Basic Italian: A Grammar and Workbook

Regular verbs ending in -are are conjugated as follows:

Regular verbs ending in -ere are conjugated as follows:

The verb avere also follows this same regular pattern:

Regular verbs ending in -ire are conjugated as follows:

(io)

(tu)

(lui/lei)

(noi)

(voi)

(loro)

-are

-avo

-avi

-ava

-avamo

-avate

-avano

-ere

-evo

-evi

-eva

-evamo

-evate

-evano

-ire

-ivo

-ivi

-iva

-ivamo

-ivate

-ivano

Parlare

parlavo

parlavi

parlava

parlavamo

parlavate

parlavano

To speak

I spoke/was speaking/used to speak

you spoke/were speaking/used to speak

he/she/it spoke/was speaking/used to speak

we spoke/were speaking/used to speak

you spoke/were speaking/used to speak

they spoke/were speaking/used to speak

Prendere

prendevo

prendevi

prendeva

prendevamo

prendevate

prendevano

To take/get

I took/was taking/used to take

you took/were taking/used to take

he/she/it took/was taking/used to take

we took/were taking/used to take

you took/were taking/used to take

they took/were taking/used to take

avevo

avevi

aveva

avevamo

avevate

avevano

I had/was having/used to have

you had/were having/used to have

he/she/it had/was having/used to have

we had/were having/used to have

you had/were having/used to have

they had/were having/used to have

Partire

partivo

partivi

partiva

partivamo

To leave

I left/was leaving/used to leave

you left/were leaving/used to leave

he/she/it left/was leaving/used to leave

we left/were leaving/used to leave

partivate

partivano

you left/were leaving/used to leave

they left/were leaving/used to leave