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How to conjugate –ire verbs – type I
(usual suspects)
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To conjugate –ire verbs you must do
the following:
Figure out if the verb is a regular –
ire or an irregular –ire ( –isco) verb
Drop the –ire from the verb
Add the –ire endings
Regular –ire endings
Io
-o
Tu
-i
lui
-e
Lei/Lei
-e
Noi
-iamo
Voi
-ite
Loro/Loro
-ono
Regular conjugations
Aprire
Io apro
Tu apri
Lui apre
Lei apre
Noi apriamo
Voi aprite
Loro aprono
IRE – ‘usual suspects’

To open
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 aprire
 coprire
 dormire
 offrire
 partire
 scoprire
 seguire
 sentire
 servire
 soffrire
 To cover
 To sleep
 To offer
 To depart/leave from a place.
 To discover
 To follow
 To feel (tactile)/hear
 To serve
 To suffer
Type 2  -isc verbs
To know if an –ire verb is
a Type II verb, can memorize
or (may times) you can count BACKWARDS five letters
from the end of the verb. If that letter is a vowel, it is a
Type II –ire verb, which are called
–isc verbs.
F I N I R E
5 4 3 2 1
Step 1: Find the stem
Step 2: Add -isc
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Once you remove the –ire from
the infinitive, you must then
add –isc to each stem EXCEPT
for NOI and VOI. These two
forms DO NOT get –isc.
Step 3: Add a new ending
(Type 2)
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Add a new ending to the STEM,
depending on WHO is doing the action:
(we) noi  -iamo
(I) io  -isco
(you) tu  -isci (you) voi  -ite
(he) lui  -isce (they) loro  -iscono
(she) lei  -isce
(you) Lei  -isce (you) Loro  -iscono
Pulire = to clean
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1. What is the STEM?
P U L
2. What are the different forms of PULIRE?
pulisco
pulisci
pulisce
puliamo*
pulite*
puliscono
 capire
 costruire
 finire
 preferire
 pulire
ISC verbs
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 To understand
 To build
 To finish
 To prefer
 To clean