ITALIAN VERB CONJUGATION Io (I) Tu (you) Lui (He) Lei (She) Plural Singular SUBJECT PRONOUNS Noi (We) Voi (You guys) Loro (They) VERBS CONJUGATION Verbs are conjugated to match the subject of the sentence. Io______________(lavorare) oggi. Io lavoro oggi. Lavoro oggi. (Since the verb is conjugated to the Io form, you can drop Io because it is understood) NAMES AND NO SUBJECT PRONOUNS When you don’t see a subject pronoun, but you see names, you have to figure out which one best fits. Marco e tu _____________________(andare) al supermercato. Marco e tu andate al supermercato. You must you the voi form because it is you and someone else, making the subject a plural you. NAMES AND SUBJECT PRONOUNS Carla, Cinzia, Marco e Sergio_________________________(arrivare) a casa tardi. Carla, Cinzia, Marco e Sergio arrivano a casa tardi. There are four people in this sentences so you must use the loro form. It is plural third person. NAMES AND SUBJECT PRONOUNS Sergio ed io ________________(venire) alla festa. Sergio ed io veniamo alla festa. The noi form is used because it is Sergio and I making it the noi form. PUTTING IT TOGETHER – SINGULAR FORMS • This is the singular first person form. • This is the singular second person form. • This is the singular third person form. It is also used for the english “it” PUTTING IT TOGETHER – PLURAL FORMS Noi (We/ Carlo and I /You and I /Marco, Cinzia and I) • This is the plural first person form. Voi (you and somebody else/ you guys / you all) • This is the plural second person form. Loro (they / more than one person or thing) • This is the plural third person form. WHAT VERB FORM WOULD THESE SUBJECTS TAKE? Carla, Sergio ed io Io Marco e tu Marco Vittorio, Giuseppe e Marcello Tu (Remember the subject pronouns are not verbs. This is to help you remember what verb form) TOCCATE VOI (YOU GUYS TURN) Make a sentence using the subjects in column 1 and the verbs in column 2. Subjects Verbs Marco Andare Marco e tu Venire Andrea e Marco Lavorare Mia sorella ed io Avere Cinzia Essere Io Dormire Mio padre Parlare Tu Capire La vita essere SAMPLE SENTENCES Marco va al supermercato. Marco e tu venite alla festa. Andrea e Marco lavorano ogni giorno. Mia sorella ed io abbiamo un cane. Cinzia e’ italiana. Dormo. Mio padre parla italiano. Tu capisci italiano. La vita e’ difficile.