ISC Verb Introduction - Elmwood Park Memorial High School

Io
/ scoprire
Lei / dormire
Tu ed Massimo/ aprire
Paola e
Alessandra/servire
Add a new ending to the STEM,
depending on WHO is doing the action:
Singular
Plural
(I) Io  -o
(we) noi  -iamo
(you - informal) tu  -I
(you all - informal) voi  ite
(he/she) lui/lei  -e
(they) loro  -ono
(he/she) lui/lei  -e
(You all- formal)  -ono


* To know is an –IRE verb is a TYPE
2 verb, you must count BACKWARDS
five letters from the end of the verb.
If that letter is a vowel, it is a TYPE 2
–ire verb, which is called –isc verbs.
FINIRE
54321
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.
Add a new ending to the STEM,
depending on WHO is doing the action:
Singular
Plural
(I) Io  -isco
(we) noi  -iamo
(you - informal) tu  isci
(you all - informal) voi
 -ite
(he/she) lui/lei  -isce
(they) loro  -iscono
(he/she) lui/lei  -isce
(You all- formal)  iscono
1. What is the STEM?
PUL
2. What are the different forms of PULIRE?
Io pulisco
noi puliamo
tu pulisci
voi pulite
lui/lei/Lei pulisce loro/Loro puliscono

Capire - To understand

Costruire - To build/construct

Finire - To finish

Obbedire - To obey

Preferire - To prefer

Pulire - To clean

Punire - To punish

Restituire - To give something back

Spedire - To mail

Starnutire - To sneeze

Suggerire - To suggest
Io/preferire ________________________________
 Gianna/spedire
 Teresa ed io/obbedire____________________
 Tu/finire______________________
 Voi/punire________________________
 Mia madre/pulire____________________
 Tu e marco/starnutire ___________________
 Chi?/capire___________________