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Junior Cycle Italian: Present tense & reflexives

How often Present tense & reflexives comes up on the Italian papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Present tense & reflexives, Common Level(8 marks)

Quick ones on Present tense & reflexives.

(a)How do you say 'We speak Italian'?
  1. Parlano italiano
  2. Parliamo italiano
  3. Parlate italiano
(b)How do you say 'I wake up at six'?
  1. Mi svegliamo alle sei
  2. Si sveglio alle sei
  3. Mi sveglio alle sei
(c)Which of these is an infinitive?
  1. leggere
  2. leggo
  3. leggete
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(a) Parliamo italiano

(b) Mi sveglio alle sei

(c) leggere

Your turn: Common Level questions on Present tense & reflexives.

Common Level

Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q16, Q17
2025Q16
2024Q13, Q17
2023Q18
2022Q16

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Present tense & reflexives questions

Present tense & reflexives, 3 marks

How do you say 'They go to school by bus'?

  1. Vado a scuola in autobus
  2. Andano a scuola in autobus
  3. Vanno a scuola in autobus
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Vanno a scuola in autobus

Andare is irregular: vado, vai, va, andiamo, andate, vanno. Andano does not exist, and vado = I go.

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