Mio cugino abita a Roma da tre anni. Conosco Giulia da tre anni. Non vedo Dario da mesi. My cousin’s lived/been living in Rome for three years. I have known Giulia for three years. I haven’t seen Dario for months. First conjugation -are Second conjugation -ere Third conjugation -ire Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd Singular (io) (tu) (lui/lei) Plural (noi) (voi) (loro) In fi nitive in  - are -o -i -a -iamo -ate -ano In fi nitive in  - ere -o -i -e -iamo -ete -ono In fi nitive in  - ire (-isc)-o (-isc)-i (-isc)-e -iamo -ite (-isc)-ono The forms of the present depend on which conjugation the verb belongs to. The present is formed by changing the ending of the in fi nitive, as follows: 5 Regular verbs in  -are  are conjugated as follows: 4 Italian verbs are divided into three main groups, the conjugations. The conjugation a verb belongs to is determined by the ending of its in fi nitive: The forms of the present tense Unit 5 37 * As we saw in Unit 4, the subject pronoun is normally omitted in the conju- gation of Italian verbs. Andrea e Carla lavorano in Italia. Parlo italiano .* Parlate molto! * Abitiamo a Genova .* Andrea and Carla work in Italy. I speak Italian. You talk a lot! We live in Genoa. Endings -o -i -a -iamo -ate -ano Parlare (io)  parl o (tu)  parl i (lui/lei)  parl a (noi)  parl iamo (voi)  parl ate (loro)  parl ano To speak / talk I speak you speak he/she/it speaks we speak you speak they speak