Italian common verbs game
Eighteen verbs in the infinitive, sorted by the three endings Italian conjugation is built on: -are, -ere and -ire. Once you can see which group a verb belongs to, its endings stop being arbitrary.
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All seven games run on this set. Grid Hack suits it, because the shared -are and -ere endings make the stems stand out once several are on the board at once.
The 18 words you will practise
| Italian | English | Say it like |
|---|---|---|
| essere | to be | ES-seh-reh |
| avere | to have | ah-VEH-reh |
| andare | to go | an-DAH-reh |
| venire | to come | veh-NEE-reh |
| fare | to do, to make | FAH-reh |
| dire | to say | DEE-reh |
| vedere | to see | veh-DEH-reh |
| parlare | to speak | par-LAH-reh |
| mangiare | to eat | man-JAH-reh |
| bere | to drink | BEH-reh |
| abitare | to live somewhere | ah-bee-TAH-reh |
| lavorare | to work | lah-voh-RAH-reh |
| chiamarsi | to be called | kyah-MAR-see |
| potere | can, to be able to | poh-TEH-reh |
| volere | to want | voh-LEH-reh |
| dovere | must, to have to | doh-VEH-reh |
| sapere | to know a fact | sah-PEH-reh |
| conoscere | to know a person or place | koh-NOH-sheh-reh |
Want the explanations rather than the drill? Read the Italian common verbs lesson.
7 games run on this set
- Sky Rescue: 10 rounds
- Pop Quiz: 10 rounds
- Kraken Escape: 48 rounds
- Warp Run: 10 rounds
- Flooded Hold: 6 rounds
- Grid Hack: 6 rounds
- The Vault: 14 rounds
Questions
Why does chiamarsi end in -si?
It is reflexive: literally to call oneself. Mi chiamo is I call myself, which is how Italian says my name is. The -si is part of the verb, so the set keeps it.
Sapere or conoscere?
Sapere is knowing a fact or knowing how to do something. Conoscere is knowing a person or a place. English uses one verb for both, so the split has to be learned rather than guessed.
Are these conjugated?
No. The games use the infinitive, the form you would find in a dictionary. Conjugation is a lesson topic; this is a vocabulary drill.
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