Feminine Nouns
Song in italian: Eros Ramazzotti – Piccola Pietra Improve your knowledge of Feminine nouns with this exercise. Listen to the song
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Hypothetical clauses
Italian song: Mina Mazzini – Se Telefonando With this song you will be able to test your knowledge of Hypothetical Clauses.
Read moreItalian Weather and Seasons Video Exercise
Italian song: Malika Ayane – Come Foglie Complete the song with the missing words related to the weather and the seasons.
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Modà – Sono Già Solo Complete the song with the missing direct or indirect pronoun.
Read moreAdverbs and simple and articulated prepositions
Song in Italian: Lunapop – 50 Special With this song you can practice using adverbs and prepositions (simple and articulated). See also: Italian Articulated Prepositions Exercise Trailer in italiano: Into The Wild (Nelle terre selvagge) Italian Prepositions Serie TV: The Big Bang Theory Adverbs and Time Expressions Multiple choice exercise
Read moreInfinitive Form in Italian
Scene from the Movie: “L’attimo fuggente” With this exercise you are going to learn the Infinitive Form and how to use it.
Read moreItalian Past Participle Video Exercise
Italian song: Andrea Bocelli – Con Te Partirò Complete the song with the missing past participles.
Read moreItalian Infinitives Video Exercise
Italian song: Fiorella Mannoia – Come si cambia Complete the song with the correct verb in the infinitive form.
Read moreBody vocabulary
Song in Italian: Nek – Fatti avanti amore Watch the video, listen to the words of the song and try to complete the text by inserting the missing words: Body vocabulary Vedi anche: Song in Italian: Francesca Michielin – L’amore esiste
Read moreItalian Articulated Prepositions (part 2)
da + la = dalla We use this in the same cases as “da” when the noun which follows is feminine singular and starts with a consonant. Dalla casa, dalla scuola. (From home, from school.) da + le = DALLE We use this in the same cases as “dalla” when the noun which follows is feminine plural and starts with a consonant or […]
Read moreItalian Comparatives
Quando usare “di” e quando usare “che” per introdurre il secondo termine di paragone. Comparatives of majority PIÙ + SOSTANTIVO o PRONOME Mi piacciono più le città piccole di quelle grandi. Il cibo interessa più a me che a te. PIÙ + VERBO o AVVERBIO Mi piace di più dipingere che disegnare. Marco legge più velocemente che correttamente. PIÙ + AGGETTIVO Questa chiesetta campestre è più antica della cattedrale. Comparatives of minority […]
Read moreItalian Articulated Prepositions (part 1)
Preposizione semplice + l’articolo determinativo (preposition + definite article) di + il = DEL We use this in the same cases as the prepositon “di” when the noun which follows is masculine singular and starts with a consonant. L’onda del mare. (The wave of the sea.) di + la = DELLA We use this in the same cases as the prepositon “di” […]
Read morePassive verb conjugation
The passive form is used to express an action suffered by the subject. verb essere + the participio passato of the chosen verb Il quadro fu dipinto da Monet. You can also use “venire” and “andare” as auxiliaries. La colazione viene servita ogni giorno. La tesi va consegnata alla segreteria. The conjugation is the same for the verbs in -are, -ere, -ire. Io sono amato. […]
Read moreConditional Forms
The conditionals are formed by adding to the future root and has two tenses: 1) The Present Conditional (or Simple Conditional) is used: to express yourself politely Vorremmo parlare con il direttore di quest’albergo. (We would like to talk to the director of this hotel.) Per favore, potresti chiudere la finestra? (Could you close the window, please?) to express the possibility of carrying […]
Read moreItalian passive form
Transitive verbs (verbs with a direct object) have a passive form as well as an active form. In the passive form it subject is not who performed the action. Active form: Subject verb object Carla legge un libro Molte persone guardano la televisione Passive form: Subject verb who performed the action Il libro è letto da Carla La televisione è […]
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