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The infinitive<\/strong> is one of the impersonal forms of the verb and does not conjugate. Its form always stays the same irrespective of gender and number.<\/p>\n

There is the\u00a0present infinitive<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0past infinitive<\/span><\/strong>. The present infinitive regular verbs finish with -ARE, -ERE and IRE.
\nThe past infinitive is used to talk about a finished action. To make the past infinitive, we use either the verb avere or the verb essere.<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/p>\n

Es: Oggi devo lavorare\u00a0<\/span>fino alle 20:00. (presente) \/ Today I have to work until 8 pm.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dopo\u00a0aver pulito<\/span>, ho guardato la televisione. (passato) \/ After cleaning, I watched the television.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dopo\u00a0essere stato<\/span> in vacanza per tre mesi sono tornato a scuola. (passato) \/ After being on holiday for 3 months, I went back to school.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

 <\/p>\n

a.\u00a0<\/span>Present<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
1st conjugation:<\/td>\n<\/td>\nMangiare<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2nd conjugation:<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCredere<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3rd\u00a0conjugation<\/span>:<\/td>\n<\/td>\nPartire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

b.<\/span>\u00a0Past<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Present infinitive of the auxiliary verb\u00a0<\/span>essere<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0<\/span>avere<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span>+<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Past participle<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0of main verb<\/p>\n\n\n\n
 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
1st conjugation:<\/td>\n<\/td>\naver mangiato<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2nd conjugation:<\/td>\n<\/td>\naver creduto<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3rd conjugation:<\/td>\n<\/td>\nessere partito<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

Past infinitive of the verbs\u00a0essere<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0avere<\/span><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

essere<\/strong>:\u00a0essere stato.
\navere<\/strong>:\u00a0aver avuto.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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