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 moreThe main adverbs of time in Italian are: Prima (before) → used to indicate an action which took place before another. Prima di andare a lavorare, faccio la spesa. (Before I go to work, I go shopping.) Dopo (after)→ used to indicate an action which took place before another. Dopo essere andato alla posta, sono passato in banca. (After going to the post office, […]
Read moreTransitive 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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Read moreThe present tense is used to talk about things which happen regularly or are happening at the time of speaking. actions happening at the time of speaking: La mamma prepara la cena. (Mum is getting dinner ready.) I ragazzi giocano a calcio nel cortile. (The boys are playing football in the yard.) Giulia legge un libro. (Giulia is reading a book.) Oggi ho molto […]
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Read moreSentential adverbs express a judgment: Affirmative with adverbs of affirmation: sì (yes) sicuro, sicuramente, di sicuro, certo, certamente, di certo (certainly, definitely) ovviamente (obviously) davvero, per davvero (really) esatto, esattamente, appunto (exactly) Hai fatto i compiti per domani? Sì! (Have you done your homework for tomorrow? Yes!) Sicuramente stasera andrò al cinema con gli amici. (I’m definitely going to the cinema this evening with my friends.) Vuoi venire con noi? Certamente, aspettatemi! (Do […]
Read moreWe use an adverb of quantity, also called adverb of intensity, to give more information about an adjective. For example we can say: C’e freddo. (It’s cold.) But if we add an adverb of quantity we give a clearer idea of the situation. So we can say: C’e abbastanza freddo. (It’s quite cold.) C’e molto freddo. (It’s very cold.) The […]
Read moreLì, là, qui, qua, giù, su, laggiù, lassù, davanti, dietro, sopra, sotto, dentro, fuori, altrove, intorno, ci, vi , ecc. Some common adverbs of place are: qui, qua To indicate a place near to where the person is speaking. lì, là To indicate a place far away from where the person is speaking. Qui fa freddo e lì? Qua c’è caldo e […]
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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 moreTest your knowledge of Italian Combined Direct and Indirect Pronouns with this interactive exercise. See also: Italian Grammar: Combined Pronouns Italian Combined Pronouns Choose the correct statement Italian Combined Pronouns Fill in the missing words
Read moreReflexive verbs are used to express an action performed by the subject which is reflected on the subject itself. mi, ti, si, ci, vi, si + il verbo scelto Conjugation of the verb “lavarsi” Lavarsi Presente Indicativo Passato Prossimo io mi lavo tu ti lavi lui/lei/Lei si lava noi ci laviamo voi vi lavate loro/Loro si lavano io mi sono lavato tu ti sei lavato lui/lei/Lei si è lavato noi ci siamo […]
Read moreItalian song: Jovanotti – Come musica Complete the song with the missing possessive adjectives.
Read moreSono chiamati IRREGOLARI i verbi che non seguono totalmente o in parte il modello della coniugazione a cui appartengono. In italiano ci sono dei verbi che non usano le regole generali di trasformazione per la coniugazione. Sono irregolari: nel mutamento della vocale tematica: Esempi: Tenere Stare Presente Indicativo Imperfetto Congiuntivo io tengo tu tieni lui/lei/Lei tiene noi teniamo voi tenete loro/Loro tengono che io stessi […]
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