Lesson 15.3: Mix It Up – Regular & Irregular Verbs in Action 🌀🗣️ #

You’ve learned the nice verbs (the regulars).
You’ve survived the rebels (the irregulars).
Now it’s time to use them together — just like Italians do every single day while cooking, shopping, and accidentally starting arguments about tomatoes.

Quick Recap: Regular vs. Irregular 🍝 #

You’ll see these verbs everywhere — in shops, cafés, and Geoff’s existential food crises.

🎭 Geoff & Viktor: The Tomato Conspiracy 🍅🕵️‍♂️ #

Geoff: Viktor! Sai che i pomodori mi guardano quando li taglio?
Geoff: Viktor! Did you know tomatoes stare at me when I cut them?

Viktor: Geoff… sei sicuro che stai bene?
Viktor: Geoff… are you sure you’re okay?

Geoff: No! E adesso non ho più pomodori!
Geoff: No! And now I don’t have any more tomatoes!

Viktor: Allora vai al mercato e compra altri.
Viktor: Then go to the market and buy more.

Geoff: Ma i pomodori mi odiano.
Geoff: But the tomatoes hate me.

Viktor: Forse perché tu li cucini male?
Viktor: Maybe because you cook them badly?

Geoff: Faccio del mio meglio!
Geoff: I do my best!

Viktor: Parli, parli, ma alla fine… io cucino.
Viktor: You talk and talk, but in the end… I cook.

Geoff: È un complotto. Anche la pasta ride di me.
Geoff: It’s a conspiracy. Even the pasta laughs at me.

Practice Tip 🧠 #

Want to sound natural in conversation? Mix these steps:

1. Use irregular verbs for identity, possession, and movement (essere, avere, andare, fare).
2. Use regular verbs for everything else — and trust the endings.
3. Throw in a little chaos, like Geoff, for fluency. 😉

Try It Yourself! #

Write a mini-dialogue:

• Use at least 2 regular and 2 irregular verbs
• Bonus points if it includes food, shopping, or a fictional pasta emergency

Coming up next: Exercise 15.3 — It’s your turn to mix regular and irregular verbs like a true Italian grammar chef.