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B1 Conjugation Grammar

The present subjunctive: irregular verbs

by Alessio · teacher of Italian as a foreign language, ITALS master’s

Conjugate the irregular verbs in the present subjunctive, one at a time: write every person, then check.

What's in this exercise

“The present subjunctive: irregular verbs” is an Italian exercise at B1 level with 10 verbs to conjugate. All the forms are listed below in Italian, with the English translation of each verb.

Verbs, forms and the English translation (10)
venireto come
venga · veniamo · veniate · vengano
volereto want
voglia · vogliamo · vogliate · vogliano
poterecan (to be able to)
possa · possiamo · possiate · possano
doveremust (to have to)
debba · dobbiamo · dobbiate · debbano
sapereto know
sappia · sappiamo · sappiate · sappiano
stareto stay, to be
stia · stiamo · stiate · stiano
fareto do (to make)
faccia · facciamo · facciate · facciano
andareto go
vada · andiamo · andiate · vadano
avereto have
abbia · abbiamo · abbiate · abbiano
essereto be
sia · siamo · siate · siano

The rule: the present subjunctive

The subjunctive is not a monster: it is a signal. It says that what follows passes through a point of view: penso che sia un capolavoro does not state a fact, it states my opinion. It switches on after verbs of opinion, emotion, doubt and will.

The forms

parl-AREprend-EREfin-IRE
io / tu / lui / leiparliprendafinisca
noiparliamoprendiamofiniamo
voiparliateprendiatefiniate
loroparlinoprendanofiniscano
The three singular persons are identical: that is why the pronoun is often added (che io sia, che tu sia). Key irregulars: sia, abbia, vada, faccia, stia, dica, possa, voglia, debba.

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You practise the present subjunctive: irregular verbs, at B1 level, with answers for every item.
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