The Italian verb "piacere" (to like)

In Italian to talk about things we like we use the verb piacere that translates the English verb to like. This verb however is not used in the same way as the English verb. You can better understand the difference with an example.

• We like music.
• Ci piace la musica. (that literally means "Music pleases to us”)

The present tense of Italian irregular verbs

In Italian to form the present tense of regular verbs you can replace the final part of the verb (desinenza) with some special endings that are different for each subject. But many Italian verbs are irregular and are conjugated in a different way.