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.

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1 Subject Pronouns & Verbs

2 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.

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

4 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

5 I Verbi -are -ere

6 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.

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

8 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.

9 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)

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

11 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

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

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

14 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)?

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