1. Conjugating Italian Verbs:
With the help of:
What is a verb conjugation?
Why do we conjugate?
Common –ARE Verbs
Come facciamo? How do we do it?
Pratichiamo! Let’s Practice!

2. What is a conjugation?
A conjugation is used when we take a Verb (Action word) in its Infinitive form and change it to say who did the action.
Infinitive verbs are verbs that are not changed/do not have a “who” completing the action
In English, an infinitive is to read or to jump. Add “to” to any action word
In Italian, an infinitive has an –ARE, –ERE, or –IRE at the end of it. An example would be “Guardare” (to watch)
We will be exploring Regular –ARE verbs today
Some Italian verbs are irregular and are not conjugated in the pattern we will learn today
Verbs can also be irregular in English. An example is “to be” which is conjugated into I am, you are, he/she is, etc.

3. 2. Camminare 1. Parlare 4. Viaggiare 3. Mangiare
Common Italian ARE Verbs: Che significano? Click each graphic to reveal the English translation
2. Camminare
To walk
1. Parlare
To talk/speak
4. Viaggiare
To travel
3. Mangiare
To eat

4. Why do we need to conjugate?
We need to know WHO is completing the action
In English, we add pronouns:
I jump We jump
You jump You (all) jump
He or She jumps They jump
In Italian, we add special endings to verbs:
Io –o Noi –iamo
Tu –i Voi –ate
Lui or Lei –a Loro –ano

5. Come facciamo? Procedures to conjugating an –ARE Verb
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Step 1: Cross off the –ARE (click)
Parlare
Step 2: Add the ending you need that tells
us who did the action
Parl
Io parl Noi parl
Tu parl Voi parl
Lui/Lei parl Loro parl o
iamo
Quiz yourself on the endings., then click each pronoun to reveal the answer! i
ate a
ano

6. Pratichiamo! Let’s Practice!Do
you
need help?
Click the correct conjugation for the given sentence:
Io _______________ (travel) all’Italia ogni estate.
viaggiate
viaggio
viaggi

7. Come facciamo? Procedures to conjugating an –ARE Verb
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Come facciamo? Procedures to conjugating an –ARE Verb 1
Step 1: Cross off the –ARE (click) 2
Parlare 3 4
Step 2: Add the ending you need that tells
us who did the action 5
Parl 6
Io parl Noi parl
Tu parl Voi parl
Lui/Lei parl Loro parl o
iamo 7 i
ate 8 a
ano

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10. Pratichiamo! Let’s Practice!Do
you
need help?
Click the correct conjugation for the given sentence:
2. Lui ______________ (speaks) al telefono con Silvia.
parla
parliamo
parli

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13. Pratichiamo! Let’s Practice!Do
you
need help?
Click the correct conjugation for the given sentence:
3. Lei ______________ (walks) al parco durante il giorno.
cammini
camminano
cammina

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16. Pratichiamo! Let’s Practice!Do
you
need help?
Click the correct conjugation for the given sentence:
4. Noi ______________ (travel) a Florida inverno prossimo.
viaggiate
viaggi
viaggiamo

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19. Pratichiamo! Let’s Practice!Do
you
need help?
Click the correct conjugation for the given sentence:
5. Voi _______________ (eat) tanto al ristorante italiano.
mangi
mangiate
mangio

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22. Pratichiamo! Let’s Practice!Do
you
need help?
Click the correct conjugation for the given sentence:
6. Loro _______________ (walk) alla scuola ogni mattina.
camminano
camminate
cammina

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25. Pratichiamo! Let’s Practice!Do
you
need help?
Click the correct conjugation for the given sentence:
7. Tu ______________ (eat) spaghetti e polpetti stasera.
mangiamo
mangia
mangi

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28. Pratichiamo! Let’s Practice!Do
you
need help?
Click the correct conjugation for the given sentence:
8. Io _________________ (speak) italiano e inglese.
parlate
parlo
parlano

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31. Teacher Page NYS Standards for a Modern Foreign Language
Listening & Speaking
Standard 1: Students will be able to use a language other than English for communication.
Key Idea: LISTENING & SPEAKING are primary communicative goals in modern language learning. These skills are used for the purposes of socializing, providing and acquiring information, expressing personal feelings and opinions, and getting others to adopt a course of action.
Performance Indicators--Students will:
Checkpoint A
comprehend language consisting of simple vocabulary and structures in face-to-face conversation with peers and familiar adults
comprehend the main idea of more extended conversations with some unfamiliar vocabulary and structures as well as cognates of English words
call upon repetition, rephrasing, and nonverbal cues to derive or convey meaning from a language other than English
use appropriate strategies to initiate and engage in simple conversations with more fluent or native speakers of the same age group, familiar adults, and providers of common public services
Reading & Writing
Key Idea: READING & WRITING are used in languages other than English for the purposes of socializing, providing and acquiring information, expressing personal feelings and opinions, and getting others to adopt a course of action.
understand the main idea and some details of simple informative materials written for native speakers
compose short, informal notes and messages to exchange information with members of the target culture
This is an introductory Italian grammar lesson presents basic information on how to conjugate common, regular –ARE verbs. Students have just begun more advanced conversation and are learning to alter verbs in order to express who is completing the action. With this information, students will be able to write complete, Italian sentences with a recognizable subject and correctly conjugated verb.

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Languages Other Than English (LOTE) NYS Standards