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2.5: Appendix A - The present tense

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    essere

    sono siamo
    sei siete
     è sono

    avere

    ho abbiamo
    hai avete
    ha hanno

    parlare (an example of a regular -are verb)

    parlo parliamo
    parli parlate
    parla parlano

    vedere (an example of a regular -ere verb)

    vedo vediamo
    vedi vedete
    vede vedono

    dormire (an example of a regular -ire verb)

    dormo dormiamo
    dormi dormite
    dorme dormono

    capire (an -isc verb like spedire, preferire, pulire, and finire)

    capisco capiamo
    capisci capite
    capisce capiscono

     

     

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