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Grammar Lesson 99:

The present indicative of the verbs of the 3rd conjugation

The present indicative is used to describe habitual actions, basic truths or an action / state of being which occurs right when we are talking or writing about it.

The verbs ending in -ire (3rd conjugation) in the present tense add the following endings to the verb stem: -o, -i, -e, -iamo, -ite, -ono.

—> Partire / to leave —> part-ire.

Present indicative:

- Io parto. (I leave.)

- Tu parti. (You leave.)

- Egli / Ella / Esso / Essa parte. (He / she / it leaves.)

- partiamo. (We leave.)

- Voi partite. (You leave.)

- Essi / esse partono. (They leave.)

Examples:

- Il treno parte da Firenze. (The train leaves from Florence.)

- Ogni volta che partite viene a piovere. (Whenever you leave this place, it starts raining.)

- Martino e Giulia partono per la montagna domani. (Martino and Giulia are off to the mountains tomorrow.)

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