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Hi, everyone! I’m Felice.
Ciao a tutti! Sono Felice.
welcome to the Italian Whiteboard Lessons.
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to conjugate -ere verbs in the present.
Let's get started!
Regular verbs that end in -ere
follow the same conjugation pattern in the present tense.
Let’s take the verb “vedere,” meaning “to see,” as an example.
Simply replace the -ere ending with the appropriate ending
based on the subject.
Let’s see the different forms of the verb “vedere” in the present.
Vedo
I see
Vedi
you see
Vede
he sees
Vede
she sees
Vediamo
we see
Vedete
you see
Vedono
they see
Let's look at the dialogue.
When I read
I want you to pay attention to the verb “vedere”.
Find it and see how it’s used in the dialogue.
Io vedo un gatto sull’albero.
I see a cat on the tree.
Anche noi vediamo un gatto sull’albero.
We also see a cat on the tree.
Now let's look at some examples with other -ere verbs.
Remember that, in Italian
we usually omit the personal pronouns.
We only use them to express emphasis or opposition.
Chiudo tutte le finestre di sera.
I close all the windows in the evening.
Prendi il caffè ogni mattina?
Do you have coffee every morning?
Marco legge il giornale.
Marco reads the newspaper.
Di solito rispondiamo alle email entro un'ora.
We usually respond to emails within an hour.
Tu e Karen scrivete una lettera.
You and Karen write a letter.
Non vincono mai.
They never win.
When using a name instead of a pronoun
the verb is still conjugated according to the corresponding person.
Tu e Karen' corresponds to the plural 'you,'
so the verb is conjugated in the second person plural.
In the case of Marco, third person singular, legge.

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