I verbi riflessivi con dovere, potere, volere, sapere – Quiz & Audio

Today we’ll see how Italian modal verbs (I verbi modali: dovere, potere, volere, sapere) interact with reflexive verbs Please have a look at this overview about reflexive verbs if you don’t know what a verbo riflessivo is. Today I’ll go deeper into details with a very common structure: reflexive and modal verbs together. For example: Domani MI … Read more ≫

I verbi riflessivi – Intermediate and Advanced – Quiz & Audio

Learn how the Italian verbi riflessivi  change in more complex scenarios. Complete the Time Challenge Exercise When students get familiar with the verbi riflessivi the first time, we begin by teaching simple tenses of  the indicativo, such as the presente, passato prossimo or imperfetto. Today we are going practice the verbi riflessivi using more complex … Read more ≫

Preposizioni di tempo, Italian prepositions of time – Audio

Today we’ll talk about preposizioni di tempo We learned that Italian prepositions, le preposizioni, do not follow precise rules. We can however indicate some important patterns. Ciao a tutti. Prepositions are always tricky. We can simplify this intricate topic by explaining the function of the preposizioni. Today I’m going to talk about time, il tempo. Italian students learn … Read more ≫

I verbi riflessivi – A basic guide, quiz and audio examples

The Italian verbi riflessivi are verbs whose subject acts on itself The following is a very basic introduction to reflexive verbs. If your level is intermediate, please have a look at this post. A verbo riflessivo always comes with a reflexive pronoun, a small particle directly linked to the subject of the sentence. Fabio si sveglia alle 8 … Read more ≫

Congiuntivo o indicativo presente? Quiz and Audio

Review the difference between Congiuntivo Presente and Indicativo Presente with a Quiz congiuntivo presente of essere and avere congiuntivo presente of regular verbs.  This is the 3rd post of the series dedicated to the congiuntivo. It’s a simple review of the difference between two types of present tense: the congiuntivo presente and the indicativo presente of … Read more ≫

Imperfetto VS Passato Prossimo – Quiz and Audio

This is a very basic introduction on the differences between the Italian passato prossimo and the imperfetto. The passato prossimo describes an action (or a situation) in the past with a beginning and an end – it’s a perfect tense. The imperfetto describes a situation (or an action) in the past, usual or ongoing, with … Read more ≫

Congiuntivo presente – I verbi regolari – Quiz & Audio

Second quiz & audio on the Congiuntivo. Today we’ll talk about the Congiuntivo Presente, regular verbs In a previous post, I wrote about the congiuntivo presente of the verbs essere and avere. It is important to learn essere and avere first. You will use them with the congiuntivo passato. Please check it out before reading this, as … Read more ≫

Congiuntivo presente – Essere and Avere – Quiz & Audio

First blog, quiz and audio of a series about the Congiuntivo Congiuntivo presente of Essere and Avere At the beginning of your Italian classes, you probably learned the tenses of the indicativo, such as the presente, passato prossimo, imperfetto etcetera. If you are familiar with the tenses of the indicativo, it’s time to learn the congiuntivo presente … Read more ≫

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