IRE Verbs in Italian
How are IRE verbs different
from ARE and ERE Verbs?
ARE and ERE verbs follow a
regular pattern of endings.
IRE verbs can be classified into
two different groups:
Those which add an “isc” to
the stem when conjugating,
and those that do not.
The ISC Group
Define the following verbs in your notes this
evening:
capire
costruire
finire
guarire
preferire sostituire
spedire
suggerire
The Non ISC Group
Define the following verbs in your
notes this evening:
Applaudire
Fuggire
Mentire
Partire
Sentire
Soffrire
Aprire
Inghiottire
Offrire
Seguire
Servire
Conjugation of ISC Verbs
As previously learned with ARE and ERE
verbs, take off the last three letters to
find the stem, as seen below:
Finire – IRE = Fin
Conjugation of ISC Verbs
The difference lies in adding the “isc” before
the ending as seen below:
io finisco
*noi finiamo
tu finisci
*voi finite
lui, lei, Lei finisce Loro, loro finiscono
* Noi and voi do not change!
Conjugation of non-ISC
Verbs
io apro
noi apriamo
tu apri
voi aprite
lui, lei, Lei apre
Loro, loro aprono