Conjugation of irregular verbs ending in -are
Lesson Outline
HideWhich are the irregular verbs of the -are conjugation
The Italian irregular verbs that belong to the 1st conjugation are just four:
- andare (to go)
- fare (to do/make)
- stare (to stay)
- dare (to give)
These verbs are irregular because they do not follow the grammatical rules all other verbs of the same conjugation follow. This is why their conjugation has to be studied by heart.
Remember that some verbs that contain the irregular verbs follow the conjugation of the irregular verb that they contain.
Verbs that contain irregular verbs
Here is a list of the main verbs that contain irregular verbs.
These verbs follow the irregular conjugation of the verbs they contain.
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Examples:
- Il prossimo anno riandrò in Argentina (Next year I will go to Argentina again)
- Non siamo per niente soddisfatti del nostro lavoro (We are not satisfied at all with our work)
Other verbs that contain irregular verbs follow the regular conjugation.
Here is a list of the main ones:
| Standard verb | Verbs containing the standard verb |
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Examples:
- Lo resterò al parco una mezz'oretta (I will reamain/stay at the park for half an hour)
- La collina sovrastasse la città, il sole tramonterebbe dietro gli alberi (If the hill overlooked the city, the sun would set behind the trees)
Characteristics of irregular verbs ending in -are
Despite the fact that these verbs are irregular, there are some irregularities that can be highlighted:
Verbs that change the root
Some irregular verbs such as andare (to go) change the root in their conjugation.
Example:
- Io vado (I go)
- Noi andiamo (we go)
Please notice that the root does not change for all the persons.
Verbs that change the ending
Some irregular verbs such as dare (to give) change the ending in their conjugation.
Example:
- Essi danno (they give)
- Egli diede/dette (he gave)
Verbs that have an irregular past participle
Some irregular verbs such as fare (to do/make) form the past participle in an Irregular way.
Example:
- Fare - fatto (done/made)
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