When is the Italian present tense used?

It's used to convey many different meanings: actions taking place right now, general statements or facts, as well as actions taking place in the future.

What differs between the 3 conjugations?

1st conjugation verbs end in -are, 2nd conjugation verbs end in -ere and 3rd conjugation verbs end in -ire. The 3 conjugations form the different tenses with different endings or desinences.

Is indicativo presente enough to speak Italian?

There are other verbal tenses you'll need to know, but as a starting point, and since indicativo presente can be used to convey many different meanings, that's a good starting point to make people understand you.

What are the most common irregular verbs?

The main irregular verbs you'll need to learn are: essere, avere, dovere, andare, volere, and potere.

Why every person has a different desinence?

That's because Italian derives from Latin. It's surely much more complicated than English, but it's important to learn the different desinences, especially because, in Italian, we tend to omit the subject: you'll have to look at the desinence to understand the subject.

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Grammar Point	Pattern	Example
Italian present tense	-	Io parlo italiano
Italian present progressive	Stare + Gerundio	Io sto leggendo un libro
Italian gerund and infinitive	Subject + Conjugated Verb + Infinitive Verb + (Object)	Ti tocca offrire da mangiare!
Verb conjugation: -are, -ere & -ire	Verb + conjugated ending	Portare → io porto, tu porti, egli porta...
Introduction to Italian pronouns	-
Personal pronouns in Italian	Io, Tu, Lui, Lei, Noi, Voi, Loro
Italian plurals	-	Le pizze; Gli ombrelli
Gender of singular nouns in Italian	il, lo, lo,l'	il libro, lo stato, la casa, l'uovo,
Gender of plural nouns in Italian	i, gli, le	i gatti, gli uomini, le case
Definite and indefinite articles in Italian	Il, Lo, Gli, La, Le, Une, Delle etc	Ho mangiato la pizza
Nouns in Italian
Adverbs in Italian	Subject + Verb + Adverb + (Object/Other Elements)	Enrico ascolta attentamente la lezione.