Exercise on Present Indicative of Italian Regular Verbs
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Conjugation of Italian Regular Verbs in the Present Indicative
Metti alla prova la tua conoscenza del presente indicativo con questo esercizio interattivo online e gratuito.
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 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 moreDirect Speech vs Indirect Speech
Put your knowledge of direct and indirect speech in Italian to the test! With these multiple-choice exercises, you can practise transforming sentences and recognising changes in verb tenses, pronouns and time expressions. Want to review the grammar before you start? Check out Unit 33 on indirect speech for clear explanations and practical examples, then test your knowledge with the exercises. […]
Read moreItalian Present and Past Conditional – Grammar Exercise
Improve your understanding of the Italian present and past conditional with this interactive grammar exercise. Complete the sentences using the correct verb forms and strengthen your Italian grammar skills.
Read moreItalian Present and Past Conditional – Online Exercise
Practise the Italian present and past conditional with this interactive grammar exercise. Choose the correct verb forms and learn when to use the condizionale presente and condizionale passato in Italian.
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 moreMaking Comparisons in Italian
With comparison we compare two terms (nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs or adverbs). 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 theatre.) COMPARATIVE […]
Read moreComparative Forms in Italian
There are three kinds of comparatives in Italian: Comparativo di maggioranza (Comparatives of majority) Comparativo di minoranza (Comparatives of minority) Comparativo di uguaglianza (Comparatives of equality) Comparatives of majority and minority: To make the comparative form we should place the adverbs “più” (for a comparative of majority) or “meno” (for a comparative of minority) before the adjective. We should then […]
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