ITA 101 Lecture 8: Verbs of the Second and Third Conjugation

• School: University at Buffalo
• Department: Italian
• Course: ITA 101
• Professor: Andrew Serio

Document Summary

Topics: (1) verbs of the second conjugation (2) verbs of the third conjugation type 1 (3) verbs of the third conjugation type 2 (4) new vocabulary (1) verbs of the second conjugation (verbi della seconda coniugazione) The verbs of the second conjugation include all verbs ending in ere. The rules for ere verbs are listed in the table below. Plurale noi -iamo voi -ete loro -ono (a) verbs like conoscere and leggere are pronounced with a hard consonant only in the io and loro forms: leggere (to read) conoscere (to know (a person or place)) Plurale noi conosciamo voi conoscete loro conoscono (b) verbs like rimanere and tenere have slightly irregular forms. rimanere (to remain) tenere (to keep) Notice the io and loro forms have a g before the endings. Tenere also changes in the tu and lui/lei forms. Dominic sciarrino (2) verbs of the third conjugation type 1 (verbi della terza coniugazione tipo 1)