Regular -are Verbs

The largest verb group in Italian ends in -are. They all follow exactly the same pattern in the present tense — master one and you've mastered them all.

	parlare (to speak)	camminare (to walk)	comprare (to buy)
Io	parlo	cammino	compro
Tu	parli	cammini	compri
Lui / Lei	parla	cammina	compra
Noi	parliamo	camminiamo	compriamo
Voi	parlate	camminate	comprate
Loro	parlano	camminano	comprano

The pattern: -o, -i, -a, -iamo, -ate, -ano. Take an -are verb, drop the -are, add the right ending. Done.

Drill: parlare

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Put the right form of the verb in brackets.

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