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Let's use some activities from the pages below to practice together spelling and conjugations of simple Italian verbs in the present tense. Remember that both regular and reflexive verbs are conjugated in very similar ways.

We have three endings:

-  are  (mangiare, giocare, saltare, guardare, chiamare, etc.)
-  ere  (leggere, sedere, perdere, vedere, chiedere, etc.)
-  ire   (dormire, partire, sentire, etc.)

Practice with the links below:

• Esercizio verbi - Semplice.
• Esercizio verbi - semplice due
• Esercizio verbi in -are - practice five different regular verb conjugated in present tense.
• verbiXte - select level one and presente indicativo and check your responses for each conjugation.
• Review all quizzes on Essere and Avere
• -ere and -ire quiz
• All verbs conjugations practice

Siti Web per Practica

Check these pages for additional notes and information about reflexive verbs

1. http://www.uvm.edu/~cmazzoni/3grammatica/grammatica/reflexives.html
2. Il Verbiario - a site that conjugates the italian verbs for you - http://www.archivium.biz/IT_Verbi_Coniugazioni.php
3. Quia test on Verbi riflessivi http://www.quia.com/quiz/1052583.html
4. liste di verbi riflessivi - http://www.locuta.com/rifles.html
5. more on the rule - http://www.oneworlditaliano.com/grammatica-italiana/verbi-riflessivi-italiani.htm
6. pratica con correzioni - http://www.italianonline.it/verbiriflessivi4.htm
7. Livello intermedio pratica - http://www.puntolingua.it/archivio19.asp
8. choose the right verb - http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072956429/student_view0/capitolo_7/grammatica_1.html
9. pratica un po' piu' difficile  http://www.amicascuola.it/immaginaria/secondaria_1/demo/italiano/LO_05v/start.html

Make sure to practice your verbi riflessivi though these pages.

Good work!

CONIUGAZIONI DEI VERBI RIFLESSIVI

Use the verbs in the previous post (Verbi Riflessivi) and conjugate them for practice. I add below some examples:

SVEGLIARSI
Mi sveglio
Ti svegli
Si sveglia
Ci svegliamo
Vi svegliate
Si svegliano
Audio pal file for oral practice here:

VESTIRSI
Mi vesto
Ti vesti
Si veste
Ci vestiamo
Vi vestite
Si vestono
Audio pal file for oral practice here:

And now that you get the gist, practice listening to and checking on these sample sentences of conjugated reflexive verbs.

1. Mi vesto tutte le mattine prima di scendere a fare colazione.
2. Lei si addormenta la sera verso le dieci.
3. Noi ci incontriamo sempre al caffe' del centro per uno spuntino.
4. Mio fratello si arrabbia sempre se gioco con il suo computer.
5. Mamma si sveglia tutti i giorni alle cinque e venti.
6. Mi siedo sempre in ultima fila.
7. Ci vediamo spesso al cinema.
8. I ragazzi si fanno la barba verso i sedici anni.

Check here the audio file for oral practice:

Verbi Riflessivi

REFLEXIVE VERBS

Reflective verbs are verbs in Italian that deal with a funny conjugation form. They all end with "-si" and they mean that the action a person does through the meaning of the verb falls on the person who is doing that action.  For example:

• LAVARSI LE MANI (to wash one's hands) - Mi lavo le mani (I wash my hands)
• SPOGLIARSI (to get undressed) - Mi spoglio la sera prima di andare a letto (I get undressed before I go to bed).
• RIPOSARSI (to rest) - Mi riposo al pomeriggio prima di uscire (I rest in the afternoon before I go out).

As you can see, the all end with the suffix -si, which means they are reflexive verbs and they need to be conjugated in different ways from the regular verbs.  We have regular verbs from the root of these verbs - for example - lavare, spogliare, riposare.  In that case the verbs are NOT reflexive.

Let's get back to the reflexive conjugation problem. 

Take the root of the verb and conjugate it in present tense by adding the reflexive pronoun like follows:

(io)           MI ......

(tu)           TI ......

(lui-Lei)    SI ......

(noi)         CI.......

(voi)         VI ......

(loro)        SI ......

and conjugate the verb the way you know it already. This is all there is to the rule (in present tense).

oh: one last consideration. Sometimes these verbs act as reciprocal, meaning we do things to each other.

example: 

INCOTRARSI (meet one another) - Ci incontriamo in piazza (we meet at the square). the rule for conjugating remains the same. Just match the person with the pronoun.

Read and remember the verb list below:

• INCONTRARSI (MEET)
• SPOGLIARSI (GET UNDRESSED)
• RIPOSARSI (REST)
• PETTINARSI I CAPELLI (COMB)
• SVEGLIARSI (WAKE UP)
• ALZARSI (GET UP)
• ASCIUGARSI I CAPELLI (DRY HAIR)
• VESTIRSI (GET DRESSED)
• CORICARSI (GO TO BED)
• AFFRETTARSI (BE IN A HURRY)
• FARSI LA DOCCIA (TAKE A SHOWER)
• ALLONTANARSI (GET FAR AWAY FROM)
• AVVICINARSI (GET CLOSER TO)
• LAVARSI I DENTI (BRUSH TEETH)
• LAVARSI LE MANI (WASH HANDS)
• RADERSI (SHAVE)
• SEDERSI (SIT DOWN)
• SPOSTARSI (MOVE)
• VEDERSI (SEE EACH OTHER)

Click here to hear all these verbs in Italian.  

Check these simple practice activities on Reflective Verbs

• Order the sentences