Regular *ere verbs and piacere

Regular –ere
verbs and
piacere
Lezione 2B.2
2nd Conjugation “-ERE VERBS
“Leggere”
– Io
leggo
Noi
leggiamo
– Tu
leggi
Voi
leggete
Loro/loro
leggono
– Lei/lei/lui legge
Differences from
–are and –ere verbs.
– Unlike –are verbs, -ere verbs require no
spelling changes when the stem ends in
–c or –g.
– As a result, the conjugation may include
both the soft and hard sounds of these
letters.
Prendere
– Used for idiomatic expressions when you say:
Prendo una decisione a luglio.
I’ll make a decision in July.
– It can also mean to have when referring to food or drink.
Laura prende un caffè.
Laura is having a coffee.
Chiedere
“to ask for things”
– Chiedi una penna a Randy?
– Are you going to ask Randy for a pen?
– Lui chiede che tempo fa?
– He’s asking how the weather is?
Piacere
“to express likes and dislikes”
– It is mostly used for 3rd person singular or plural.
– Agrees with the object rather than the subject.
– Mi piace la pizza. (I like the pizza.)
– Mi piacciono le pizze. (I like the pizzas.)
Piacere
(Continuato)
– Use a + (name/noun) instead of pronoun (mi, ti, le, gli ci,
vi) to specify to whom you are referring.
– Be sure to use the definite article with nouns in the
structure.
– A Stefano non piacciono gli esami.
– Stefano does not like the exams.
Provalo! p. 65
– 1. Aldo e Franco
(leggere) il libro.