-arre Verbs
Italian has a dozen verbs with an irregular infinitive that ends in -arre, a contraction of the original infinitive ending -aggere. Many conjugations for these verbs are based on that original infinitive. Verbs
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Italian has a dozen verbs with an irregular infinitive that ends in -arre, a contraction of the original infinitive ending -aggere. Many conjugations for these verbs are based on that original infinitive. -iare Verbs
Italian verbs that end in –iare are conjugated very similarly to regular conjugation lessons • spelling
-orre Verbs
Italian has about 20 verbs with an irregular infinitive that ends in -orre, a contraction of the original infinitive ending -onere. Many conjugations for these verbs are based on that original infinitive. -parire Verbs
Most Italian verbs that end in –parire have two sets of conjugations in the present tense and some other tenses and moods. They can either be conjugated like –ire verbs with –isc– or with a set of irregular endings. -urre Verbs
Italian has a few verbs with an irregular infinitive that ends in -urre, a contraction of the original infinitive ending -ucere. Many conjugations for these verbs are based on that original infinitive. Andare – to go
Andare – to go – is one of the most common irregular Italian verbs. It’s used much like its English equivalent. Auxiliary Verbs
Auxiliary verbs are also known as helping verbs, because they help form compound conjugations. The key thing to remember about Italian compound conjugations is that it’s the auxiliary verb which conjugates for the required tense or mood; the main verb is always a past participle. A2 - Low-Intermediate Italian • conjugation lessons • tenses moods voices
Avere – to have
Avere is one of the most common and useful Italian verbs and has irregular conjugations in just about every tense and mood. Avere literally means “to have,” but also serves an an auxiliary verb and is found in many idiomatic expressions. Conditional Mood
In English, we use the modal “would” plus a verb to talk about actions that may or may not take place, usually depending on whether a certain condition is met. The Italian equivalent to this construction is a conditional mood with a full set of conjugations for every verb. The uses of these two constructions are very similar. A2 - Low-Intermediate Italian • tenses moods voices
Conditional Mood Conjugations
Italian conditional conjugations are, like the future, relatively simple. Most regular verbs and many irregular verbs use their infinitive minus –e as the conditional stem, and there is a single set of conditional endings for all verbs.