Italian irregular verbs

Characteristics of the irregular verbs

The irregular verbs usually change their stems when are conjugated in one or more of the following tenses:

• presente;
• passato remoto;
• futuro semplice;
• congiuntivo presente;
• imperativo;
• participio passato.

The majority of them can be found in the second conjugation (ending in -ere).

Main common features

Each irregular verb has some common features, that is:

• a complete mutation of the stem:
  Andare > io vado;
• the change of the stem's vowels:
  Fare > io feci;
• the change of the stem's consonants:
  Leggere > io lessi.

List of main Italian irregular verbs

Here follows a shortlist of the Italian irregular verbs, considering their belonging conjugation:

I conjugation (-are)

II conjugation (-ere)

III conjugation (-ire)

In the following pages, you'll learn the conjugations of some of the most common verbs listed above.

Furthermore, you can find several exercises for all the conjugations. Don't forget to practice!