Practice Makes Perfect: Italian Verb Tenses
Conjugate verbs like a Italian\ Most verb books offer little more than conjugation\ charts and a few mechanical exercises. Practice\ Makes Perfect: Italian Verb Tenses gives you\ much more. In addition to thorough demonstrations\ of conjugations for regular and irregular verbs, it features plenty of useful examples and numerous engaging\ exercises that help you remember verb tenses. And, equally important, it explains when and why to use them.\ Two handy appendices (one listing conjugations...
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Learn more than conjugation and discover the right verb tenses to use in conversation and in writingIf you are looking for help on memorizing Italian verb conjugations, then any old Italian verb book will do. But if you are interested in acquiring fluency in Italian, you'll need to learn how those fundamental building blocks of language are actually used in the context of everyday speech and writing. And that's where Practice Makes Perfect: Italian Verb Tenses comes in.Practice Makes Perfect: Italian Verb Tenses goes beyond other verb books to coach you in when and why verb tenses are used. In addition to an array of fully conjugated verbs, you will find clear and concise explanations that pinpoint why specific tenses work in given situations as well as tons of engaging examples and numerous skill-building exercises. Combine those features with the renowned Practice Makes Perfect format and you have the ideal reference/workbook for beginning to intermediate Italian-language learners whose goal is to learn to speak and write Italian with fluency.Practice Makes Perfect: Italian Verb Tenses gives you: Detailed explanations of when and why to use different verb tenses Plenty of lively examples covering a wide range of topics Numerous engaging exercises Comprehensive verb conjugation tables Paola Nanni-Tate teaches Italian at The Ohio State University in the adult continuing-education program and is the author of Italian Verb Drills.
AcknowledgmentsviiIntroductionixBasic TerminologyxiUnit 1The Present Tense (Presente Indicativo)1Verbs Ending in -are2Verbs Ending in -ere9Verbs Ending in -ire14The Progressive Tense (Gerundio)20Essere (to Be) and Avere (to Have)23Expressions of Time30Fare (to Do, to Make)32Sapere and Conoscere (to Know)34Suonare and Giocare (to Play)39The Modal Verbs Volere (to Want, to Wish), Potere (to Be Able, Can), and Dovere (to Have to, Must)40Lasciare, Partire, Uscire, and Andare Via (to Leave)43Unit 2The Imperative (Imperativo)47Formal Commands51The Imperative with Object Pronouns and Reflexive Pronouns52Additional Ways of Using the Imperative53Unit 3Reflexive Verbs (Verbi Riflessivi)59Positioning of Reflexive Pronouns60Reciprocal Reflexives62Reflexive Versus Non-Reflexive62Unit 4The Future Tense (Futuro Semplice)65The Future Tense of Essere71Unit 5The Present Perfect Tense (Passato Prossimo)73The Present Perfect with Avere73The Present Perfect with Essere80Unit 6The Imperfect Tense (Imperfetto)85Comparison of the Present Perfect and the Imperfect90Unit 7The Preterite (Passato Remoto)95Irregular Verbs in the Preterite99The Preterite of Fare102The Preterite of Essere and Avere102Unit 8The Past Perfect (Trapassato Prossimo), Preterite Perfect (Trapassato Remoto), and Future Perfect (Futuro Anteriore)107The Past Perfect (Trapassato Prossimo)108The Preterite Perfect (Trapassato Remoto)109The Future Perfect (Futuro Anteriore)111Unit 9The Present Conditional (Condizionale Presente)115Unit 10The Past Conditional (Condizionale Passato)125Unit 11Compound Reflexive Verbs (Verbi Riflessivi Composti)131Unit 12The Subjunctive Mood (Modo Congiuntivo)135The Present Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Presente)136The Imperfect Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Imperfetto)149The Past Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Passato)154The Past Perfect Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Trapassato)158Unit 13The Passive Voice (Forma Passiva)165Verbs Other than Essere to Express the Passive Voice165Alternatives to the Passive Voice169Unit 14Idiomatic Expressions (Espressioni Idiomatiche)173Idioms with Avere173Idioms with Fare174Special Constructions with Fare, Lasciare, Metterci, and Volerci176Idioms with Dare180Unit 15Verbs and Expressions Followed by a Preposition187Verbs and Expressions Followed by the Preposition a187Verbs and Expressions Followed by the Preposition di191Verbs Followed by the Preposition su193Verbs Followed Directly by the Infinitive193Impersonal Verbs193Unit 16General Review of Verbs197Verb Tables213Glossary of Verbs221Answer Key227
