Italian Gerund
Complete the text with a verb in the gerund form.
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Present Indicative of Regular Verbs – Crossword
Test your knowledge of the present indicative with this interactive exercise.
Read moreExercise on Present Indicative of Italian Regular Verbs
Metti alla prova la tua conoscenza del presente indicativo con questo esercizio di riempimento.
Read moreConjugation of Italian Regular Verbs in the Present Indicative
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Read moreReflexive verbs: la mattina di Carla
Fill in the blanks with the reflexive verbs conjugated in the present tense, then click on “verify” to check your answers. See also: Italian grammar: Reflexive verbs Italian Exercises – Reflexive verbs: di mattina o di sera?
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Match the actions to the parts of the day. Observe: the verbs “Svegliarsi”, “Addormentarsi”, “Farsi” are reflexive! See also: Italian grammar: Reflexive verbs Italian Exercise – Reflexive verbs: la mattina di Carla
Read moreItalian Gerund Crossword
Complete the exercise with a verb in the gerund form.
Read moreItalian Gerund Exercise
Metti alla prova la tua conoscenza del gerundio del verbo italiano con questo esercizio interattivo online e gratuito.
Read morePresent Conditional and Perfect Conditional
Exercise to test your knowledge of the Italian simple conditional and perfect conditional.
Read morePast Definite Exercise
Improve your knowledge of Italian with this exercise on the past definite tense (passato remoto). See also: Grammar reference: Passato Remoto Past Definite Tense Exercise Learn Italian with music: Passato Remoto Learn Italian with music: Passato Remoto
Read moreThe articles
Articles are divided into definite and indefinite. Definite Articles The definite articles are: il, lo, la; with nouns in the singular i, gli, le; with nouns in the plural and indicate people, animals and specific things. For example: Ho comprato il quaderno nuovo. Ho comprato i quaderni nuovi. Indefinite Articles The indefinite articles are: un, uno, una and indicate people, […]
Read moreCollective nouns
Collective nouns are nouns that indicate a set of people, things or animals but are always in the singular. Molta gente è preoccupata per il cambiamento climatico. Lo stormo di uccelli vola nel cielo. La folla di persone protesta in piazza. The use of collective nouns often creates difficulties in agreement with verbs and adjectives because they are singular nouns but […]
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 moreComparisons in Italian
With comparison we compare two terms (nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs or adverbs). COMPARISON COMPARATIVE OF MAJORITY più + 1° termine di paragone Mauro è più simpatico di Giulio. (Mauro is funnier than Giulio.) COMPARATIVE OF EQUALITY tanto o così + 1° termine di paragone Mi piace (tanto) il cinema quanto il teatro. (I like the cinema as much as the […]
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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 […]
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