The infinitive is one of the impersonal forms of the verb and does not conjugate. Its form always stays the same irrespective of gender and number. There is the present infinitive and the past infinitive. The present infinitive regular verbs finish with -ARE, -ERE and IRE. The past infinitive is used to talk about a finished action. To make the past infinitive, we […]
Read moreThis tense is used to indicate: a continuous action in the past Examples: Il telefono squillava ininterrottamente. (The telephone was ringing all the time.) Due anni fa andavo in palestra ogni tre giorni. (Two years ago I went to the gym every three days.) Prendevamo il treno ogni mattina alle 6:00. (We took the train every morning at 6 am.) or a […]
Read moreSome verbs are irregular in the direct imperative form: Essere (to be) Sii (tu) Siate (voi) Avere (to have) Abbi (tu) Abbiate (voi) Sapere (to know) Sappi (tu) Sappiate (voi) Other irregular imperative and monosyllabic verbs have two forms in the 2nd person singular: Dare (to give) Da’/ Dai (tu) Fare (to do/make) Fa’/ Fai (tu) Stare (to stay) Sta’/ Stai […]
Read moreThe imperative is used to give orders or commands and corresponds with the present indicative. Es: Sii buono! (Be good!) Fai il bravo! (Behave!) Non dirlo a nessuno! (Don’t tell anyone!) Di la verità! (Tell the truth!) Abbiate pazienza! (Be patient!) Fate piano! (Take your time!) Mangia tutto! (Eat everything!) Dormite! (Sleep!) Leggete da pag. 1 a pag. 20! (Read from page 1 to page 20!) […]
Read moreThe gerund is used to talk about: something happening now or at a certain time in the past something which happened in the past at the same time as another action It is formed from the root of the present simple + –ando or –endo, depending on the conjugation It can have two tenses: Present Mangiando una mela mi cadde un […]
Read moreThe Italian future perfect tense is used in the following situations: Actions which will have already finished before another action takes place in the future (for which action we generally use the future simple). Example: Quando avrò finito di fare la doccia, uscirò. When I have finished my shower, I’ll go out. To show uncertainty about whether something happened or not. […]
Read moreThe future simple tense is used to talk about: an action which has yet to happen To form the future of Italian verbs it is necessary to add the correct endings to the root of the verb. Examples: Domani andrò al mare. (I’m going to the beach tomorrow.) Partiranno la settimana prossima. (They’re leaving next week.) Pranzeremo alle 14:00. (We are going to […]
Read moreThe subjunctive (congiuntivo) used mainly in two cases: after verbs expressing opinions, thoughts or feelings, such as pensare, credere, ritenere, aver la sensazione in the hypothetical period. Present Subjunctive Credo che stiano bene insieme. (I think that they are good together.) Suppongo che Marco sia uscito. (I suppose Marco’s gone out.) Spero che torni presto. (I hope you come back soon.) Penso che tu […]
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Read moreGreetings at various times of the day.
Read moreGreetings and goodbyes at different times during the day. Metti alla prova la tua conoscenza dell’Italiano con questo esercizio sui saluti.
Read moreItalian song: Max Gazzè, Mentre dormi Complete the song with the missing verbs in the present tense.
Read moreMetti alla prova la tua conoscenza dell’Italiano commerciale con questo esercizio sul lessico commerciale.
Read moreMetti alla prova la tua conoscenza dell’Italiano commerciale con questo esercizio sulla corrispondenza commerciale. Vedi anche: Lettere formali Lettere informali Lettera motivazionale Lezione 12 – E-mail formale Abbreviazioni usate nella corrispondenza commerciale
Read moreComplete the crossword with the meaning of the abbreviations used in formal letters. See also: Formal letters in Italian Business Letters Business Italian Vocabulary
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