A. In Italian, we only have four irregular verbs in the first conjugation (-are): andare (to go), dare (to give), fare (to do/to make), and stare (to stay). In the last lesson we covered stare - its uses and conjugations. Here, we will look at it in context of the other irregular verbs ending in -are.
In the table below you can see the conjugations of these verbs. Notice how they follow a similar pattern.
B. Most irregular verbs in Italian are in the second and third conj
In the table below you can see the conjugations of these verbs. Notice how they follow a similar pattern.
andare | dare | fare | stare | |
| io | vado | do | faccio | sto |
| tu | vai | dai | fai | stai |
| lui/lei/Lei | va | dà | fa | sta |
| noi | andiamo | diamo | facciamo | stiamo |
| voi | andate | date | fate | state |
| loro | vanno | danno | fanno | stanno |
| Vado spesso al cinema. I often go to the movies. Mi dai un po’ di pane, per favore? Will you please give me a bit of bread? La domenica, non facciamo un bel niente. Sundays we do absolutely nothing. |
B. Most irregular verbs in Italian are in the second and third conj