate

    fanno

    DARE

    do

    dai

    diamo

    date

    danno

    To know more: https://open.muhlenberg.pub/italiano...apter/andiamo/

    Here other irregular verbs.

    Observe some common patterns:

    uscire* [to go out]

    venire [to come]

    dire [to say, to tell]

    [io] esco

    [io] vengo

    [io] dico

    [tu ] esci

    [tu ] vieni

    [tu ] dici

    [lui, lei, Lei] esce

    [lui, lei, Lei] viene

    [lui, lei, Lei] dice

    [noi] usciamo

    [noi] veniamo

    [noi] diciamo

    [voi ] uscite

    [voi ] venite

    [voi ] dite

    [loro] escono

    [loro] vengono

    [loro] dicono

    * Use andare when you specify the place where you go, do not use uscire, as in these examples: Stasera vado in birreria. / Stasera esco con Matteo.

     

    dare [to give]

    bere [to drink]

    sapere* [to know; to know how]

    [io] do

    [io] bevo

    [io] so

    [tu ] dai

    [tu ] bevi

    [tu ] sai

    [lui, lei, Lei]

    [lui, lei, Lei] beve

    [lui, lei, Lei] sa

    [noi] diamo

    [noi] beviamo

    [noi] sappiamo

    [voi ] date

    [voi ] bevete

    [voi ] sapete

    [loro] danno

    [loro] bevono

    [loro] sanno

    * Conoscere means to know in the sense of to be familiar with. Compare these examples: Non so sciare bene come mio padre. / Non conosco il padre di Luca.

     

     

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