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5 POPULAR ITALIAN VERBS IN “ERE” (Regular Verbs)

The regular verbs in Italian are classified in three different groups depending on if they end in “ARE”, “ERE” or “IRE” in their infinitive form.

In my previous lesson, I’ve shown you 5 popular verbs in the first category (ARE) while today, we’ll focus on the ones that belong to the second group (ERE).

You’ll learn their conjugation in the present tense and most importantly how to use them.

For each verb, I’ll give you some simple examples so you can start incorporating them in your daily conversations from now!

Here you are the verbs that I’ll cover in today’s lesson:

CHIEDERE = to ask
LEGGERE = to read
VEDERE = to look at / to see
PRENDERE = to take / to get
SCRIVERE = to write

Ready? Let’s go!

You can watch the video below or keep reading …

Popular Italian Verbs ending in ERE

The purpose of this lesson is to show you 5 common verbs that belong to the second group of regular verbs.

But I’m not only going to tell you how you can conjugate them (in the present).

The most important thing is to see how you can make simple sentences and start using them in your conversations.

1 – CHIEDERE

“Chiedere” means to ask in Italian.

This is its conjugation:

Io chiedo
Tu chiedi
Lui/Lei chiede
Noi chiediamo
Voi chiedete
Loro chiedono

Remember that these verbs follow a regular pattern in their conjugation and that’s why they’re called “regular”.
So once you know the way they should end in each person, you can conjugate all the verbs that belong to the same group.

In the video I show you how to structure a sentence with this verb. I like formulas as they can be applied in a number of different context 🙂

Here you are some examples:

Io chiedo informazioni all’ufficio turistico = I ask information to the tourist office
Tu chiedi l’ora alla tua segretaria = you ask the time to your personal assistance
Lui chiede il numero al suo amico – he asks the number to his friend

Check out the lesson to learn some basic terminology around the family:

HOW TO CALL YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS IN ITALIAN

2 – LEGGERE

“Leggere” is the Italian verb for “to read”.

Below you can see how you conjugate it:

Io leggo
Tu leggi
Lui/Lei legge
Noi leggiamo
Voi leggete
Loro leggono

Reading is something I’m sure you do pretty often during the day … in fact you’re doing it just now!

So let’s see some common phrase with this verb.

Simple examples:

Loro leggono un libro = they read a book
Noi leggiamo il giornale = we read the newspaper
Lei legge molto = she reads a lot
Lui legge poco = he doesn’t read very much

3 – VEDERE

Verb number three is “vedere” and it means to see or to look at.

This is the present tense:

Io vedo
Tu vedi
Lui/Lei vede
Noi vediamo
Voi vedete
Loro vedono

In the examples below, the verb “vedere” is used mainly with meaning of to watch, like the verb “guardare“.

Noi vediamo la TV = we watch the TV
Tu vedi la partita = you watch the football match

Other Common Expression:

Ci vediamo domani = see you tomorrow
Non vedo l’ora = I can’t wait
Non ti vedo da una una vita! = I haven’t seen you in ages

4 – PRENDERE

Number four is another super popular verb: “prendere”.

It means to take or to get depending on the context.

At the present, you conjugate it in the following way:

Io prendo
Tu prendi
Lui/Lei prende
Noi prendiamo
Voi prendete
Loro prendono

Let’s see some of the most common ways to use this verb in a daily conversation.

Uses of “prendere”:

Noi prendiamo l’autobus = we take the bus
Voi prendete il treno = you take the train
Tu prendi i soldi in banca = you take the money from your bank
Loro prendono il sole = they’re sunbathing
Io prendo il caffe’ = I’m getting a coffee
Tu prendi il te’ = you’re getting a tea

5 – SCRIVERE

Final verb for today is “scrivere”, that means to write.

There’s nothing new in its conjugation:

Io scrivo
Tu scrivi
Lui/Lei scrive
Noi scriviamo
Voi scrivete
Loro scrivono

You can write many different things, like a text (messaggio), an email (email), a letter (lettera), a card (biglietto) or a note (nota).

So for instance:

Loro scrivono un’e-mail = they write an e-mail

He/She’s a GOOD/BAD WRITER:

To say that someone is a good writer you can say: scrive bene.

But if you don’t believe they’re very good, then you should say instead: scrive male.

CAN’T WRITE!

Finally if a person can’t write at all or don’t know how to write, you can say: non sa scrivere!

What to Read Next

If you want to know a bit more about Italian verbs, then you can check out one of the following lessons:

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