Lesson 4, part 2, infinitive form

Lesson 4, part 2, infinitive form

Verbs are doing words, and in Italian, just like in English, they're used to denote an action performed by someone or something.

Anything you or anyone else does needs a verb so that you can do it. You can't run without verbs, you can't sing without verbs. Let's face it, without verbs you just can't do anything at all.

Love, breathe, live... All verbs.

So let's hear it for the mighty verb, and let's find out more about exactly how verbs work in Italian...

Italian verbs are divided into three patterns of conjugation, according to the ending of the infinitive form:

Verbs ending in the infinitive with - ARE:

cantare- to sing

ballare- to dance

sognare- to dream

Verbs ending in the infinitive with - ERE:

correre- to run

vedere- to see

temere- to fear

verbs ending in the infinitive with - IRE:

dormire- to sleep

venire- to come

sentire- to hear or to feel