Italian Indirect Object Pronouns
Test your knowledge of indirect object pronouns with this interactive exercise.
Read moreItalian Indirect Pronouns: atoni/tonici
Indirect pronouns have two forms: FORMA ATONA (Es. Mi piace il calcio) FORMA TONICA (Es. A me piace il calcio)
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Test your knowledge of indirect object pronouns with this interactive exercise.
Read moreItalian Direct Pronouns
Read the text. As you can see there are a lot of repetitions! Replace the repetitions with the correct direct pronouns.
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Test your knowledge of direct pronouns with this interactive exercise.
Read moreCarnival desserts: le meraviglie
Cambiano nome a seconda della regione di provenienza ma la bontà è sempre la stessa. Le chiacchiere sono dolci croccanti che vengono fritti e ricoperti di zucchero a velo. I nomi di questi dolci in Italia: chiacchiere e lattughe in Lombardia, cenci e donzelle in Toscana, frappe e sfrappole in Emilia, cròstoli in Trentino, galani e gale in Veneto, bugie […]
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?
Read moreReflexive verbs: di mattina o di sera?
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 moreDirect Object Pronouns: atoni/tonici
Direct object pronouns have two forms: FORMA ATONA (Es. Ti chiamano) FORMA TONICA (Es. Chiamano te) See also: Italian Indirect Pronouns: atoni/tonici
Read moreThe Gerund
The 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 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 moreItalian Definite Articles
Remember that in Italian, every noun is either masculine or feminine so the definite article, “the” in English, is either masculine singular, masculine plural, feminine singular or feminine plural. Masculine definite articles Il: for masculine singular nouns which start with a consonant. Il libro (the book) Il vino (the wine) Il tavolo (the table) L’: for masculine singular nouns which […]
Read moreItalian Indefinite Articles
The indefinite articles are used to indicate a generic element of a whole. Masculine indefinite articles Un: this indefinite article is used when the noun is masculine singular and begins with a consonant or a vowel. Note that we don’t use un’. Un quaderno (a notebook) Un libro (a book) Un piatto (a dish) Un uomo (a man) Un albero (a […]
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 more“Ci” or “Ne”
Fill in the blanks with “ci” or “ne”, then click “Verifica” to check your answers.
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