6 Verbs ending in  -care  and  -gare  ( fi rst conjugation) add  h  before the endings of the second person singular ( -i ) and the  fi rst person plural ( -iamo ) in order to keep the hard sound of  c  and  g : 7 Verbs ending in  -iare  ( fi rst conjugation) normally have only one  i  in the second person singular and the  fi rst person plural: 8 Regular verbs in  -ere  are conjugated as follows: Quando cominci la scuola? Cominciamo la partita. Mangi troppo! Stasera mangiamo fuori. When do you start school? We’re starting the game. You eat too much! This evening we’re eating out. Endings -o -i -e -iamo -ete -ono Prendere (io)  prend o (tu)  prend i (lui/lei)  prend e (noi)  prend iamo (voi)  prend ete (loro)  prend ono To take / get I take/get you take/get he/she/it takes/gets we take/get you take/get they take/get Cercare (io)  cerco (tu)  cer chi (lui/lei)  cerca (noi)  cer chi amo (voi)  cercate (loro)  cercano To look for I look for you look for he/she/it looks for we look for you look for they look for Pagare (io)  pago (tu)  pa ghi (lui/lei)  paga (noi)  pa ghi amo (voi)  pagate (loro)  pagano To pay I pay you pay he/she/it pays we pay you pay they pay Cerchi Marco? Giochiamo a pallone. Perché litighi con tuo fratello? Paghiamo sempre il conto! Are you looking for Marco? We play football. Why are you arguing with your brother? We always pay the bill! Mangiare (io)  mangio (tu)  mang i (lui/lei)  mangia (noi)  mang iamo (voi)  mangiate (loro)  mangiano To eat I eat you eat he/she/it eats we eat you eat they eat Cominciare (io)  comincio (tu)  cominc i (lui/lei)  comincia (noi)  cominc iamo (voi)  cominciate (loro)  cominciano To start / begin I start/begin you start/begin he/she/it starts/begins we start/begin you start/begin they start/begin 38 Unit 5