Practice the conjugation of andare in the present tense
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| Do you know how to discuss plans in Italian? |
| Welcome to Three Step Italian Practice by ItalianPod101.com. In this lesson, you will practice conjugating andare "to go" in the present tense. |
| Let's look at the main dialogue. |
| Two people are having a conversation. |
| Stasera vado a bere qualcosa con i miei amici alla Cantina. Vuoi venire? |
| "Tonight, I'm going to have a drink with my friends at La Cantina. Do you want to come?" |
| Certo. |
| "Of course." |
| vado a bere qualcosa |
| vado |
| The word vado is the first person singular present tense form of the verb andare, which means "to go." |
| In the dialog, it was part of the pattern andare a (present tense) + infinitive phrase, which translates to "be going to (present tense) + infinitive phrase." However, in this lesson, we will focus on andare as a standalone verb. |
| Let's look at its conjugation in the present tense. |
| Andare is an irregular verb; its conjugation does not follow regular -are verb patterns. |
| In the first person singular, you say io vado, which means I go. |
| Then, in the second person singular, it's tu vai, meaning you go. |
| For the third person singular, you use lui va or lei va, for he or she goes. |
| Moving on to the first person plural, it becomes noi andiamo, meaning we go. |
| In the second person plural, or when speaking to a group, you'd say voi andate, meaning you all go. |
| Finally, in the third person plural, it's loro vanno, which means they go. |
| Remember: In Italian, the personal pronoun is often left out because the verb conjugation already tells you who the subject is. So instead of io vado ("I go"), you'll often just hear vado. |
| Let's practice using these forms in sentences during this lesson. |
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