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Punto di partenza
The verbs andare (to go), dare (to give), fare (to do; to make), and stare (to be; to stay) are common irregular -are verbs. You will have to memorize their present-tense forms.
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• Use andare + a + [infinitive] to talk about what people are going to do. Note that this construction indicates movement only and, unlike English, is not equivalent to the future tense.
Vai a pescare al lago?Are you going fishing at the lake?
Le ragazze non vanno a ballare.The girls aren’t going dancing.
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• Generally, use the preposition a before the names of cities and small islands, and in before the names of countries or regions.
Non andiamo a Roma.We’re not going to Rome.
Vado in Italia.I am going to Italy.
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• Note the use of the preposition a (to) in these examples.
Maria dà le carte a Giuseppe.Maria gives the cards to Giuseppe.
Do la bici a Caterina.I give the bike to Caterina.
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• Dare is used in these common expressions.
Pina dà del Lei al professore.Pina addresses the professor formally.
Diamo una mano a Leo.We’re helping Leo.
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• The verb fare is also used in many common expressions.
Massimo fa colazione al bar.Massimo has breakfast at the café.
Facciamo le spese?Are we going shopping?
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• In Lezione 1A, you learned to use stare to inquire about someone’s health. It is also used in the expressions stare zitto/a (to be/stay quiet) and stare attento/a (to pay attention).
Stanno zitte le giocatrici?Are the (female) players quiet?
Lo studente sta attento.The student is paying attention.
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1. io
2. tu
3. Lei/lui/lei
4. noi
5. voi
6. loro
andare
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vai
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andiamo
andate
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dare
_______
dai
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diamo
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danno
fare
faccio
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fa
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fate
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stare
_______
stai
sta
_______
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stanno
Complete the table with the missing verb forms.
vado