Quick verb review

Question 1

Forming the conditional

Answer 1

Present conditional is formed by: 1. Drop last “E”** 2. Add endings below ei emmo esti este ebbe ebbero ***for ‘ARE verbs, the “A” is first changed to an “E” the same as future. If a verb is regular in future it will be regular in conditional. SHORT CODE: Drop last “E”, same endings for all, ‘ARE verbs swap out “A” for “E”

Question 2

Forming Passato prossimo

Answer 2

1. Conjugation of “Avere” or “Essere” 2. Stem* Forming stems - ‘ARE verbs, drop ‘ARE add “ato” - ‘IRE verbs, drop ‘IRE add “ito” - ‘ERE verbs, drop ‘ERE add “uto” *verbs conjugated with “essere” must have past participles that agree SHORT CODE: Drop ending, A,I, U

Question 3

Forming imperfect

Answer 3

1. Drop “RE” ending and add… For ‘ARE verbs… avo avamo avi avate ava avano For ‘IRE verbs… ivo ivamo ivi ivate iva ivano For ‘ERE verbs… evo evamo evi evate eva evano SHORT CODE: Drop ‘RE, add vo, vi, va, vamo, vate, vano ‘ A,I,E

Question 4

Forming subjunctive

Answer 4

1. Drop ending and add… For ‘ARE verbs… i iamo i iate i ino For ‘IRE verbs… For 2nd form ‘IRE verbs… a iamo isca iamo a iate isca iate a ano isca iscano For ‘ERE verbs… a iamo a iate a ano