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Common Irregular Verbs

Common irregular verbs: andare, fare, stare, venire, potere, volere, dovere

Learning Goal

Can use common irregular and modal verbs in everyday sentences

Exam Skills:AscoltoParlatoScrittura

Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?

Vado al supermercato.

I go to the supermarket.

Cosa fai? Faccio il caffè.

What are you doing? I am making coffee.

Voglio mangiare ma devo lavorare.

I want to eat but I have to work.

Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?

Molti verbi italiani di uso quotidiano sono irregolari. Ecco i più importanti per il livello A1.

andarefarestarevenire
iovadofacciostovengo
tuvaifaistaivieni
lui/leivafastaviene
noiandiamofacciamostiamoveniamo
voiandatefatestatevenite
lorovannofannostannovengono

Verbi modali (potere, volere, dovere) + infinito:

potere (can)volere (want)dovere (must)
iopossovogliodevo
tupuoivuoidevi
lui/leipuòvuoledeve
noipossiamovogliamodobbiamo
voipotetevoletedovete
loropossonovoglionodevono

I modali si usano con l'infinito: Posso parlare? Voglio mangiare. Devo andare.

Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises

Practice Exercises
Irregular verbs must be memorized individually. Common error: regularizing them (*ando instead of vado, *faco instead of faccio). 🇬🇧 English speakers: English irregular verbs exist but only in past tense. Italian irregulars change in PRESENT tense too. Modal verbs + infinitive pattern is similar to English (can speak, want to eat).

Common Error Patterns

Applying regular patterns to irregular verbs (*ando for vado, *faco for faccio)

Memorize the most common irregular verbs: andare, fare, stare, dare, dire, venire, uscire. No shortcuts.

Conjugating both the modal and the main verb, or using wrong form

Modal verb pattern: conjugated modal + INFINITIVE. Voglio mangiare (not *voglio mangio).

Vado al supermercato.

I go to the supermarket.

Andare: io vado (not *ando). Completely irregular stem in singular and 3rd plural.

Cosa fai? Faccio il caffè.

What are you doing? I am making coffee.

Fare: tu fai, io faccio. Fare means both 'to do' and 'to make'.

Voglio mangiare ma devo lavorare.

I want to eat but I have to work.

Modal verbs + infinitive: voglio mangiare, devo lavorare. The modal is conjugated; the main verb stays in infinitive.

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Frequently asked questions

When is Verbi irregolari comuni used?
Molti verbi italiani di uso quotidiano sono irregolari . Ecco i più importanti per il livello A1.
How is Verbi irregolari comuni formed?
I modali si usano con l'infinito: Posso parlare? Voglio mangiare. Devo andare.
What are common mistakes with Verbi irregolari comuni?
Irregular verbs must be memorized individually. Common error: regularizing them (*ando instead of vado, *faco instead of faccio). 🇬🇧 English speakers: English irregular verbs exist but only in past tense. Italian irregulars change in PRESENT tense too. Modal verbs + infinitive pattern is similar to English (can speak, want to eat). 🇷🇺 Russian speakers: Russian also has irregular verbs. The modal + infinitive pattern is familiar. But the specific forms must be memorized. 🇨🇿 Czech speakers: Czech has irregular verbs too. Modal + infinitive is familiar. The Italian forms themselves require fresh memorization.

Related grammar topics

  • Presente indicativo: verbi in -are
  • Presente indicativo: verbi in -ere
  • Presente indicativo: verbi in -ire
  • Essere (presente)
  • Avere (presente)
  • Mi piace / mi piacciono
  • Passato prossimo con avere
  • Passato prossimo con essere