Subject Pronouns & Verbs

When do we use subject pronouns? Subject pronouns stand in for the subject. I, You, He/She, We, They. I went to the shops. You bought some shoes. He did really well in his Italian test. She plays soccer. We are learning Italian. They are going to Italy.

Subject Pronouns In Italian SingularioI tuYou lui/leiHe/She/It PluralnoiWe voiYou (Plural) loroThey

Write which of the subject pronouns you would use in the following examples You: I: Lucy: David: Io e tu: Kate: He: We: Georgia e Maria: You, Bob and Mark: Tu e lei: Gli studenti: Cinzia They The teachers I genitori Gli amici

I Verbi -are -ere

The present indicative Translates to the English present tense: John eats a sandwich for lunch today. I do my homework at lunchtime You watch television when you get home. Translates to the English ‘-ing’ form: Robert is watching television. I am listening to the teacher They are dancing to the music.

Use the indicative when: You are describing an action that is taking place in the present.

When you look up a verb (doing word) in the dictionary, you will find the infinitive version of the verb. You need to conjugate this verb to personalise it to the person completing the action.

Steps to follow when conjugating a verb. 1. Find the infinitive of a verb (dictionary) 2. Take off the ending (-are, -ere, -ire) 3. Left with the stem 4. Place the stem next to the subject pronoun 5. Add an ending (that matches the subject pronoun)

-are verb Comprare: to buy (infinitive) Compr Io compro Tu compri Lui/Lei compra Noi compriamo Voi comprate Loro comprano

1. (We)__________(mangiare) poca carne. 2. Sandro_________(arrivare) sempre cinque minuti prima di cena. 3. Perche non (we)__________ (guardare) un po’ di TV? 4. (I) ________ (studiare) lettere. E tu invece, che cosa______(studiare) 5. Quante lingue (she) ________ (parlare)? 6. Kate non_______ (arrivare) mai puntuale a lezione! 7. (We) __________(aspettare) ancora dieci minuti. Ma poi, se non (they)________(arrivare) bisogna comminciare senza di loro. 8. Che tipo di musica (you (S) _______ (ascoltare) a casa? 9. (I) _______ (frequentare) un corso di ballo da piu’ di un anno ma purtroppo ancora non _______ (ballare) ancora molto bene. 10. Mio fratello _______(lavorare) in fabbrica ma non gli piace molto

Exercises Need to complete the exercises that have been given to students.

-ere verb Prendere: to take (infinitive) Prend  Io prendo  Tu prendi  Lui/Lei prende  Noi prendiamo  Voi prendete  Loro prendono

1. Che (you (P) ________ (prendere) da bere? Io _______ (prendere) un succo di frutta. 2. (You (S) ________ (leggere) il giornale ogni giorno? 3. We __________ (scendere) alla prossima fermata. 4. We __________ (scendere) alla prossima fermata. 5. Perche non mi (you (S) _______ (rispondere)?

Exercises Need to complete the exercises that have been prepared on the sheet.