Conjugation of irregular verbs ending in -ire

Which are the irregular verbs of the -ire conjugation

In Italian there are some irregular verbs belonging to the third conjugation (ending in -ire).

The most used ones are:

1. dire (to say);
2. uscire (to go out);
3. venire (to come).

These verbs are irregular because they do not follow any grammatical rule.

This is why their conjugation has to be studied by heart.

Characteristics of irregular verbs ending in -ire

Despite the fact that these verbs are irregular, we could find some common features between them.

Let's see together some of their behaviors.

Verbs that change the root

As you saw for the first and for the second conjugation, also in the second one there are verbs that change their root irregularly.

Example:

• Io appaio (I appear]);
• Egli appare (He appear);
• Ella apparve (She appeared).

Remember! The root does not change for all the persons in all the tenses. You have to learn the differences by heart.

Verbs that change the ending

Moreover, some verbs use to change their endings.

Example:

• Io aprii (I opened [sth]);
• Egli aprì (He opened [sth]).

Verbs with irregular past participle

Therefore, there are also verbs that change their past participle form:

Example:

•  Morire (to die) > morto (dead).

List of Italian irregular verbs

In the third conjugation, you will find few irregular verbs.

Here there is the list of all of them.