Oggi è il dodici febbraio 2015.LO SCOPO: Impariamo le coniugazioni dei

verbi in -are.

FATE ADESSO: 1. Tirate fuori i compiti. 2. Translate the following sentences:

Mi piace viaggiare in Italia con la mia famiglia.

Non mi piace studiare la matematica.

Mi piace mangiare, ma non mi piace cucinare.

PROGRAMMA

Go over –are vocabulary

Learn how to conjugate –are verbs in Italian

Conjugating

What is a verb?A word that shows action or shows a relation between two things.

What does it mean to conjugate a verb?

It means that you change the verb according to who is performing the action.

InfinitiveWhat is an infinitive?

An infinitive is the base form of a verb that does not specify who performs the action.

What are examples of infinitives in English?

We express infinitives in English by using the word “to.”To dance, to play, to study

Subject Pronouns in English

I We

You (singular) You (plural)

He/SheYou (formal)

They

Subject Pronouns in Italian

io noi

tu voi

lui/leiLei

loro

How do we conjugate in Italian?

Start with the infinitiveimparare

Take off the –are endingimpar-

Add the appropriate ending according to the subject

io imparo

Endings of –are verbs in the PRESENT TENSE in Italian

-o -iamo

-i -ate

-a -ano

Ballare

io ballo noi balliamo

tu balli voi ballate

lui/lei ballaLei balla

loro ballano

EsempiI play

She sings

They listen

We prepare

You (sing.) dance

You (pl.) learn

You and Maria study

Franco and I speak

io gioco

lei canta

loro ascoltano

noi prepariamo

Tu balli

voi imparate

Tu e Maria studiate

Franco e io parliamo

COMPITI:

Study notes on present tense conjugation of –are

verbs

Final draft of writing assignment due tomorrow (hand in first draft with it)