ABSTRACT

I leave/I am leaving tomorrow. Tomorrow morning I’ll take/I’m taking/-

I’m going to take Luca to the station. Next summer I’ll work/I’m working/-

going to work with my uncle.

4 Italian verbs are divided into three main groups, the conjugations. The conjugation a verb belongs to is determined by the ending of its infinitive:

The forms of the present depend on which conjugation the verb belongs to. The present is formed by changing the ending of the infinitive, as follows:

5 Regular verbs in -are are conjugated as follows:

Conosco Giulia da tre anni. Non vedo Dario da mesi.