Regular -ARE Verbs

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There are four types of regular verbs in Italian, and they each have a specific pattern of conjugation.

Perhaps the most common, at least for beginners, are those that end in -ARE.

We looked at the verb lavorare, "to work," in my last post on professions. To review, let's try another one: GUARDARE (to look at/to watch)

To conjugate a regular "ARE" verb, first remove the "ARE" from the end of the verb:

Then, conjugate as follows:

• I watch: io guàrdo (add o)
• You watch (singular, informal): tu guàrdi (add i)
• He watches: lui guàrda (add a)
• She watches (or you watch- singular, formal): lei guàrda (add a)
• We watch: noi guardiàmo (add iamo)
• You watch (plural): voi guardàte (add ate)
• They watch: loro guàrdano (add ano)

For a video lesson on this conjugation, check out this YouTube video (very thorough and clear...almost painfully so! But definitely worth watching if you are an auditory learner)

• ARE Conjugation Video

For a list of some other common -ARE verbs, click here:

• Common ARE Verb List

Here are a few good quizlet pages to practice some of the common are verbs (meaning only)

• Quizlet Practice 1
• Quizlet Practice 2

And here are some to practice actual conjugations (excellent practice!)

• Quizlet Practice 4
• Quizlet Practice 5

Once you have studied these like crazy and feel that you know them pretty well, here are a few games you can play to quiz yourself:

• ARE Verbs Practice 5
• ARE Verbs Practice 6
• ARE Verbs Practice 7

And, of course, here are some songs with regular -are verbs!

• Here is Domenico Modugno singing Volare on Italian TV in 1958 (also called Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu)  Mondugno, Volare
• Here is the same song performed in 2006 at the San Remo music festival by modern Italian pop stars Laura Pausini and Eros Ramazzotti  Pausini/Ramazzotti, Volare
• Lyrics: Lyrics, Volare (for partially English versions, search for the song sung by Dean Martin or Frank Sinatra)

• In this one, listen for the verb essere ("tu sei") parlare, guardare, camminare, diventare, vergnognare, and lots of others. This is a singer named Noemi that performed on Italy's "X Factor": Albachiara, Noemi
• Lyrics : Albachiara, Lyrics

• And one by Toto Cotugno, Lascatemi Cantare Cotugno, Lascatami Cantar (lyrics on the video)

• And a slightly sappy love song by Luca Barbarossa at San Remo in 1992, Portami a Ballare
• Barbarossa, Potrami a Ballare
• Lyrics: Portami a Ballare, Lyrics

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