🔤 Grammar
Regular -are verbs in the present
About 80% of Italian verbs end in -are. Remove -are, then add: -o, -i, -a, -iamo, -ate, -ano. Mangiare (to eat) → mangio, mangi, mangia, mangiamo, mangiate, mangiano.
Conjugation tables
Mangiare — to eat
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | mangio |
| tu | mangi |
| lui / lei | mangia |
| noi | mangiamo |
| voi | mangiate |
| loro | mangiano |
Bere — to drink (irregular)
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | bevo |
| tu | bevi |
| lui / lei | beve |
| noi | beviamo |
| voi | bevete |
| loro | bevono |
Examples
- Mangio la pasta ogni giorno.I eat pasta every day.
- Beviamo un caffè insieme?Shall we have a coffee together?
Practice
Match each conjugated form of mangiare to its pronoun.
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