Mastering Regular -ERE Verbs (and more!)
In Italian, verbs that end in -ere belong to the second conjugation. To use them, you remove the -ere ending and add specific endings for each person: -o, -i, -e, -iamo, -ete, -ono.
Example: Prendere (To take)
- Io prendo (I take)
- Tu prendi (You take)
- Lui/Lei prende (He/She takes)
- Noi prendiamo (We take)
- Voi prendete (You all take)
- Loro prendono (They take)
Watch out for Bere (To drink)!
The verb bere is irregular, but it follows a similar pattern in its forms because it comes from the old Latin word bevere. We say: io bevo, tu bevi, lui beve, noi beviamo, voi bevete, loro bevono.
Common Mistakes
Don't mix up the endings with -are verbs! Remember that for -ere verbs, 'you' (singular) takes -i and 'he/she' takes -e.
Words
prendere
to take
Prendo un caffè.I'll have a coffee.
bere
to drink (irregular: bevo, bevi...)
Bevo l'acqua.I drink water.
credere
to believe
Io credo.I believe.
ricevere
to receive
Ricevo un messaggio.I receive a message.
scrivere
to write
Scrivo il menu.I write the menu.
vendere
to sell
Loro vendono la pizza.They sell pizza.
il tè
the tea
Bevo il tè caldo.I drink hot tea.
il succo
the juice
Prendo il succo.I'll have the juice.
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Patterns
Prendo ___, per favore.
Polite way to order food or drinks at a café or restaurant (I'll have ___ please).
Prendo un caffè, per favore.I'll have a coffee, please.
Bevo ___ ogni giorno.
Talking about daily beverage habits (I drink ___ every day).
Bevo l'acqua ogni giorno.I drink water every day.