{"id":14791,"date":"2015-07-18T05:16:26","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T20:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=14791"},"modified":"2026-05-26T22:25:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:25:37","slug":"verbi-impersonali-guide-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/verbi-impersonali-guide-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Impersonal Verbs: Piove, Bisogna, Si Dice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>In short.<\/strong> <em><strong>Italian impersonal verbs<\/strong> are verbs with no real subject. They live in the third person singular: <em>piove<\/em> (it rains), <em>bisogna partire<\/em> (one must leave), <em>fa freddo<\/em> (it is cold), <em>sembra che<\/em> (it seems that). Weather verbs and the necessity verbs <em>bisogna, occorre, basta, serve<\/em> are the core. This guide maps every family of italian impersonal verbs, the essere-or-avere question with the weather, and how they connect to the impersonal <em>si<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you stop hunting for a subject that is not there, italian impersonal verbs become one of the easiest corners of the language: one person form, a handful of patterns, and a lot of everyday mileage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-toc-iv\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-toc-h-iv gb-headline-text\" style=\"text-align:center;font-size:24px\">Cosa impareremo oggi<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffb Jump to section<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#what\">What an impersonal verb is<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#weather\">Weather verbs: piove, nevica, fa freddo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#auxiliary\">Essere or avere with the weather<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#bisogna\">Bisogna, occorre, basta, serve<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cheinfinito\">Che + subjunctive or plain infinitive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#happen\">The &#8220;to happen&#8221; verbs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#seem\">Sembra, pare, risulta<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#tenses\">Impersonal verbs across tenses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#si\">The impersonal si in one minute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mistakes\">Common mistakes English speakers make<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dialog\">Dialog: at the Padova plant nursery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet: every impersonal verb<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#challenge\">Mini-challenge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#related\">Related guides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#quiz\">Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what\">What an impersonal verb is<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step outside a plant nursery in Padova on a grey morning and the first thing anyone says is <em>piove<\/em>. Nobody asks &#8220;what rains?&#8221;. There is no subject, and none is missing: that is the whole nature of italian impersonal verbs. They run in the third person singular of every finite tense, and in the infinitive, participle and gerund, without a person doing anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three groups cover almost everything: the weather verbs (<em>piove, nevica, grandina<\/em>), the necessity verbs (<em>bisogna, occorre, basta<\/em>), and the &#8220;it happens \/ it seems&#8221; verbs (<em>succede, sembra, pare<\/em>). To these you can add the impersonal <em>si<\/em> (<em>si mangia bene<\/em>), which makes any verb subjectless. Learn the three families and italian impersonal verbs stop being a grey area.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-focus-iv-1\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>The one rule.<\/strong> <em>Italian impersonal verbs only exist in the third person singular: piove, bisogna, sembra. If you find yourself conjugating io \/ tu \/ noi forms, it is not an impersonal verb anymore.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"weather\">Weather verbs: piove, nevica, fa freddo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The clearest italian impersonal verbs are the weather ones, and they are usually the first italian impersonal verbs a learner meets. There is no sky-actor doing the raining; the verb alone is a full sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Oggi piove, non andiamo al vivaio.<\/em><br>It&#8217;s raining today, we&#8217;re not going to the nursery.<\/li>\n<li><em>Domani nevicher\u00e0 sulle Alpi.<\/em><br>It will snow on the Alps tomorrow.<\/li>\n<li><em>Ieri ha grandinato per dieci minuti a Modena.<\/em><br>It hailed for ten minutes in Modena yesterday.<\/li>\n<li><em>In autunno albeggia tardi e fa freddo presto.<\/em><br>In autumn it dawns late and gets cold early.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A second pattern uses <em>fare<\/em> plus a word for the conditions: <em>fa caldo<\/em>, <em>fa freddo<\/em>, <em>fa bel tempo<\/em>, <em>fa brutto<\/em>. These <em>fare<\/em> expressions are among the most frequent italian impersonal verbs and behave exactly like the others: third person singular, no subject. <em>Fa freddo, ti conviene metterti la giacca<\/em> is everyday Italian and you will use it daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"auxiliary\">Essere or avere with the weather<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the one real doubt with weather italian impersonal verbs in compound tenses. Did it rain, <em>\u00e8 piovuto<\/em> or <em>ha piovuto<\/em>? When the verb is genuinely impersonal, both auxiliaries are correct and interchangeable.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Ieri \u00e8 piovuto tutto il giorno.<\/em> = <em>Ieri ha piovuto tutto il giorno.<\/em><br>It rained all day yesterday. (both correct)<\/li>\n<li><em>Stanotte \u00e8 nevicato.<\/em> = <em>Stanotte ha nevicato.<\/em><br>It snowed last night. (both correct)<\/li>\n<li><em>Sono piovute critiche sul progetto.<\/em><br>Criticism rained down on the project. (figurative: only essere)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exception is worth noting: when the verb is used figuratively or with a real subject (<em>sono piovuti auguri<\/em>, &#8220;good wishes poured in&#8221;), only <em>essere<\/em> works. So the rule for these italian impersonal verbs is simple: pure weather, either auxiliary; figurative meaning, essere only.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-focus-iv-2\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>Rain rule.<\/strong> <em>For real weather, \u00e8 piovuto and ha piovuto are equally correct. Switch to essere only when the verb turns figurative: sono piovute critiche. Do not lose sleep over the weather auxiliary; native speakers use both.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bisogna\">Bisogna, occorre, basta, serve<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The necessity group is the most useful set of italian impersonal verbs in real conversation. They express &#8220;one must&#8221;, &#8220;it is necessary&#8221;, &#8220;it is enough&#8221;, and they never take a personal subject: you cannot say <em>io bisogno<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Bisogna fare attenzione al gelo notturno.<\/em><br>One must watch out for the night frost.<\/li>\n<li><em>Occorre comprare del concime nuovo.<\/em><br>It is necessary to buy new fertilizer.<\/li>\n<li><em>Basta poca acqua per queste piante.<\/em><br>A little water is enough for these plants.<\/li>\n<li><em>Non serve annaffiare ogni giorno.<\/em><br>There&#8217;s no need to water every day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keep <em>bisogna<\/em> apart from <em>dovere<\/em>. <em>Dovere<\/em> has a personal subject (<em>io devo<\/em>, <em>tu devi<\/em>); <em>bisogna<\/em> never does, it stays impersonal. &#8220;I have to leave&#8221; is <em>devo partire<\/em>, while <em>bisogna partire<\/em> means &#8220;one must leave \/ it is necessary to leave&#8221;. Mixing them up is the single most common error with these italian impersonal verbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cheinfinito\">Che + subjunctive or plain infinitive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The necessity italian impersonal verbs open a clause in two ways. With a specified person, use <em>che<\/em> plus the subjunctive. With no specified person, use the bare infinitive.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Bisogna che tu copra le piante stasera.<\/em><br>You need to cover the plants tonight. (specific person, subjunctive)<\/li>\n<li><em>Bisogna coprire le piante stasera.<\/em><br>The plants need covering tonight. (general, infinitive)<\/li>\n<li><em>Occorre che Lorenzo passi in vivaio.<\/em><br>Lorenzo needs to stop by the nursery.<\/li>\n<li><em>Basta chiedere a Caterina.<\/em><br>It&#8217;s enough to ask Caterina.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The clause that follows is the real subject of the sentence (&#8220;that you cover the plants&#8221; is what is necessary). You do not need the grammar label to use it: pick <em>che<\/em> + subjunctive when there is a clear person, and the infinitive when the statement is general. This split governs most longer sentences built on italian impersonal verbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"happen\">The &#8220;to happen&#8221; verbs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">English has one main verb for &#8220;to happen&#8221;; Italian spreads the job across several italian impersonal verbs, each with a slightly different flavour.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>succedere<\/em>: <em>Succede spesso di trovare il vivaio chiuso il luned\u00ec.<\/em><br>It often happens that the nursery is closed on Mondays.<\/li>\n<li><em>capitare<\/em> (by chance): <em>Capita a tutti di dimenticare l&#8217;ombrello.<\/em><br>It happens to everyone to forget their umbrella.<\/li>\n<li><em>accadere<\/em> (more formal): <em>Accade raramente di vedere una gelata cos\u00ec tardi.<\/em><br>It rarely happens to see a frost this late.<\/li>\n<li><em>convenire<\/em> (to be worth it): <em>Conviene aspettare la primavera per il trapianto.<\/em><br>It&#8217;s worth waiting for spring to transplant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Succedere<\/em> and <em>capitare<\/em> are the everyday choices, <em>accadere<\/em> and <em>avvenire<\/em> the written ones. They take <em>di<\/em> + infinitive (<em>capita di sbagliare<\/em>) or <em>che<\/em> + subjunctive (<em>capita che sbagli<\/em>), the same two-way split as the necessity italian impersonal verbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"seem\">Sembra, pare, risulta<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A small but constant group of italian impersonal verbs reports appearances and hearsay: <em>sembra<\/em>, <em>pare<\/em> (both &#8220;it seems&#8221;), <em>risulta<\/em> (&#8220;it turns out \/ it appears on record&#8221;). They are the polite way to say something without committing to it.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Pare che domani migliori il tempo.<\/em><br>It seems the weather will improve tomorrow.<\/li>\n<li><em>Sembra che Elena abbia cambiato vivaio.<\/em><br>It seems Elena has changed nursery.<\/li>\n<li><em>Non risulta che il pagamento sia arrivato.<\/em><br>There is no record that the payment has arrived.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They almost always trigger <em>che<\/em> + subjunctive (<em>pare che sia<\/em>, <em>sembra che venga<\/em>), which is exactly why they are such useful italian impersonal verbs for sounding tactful: you report without claiming certainty. Of all the italian impersonal verbs, these are the ones that make spoken Italian sound diplomatic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tenses\">Impersonal verbs across tenses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A common worry is that italian impersonal verbs only exist in the present. They do not. They run through every tense, always in the third person singular: only the time changes, never the person.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Da bambino, d&#8217;inverno nevicava spesso a Modena.<\/em><br>When I was a child, it often snowed in Modena in winter. (imperfect)<\/li>\n<li><em>Domani piover\u00e0 e bisogner\u00e0 rimandare il trapianto.<\/em><br>Tomorrow it will rain and the transplant will have to be postponed. (future)<\/li>\n<li><em>Senza la serra, con quel gelo notturno sarebbe morto tutto.<\/em><br>Without the greenhouse, with that night frost everything would have died. (conditional perfect)<\/li>\n<li><em>Pensavo che bisognasse coprire le piante.<\/em><br>I thought the plants needed covering. (imperfect subjunctive)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So <em>piove<\/em> becomes <em>pioveva<\/em>, <em>piover\u00e0<\/em>, <em>\u00e8 piovuto<\/em>, <em>pioverebbe<\/em>; <em>bisogna<\/em> becomes <em>bisognava<\/em>, <em>bisogner\u00e0<\/em>, <em>bisognerebbe<\/em>, <em>bisognasse<\/em>. Nothing else shifts. Once you accept that italian impersonal verbs simply carry the tense on a fixed third person form, the whole paradigm becomes predictable and you stop hunting for a subject in past or future sentences. This is the quiet strength of italian impersonal verbs: one slot to fill, the same in every tense, so the time of the action is the only thing you ever change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"si\">The impersonal si in one minute<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond the verbs that are impersonal by nature, Italian can make almost any verb subjectless with <em>si<\/em>. <em>In Italia si mangia bene<\/em> means &#8220;in Italy people eat well&#8221;, with no named eater. It is the close cousin of italian impersonal verbs, built with <em>si<\/em> + third person singular.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>In questo vivaio si lavora bene anche d&#8217;inverno.<\/em><br>In this nursery one works well even in winter.<\/li>\n<li><em>D&#8217;estate ci si alza presto per innaffiare.<\/em><br>In summer one gets up early to water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a reflexive verb goes impersonal you would get <em>si si alza<\/em>, which is impossible, so Italian uses <em>ci si alza<\/em>. The impersonal <em>si<\/em> and the <em>ci si<\/em> rule are big enough to deserve their own guides; here it is enough to know they sit right next to italian impersonal verbs in everyday speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mistakes\">Common mistakes English speakers make<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Giving <em>bisogna<\/em> a subject. There is no <em>io bisogno<\/em>; for a personal subject use <em>devo, devi<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Stressing over the weather auxiliary. <em>\u00c8 piovuto<\/em> and <em>ha piovuto<\/em> are both fine.<\/li>\n<li>Forgetting the subjunctive after <em>bisogna che \/ pare che \/ sembra che<\/em>: it is <em>bisogna che tu vada<\/em>, not <em>che tu vai<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Adding a pronoun subject: <em>esso piove<\/em> does not exist; just <em>piove<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Using <em>\u00e8<\/em> + adjective where Italian uses <em>fare<\/em>: it is <em>fa freddo<\/em>, not <em>\u00e8 freddo<\/em> for the weather.<\/li>\n<li>Treating <em>succedere<\/em> as personal. &#8220;I happened to see&#8221; is <em>mi \u00e8 capitato di vedere<\/em>, not <em>ho successo<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dialog\">Dialog: at the Padova plant nursery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lorenzo stops at Caterina&#8217;s plant nursery in Padova on a cold, drizzly morning. Listen for how many verbs run with no subject at all.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dialog-iv\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Lorenzo:<\/strong> Buongiorno. Fa un freddo cane stamattina, e pare che piover\u00e0 ancora.<br><em>Morning. It&#8217;s freezing this morning, and it seems it&#8217;ll rain again.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Caterina:<\/strong> S\u00ec, \u00e8 nevicato in collina stanotte. Bisogna coprire le piante pi\u00f9 delicate.<br><em>Yes, it snowed in the hills last night. The delicate plants need covering.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Lorenzo:<\/strong> Mi serve un telo resistente, allora. Quanto occorre per coprire sei vasi grandi?<br><em>I need a sturdy sheet, then. How much is needed to cover six big pots?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Caterina:<\/strong> Basta un telo da quattro metri. Conviene prenderlo doppio, capita spesso che geli a marzo.<br><em>A four-metre sheet is enough. It&#8217;s worth getting a double one, it often happens that it freezes in March.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Lorenzo:<\/strong> Succede anche da voi che le talee non attecchiscano col freddo?<br><em>Does it happen to you too that the cuttings don&#8217;t take in the cold?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Caterina:<\/strong> S\u00ec, capita. Per\u00f2 non bisogna disperare: di solito a primavera si recupera tutto.<br><em>Yes, it does. But there&#8217;s no need to despair: usually in spring everything recovers.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Lorenzo:<\/strong> Allora prendo il telo doppio. Non importa se costa un po&#8217; di pi\u00f9.<br><em>Then I&#8217;ll take the double sheet. It doesn&#8217;t matter if it costs a bit more.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Caterina:<\/strong> Saggia decisione. Se smette di piovere, passa pure nel pomeriggio a ritirarlo.<br><em>Wise choice. If it stops raining, do come by in the afternoon to pick it up.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Count them: <em>fa freddo, pare che, \u00e8 nevicato, bisogna, mi serve, occorre, basta, conviene, capita che geli, succede che, non bisogna, si recupera, non importa, smette di piovere<\/em>. A short nursery chat is almost entirely italian impersonal verbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet: every impersonal verb<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One table for the whole system of italian impersonal verbs. Keep it open while you do the quiz.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-cheat-iv\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Verb<\/th><th>Meaning<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>piovere<\/strong><\/td><td>to rain<\/td><td>Oggi piove.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>nevicare<\/strong><\/td><td>to snow<\/td><td>Stanotte ha nevicato.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>fare + clima<\/strong><\/td><td>to be (weather)<\/td><td>Fa freddo, fa bel tempo.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>bisogna<\/strong><\/td><td>one must<\/td><td>Bisogna partire presto.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>occorre<\/strong><\/td><td>it is necessary<\/td><td>Occorre pi\u00f9 tempo.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>basta<\/strong><\/td><td>it is enough<\/td><td>Basta poca acqua.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>serve<\/strong><\/td><td>it is needed<\/td><td>Non serve insistere.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>conviene<\/strong><\/td><td>it is worth it<\/td><td>Conviene aspettare.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>succede \/ capita<\/strong><\/td><td>it happens<\/td><td>Capita a tutti di sbagliare.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>sembra \/ pare<\/strong><\/td><td>it seems<\/td><td>Pare che piova.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>importa<\/strong><\/td><td>it matters<\/td><td>Non importa se \u00e8 tardi.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>si + verbo<\/strong><\/td><td>one \/ people<\/td><td>Qui si lavora bene.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"challenge\">Mini-challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-iv\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-challenge.<\/strong> Fill the gap with the right impersonal verb (piove, fa, bisogna, occorre, pare, capita), then say each sentence aloud once.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prendi l&#8217;ombrello, _____ ancora.<\/li>\n<li>_____ molto freddo stamattina, copriti bene.<\/li>\n<li>_____ che tu finisca il lavoro entro venerd\u00ec.<\/li>\n<li>_____ pi\u00f9 concime per quelle piante.<\/li>\n<li>_____ che domani arrivi il bel tempo.<\/li>\n<li>_____ a tutti di sbagliare strada ogni tanto.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>1. <strong>piove<\/strong> \u00b7 2. <strong>Fa<\/strong> (molto freddo) \u00b7 3. <strong>Bisogna<\/strong> (che tu finisca, subjunctive) \u00b7 4. <strong>Occorre<\/strong> \u00b7 5. <strong>Pare<\/strong> (che domani arrivi, subjunctive) \u00b7 6. <strong>Capita<\/strong> (a tutti di sbagliare)<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"quiz\">Test your understanding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The quiz below drills the italian impersonal verbs: weather, necessity, the che-or-infinitive split, and the impersonal si. 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Let&#8217;s build on it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> A <strong>weekly 1:1 lesson<\/strong> gives you the rhythm and the personalised feedback to turn what you know into what you say automatically.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#ab2227; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Weekly 1:1<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">One-to-one<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vacanze.webp\" alt=\"Weekly 1:1\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Any level<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">55-minute one-to-one session on Zoom<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Your personal native teacher<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Interactive online materials<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=4\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#ab2227; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Book a Weekly 1:1 lesson &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Avanti tutta!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 66 to 85%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #faecc4, #b8860b); width:75%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Great work. You&#8217;re ready for the group.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> In the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> you&#8217;ll move from solid grammar to live conversation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#b8860b; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Ci vediamo in classe!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 86 to 100%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #cce5d5, #2d6a4f); width:93%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Bravissimo! You nailed it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> Step into the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> to turn accurate Italian into fluent Italian.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#2d6a4f; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">A presto su Zoom!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\">\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewDiv\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewQuestion\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewLegend\">\n                <ol>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #6CA54C;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Answered<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #FFB800;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Review<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div>\n                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"review\" value=\"Review question\"\n                           class=\"wpProQuiz_button2\" style=\"float: left; display: block;\">\n                                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_quizAnker\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_quiz\">\n            <ol class=\"wpProQuiz_list\">\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>1<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>1<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Choose the right impersonal form.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>Six areas: fare + clima, weather verbs in compound tense, bisogna and occorrere, bisogna che + subjunctive, bisogna + infinitive, sembra\/pare\/capita + che + subjunctive, plus impersonal si.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Setting.<\/strong> Quirico gestisce un vivaio storico fuori Mantova, vicino al lago. Tilde \u00e8 un&#8217;architetta del paesaggio che gli ordina piante per i giardini di Sabbioneta. Battista \u00e8 un contadino vicino di Castiglione delle Stiviere e Costanzo un giornalista locale che segue la fiera dei fiori di Curtatone.<\/p>\n<p><em>Setting (EN). Quirico runs a historic plant nursery outside Mantua, by the lake. Tilde is a landscape architect who orders plants from him for the gardens of Sabbioneta. Battista is a neighbouring farmer from Castiglione delle Stiviere, and Costanzo a local journalist who covers the Curtatone flower fair.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If your keyboard has no Italian accents, type an apostrophe after the vowel (e.g. <code>e'<\/code> for <code>\u00e8<\/code>, <code>a'<\/code> for <code>\u00e0<\/code>).<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Example: Oggi (\u00e8, fa, sta) <strong><u>fa<\/u><\/strong> brutto tempo a Mantova.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6722\"\n                                data-type=\"cloze_answer\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                        <hr\/><ul><li>Stamattina (\u00e8, fa, sta) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"2\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(fa)<\/span><\/span> molto freddo a Curtatone: meglio coprire i vasi sul piazzale.<br><em>This morning it's very cold in Curtatone: better cover the pots on the yard.<\/em><\/li><li>La settimana scorsa (ha, ha avuto, \u00e8 di) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"2\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(ha)<\/span><\/span> nevicato sulle colline mantovane fino a venerd\u00ec.<br><em>Last week it snowed on the Mantua hills until Friday.<\/em><\/li><li>Per le rose antiche (bisognano, ci bisogna, bisogna) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"7\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(bisogna)<\/span><\/span> cure costanti e un buon drenaggio.<br><em>Antique roses need constant care and good drainage.<\/em><\/li><li>(Occorre, Occorrono, Occorre di) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"9\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Occorrono)<\/span><\/span> due persone per spostare il vaso di limoni pi\u00f9 grande.<br><em>Two people are needed to move the largest lemon pot.<\/em><\/li><li>Quirico ha detto a Tilde: (bisogna che tu vai, bisogna che vai, bisogna che tu vada) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"19\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(bisogna che tu vada)<\/span><\/span> a ritirare il telo prima delle cinque.<br><em>Quirico told Tilde: you need to go and collect the sheet before five.<\/em><\/li><li>Per le talee delicate (bisogna coprire, bisogna che coprire, bisogna a coprire) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"15\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(bisogna coprire)<\/span><\/span> con un telo doppio prima del gelo.<br><em>For delicate cuttings, one must cover them with a double sheet before the frost.<\/em><\/li><li>(Pare che domani migliora, Pare che domani migliori, Pare che domani migliorer\u00e0) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"24\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Pare che domani migliori)<\/span><\/span> il tempo sul lago di Mantova.<br><em>It seems the weather will improve tomorrow over Lake Mantua.<\/em><\/li><li>A marzo (capita che geli, capita che gela, capita che geler\u00e0) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"15\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(capita che geli)<\/span><\/span> ancora di notte nei campi.<br><em>In March it sometimes still freezes at night in the fields.<\/em><\/li><li>Costanzo ha scritto sul giornale che domani (sar\u00e0, \u00e8, fa) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"2\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(fa)<\/span><\/span> bel tempo per la fiera dei fiori.<br><em>Costanzo wrote in the paper that tomorrow the weather will be nice for the flower fair.<\/em><\/li><li>Battista ha chiesto al fornitore: (bisogna che io venga, bisogna che io vengo, bisogna che vengo) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"20\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(bisogna che io venga)<\/span><\/span> di mattina presto a Sabbioneta?<br><em>Battista asked the supplier: do I need to come early in the morning to Sabbioneta?<\/em><\/li><li>A Tilde (ha successo, ha successa, \u00e8 successo) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"11\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(\u00e8 successo, e' successo)<\/span><\/span> di trovare il mercato dei fiori chiuso il luned\u00ec.<br><em>It happened to Tilde to find the flower market closed on Monday.<\/em><\/li><li>In questo vivaio (lavora, si lavora, si lavorano) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"9\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(si lavora)<\/span><\/span> bene anche d'inverno, con la serra riscaldata.<br><em>In this nursery one works well even in winter, thanks to the heated greenhouse.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><hr\/>                                    <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>12 out of 12. The impersonal system is yours.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>Review the six pillars of italian impersonal verbs:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin:0 0 0 18px; padding:0;\">\n<li><strong>Fare + clima.<\/strong> Italian uses <em>fare<\/em> for weather, not <em>essere<\/em>: <em>fa freddo<\/em>, <em>fa caldo<\/em>, <em>fa bel tempo<\/em>, <em>fa brutto<\/em>. Saying <em>\u00e8 freddo<\/em> for the weather is a typical English-speaker slip.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weather verbs in compound tenses.<\/strong> Both <em>\u00e8 piovuto<\/em> and <em>ha piovuto<\/em> are correct and interchangeable for real weather. They never take a subject like <em>il cielo<\/em> or <em>esso<\/em>; the verb alone is the whole sentence.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bisogna vs occorrere.<\/strong> <em>Bisogna<\/em> is impersonal and frozen in the third person singular: <em>bisogna fare attenzione<\/em>, never <em>bisognano<\/em>. <em>Occorrere<\/em> can be personal with a concrete subject: <em>occorrono due persone<\/em>, <em>occorre un telo doppio<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bisogna che + subjunctive vs bisogna + infinitive.<\/strong> With a specific person, use <em>che<\/em> + present subjunctive: <em>bisogna che tu vada<\/em>, <em>bisogna che io venga<\/em>. With no named person, use the bare infinitive: <em>bisogna coprire le piante<\/em>. The same split works for occorre, pare, sembra, capita, succede.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sembra \/ pare \/ capita + che + subjunctive.<\/strong> These hedging verbs trigger the present subjunctive in the clause that follows: <em>pare che domani migliori<\/em>, <em>capita che geli<\/em>, <em>sembra che arrivi in ritardo<\/em>. Indicative or future after them sounds non-native.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Succedere is impersonal.<\/strong> &ldquo;It happened to me to&hellip;&rdquo; is <em>mi &egrave; capitato di&hellip;<\/em> or <em>mi &egrave; successo di&hellip;<\/em>, never <em>*ho successo<\/em> (which means &ldquo;I am successful&rdquo;).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-top:10px;\"><strong>Glossary.<\/strong> vivaio = plant nursery &middot; talea (pl. talee) = cutting (horticulture) &middot; telo = sheet, tarp &middot; gelare = to freeze &middot; fornitore = supplier &middot; serra = greenhouse &middot; tangenziale = ring road &middot; albeggiare = to dawn.<\/p>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_tipp\" style=\"display: none; position: relative;\">\n                                <div>\n                                    <h5 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Hint<\/h5>\n                                    <p><strong>Quick rules.<\/strong> Weather uses <em>fare<\/em> (<em>fa freddo<\/em>), never <em>essere<\/em>. <em>Bisogna<\/em> is frozen impersonal: with a specific person it triggers <em>che<\/em> + present subjunctive (<em>bisogna che tu vada<\/em>); without one it takes the bare infinitive (<em>bisogna coprire<\/em>). Hedging verbs <em>pare, sembra, capita, succede<\/em> all take <em>che<\/em> + present subjunctive.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"tip\" value=\"Hint\"\n                                   class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton wpProQuiz_TipButton\"\n                                   style=\"float: left !important; display: inline-block; margin-right: 10px !important;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Spot the correct sentence.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>Six trios, one correct sentence in each. The two wrong sentences each break a real impersonal-verb rule from the lesson.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Setting.<\/strong> Stessi quattro personaggi mantovani: Quirico (vivaista), Tilde (architetta del paesaggio), Battista (contadino) e Costanzo (giornalista). Una sola frase per trio rispetta la regola dei verbi impersonali italiani.<\/p>\n<p><em>Setting (EN). Same four Mantua characters: Quirico (nurseryman), Tilde (landscape architect), Battista (farmer) and Costanzo (journalist). Only one sentence per trio respects the rule of italian impersonal verbs.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6723\"\n                                data-type=\"multiple\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_6_6723\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> Per finire il restauro della serra bisogna lavorare anche di domenica.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_6_6723\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> Per finire il restauro della serra io bisogno lavorare anche di domenica.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_6_6723\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> Per finire il restauro della serra noi bisogniamo lavorare anche di domenica.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_6_6723\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> Ieri il cielo ha piovuto tutto il pomeriggio sui campi di lavanda.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"4\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_6_6723\"\n                                                       value=\"5\"> Ieri esso \u00e8 piovuto tutto il pomeriggio sui campi di lavanda.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"5\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_6_6723\"\n                                                       value=\"6\"> Ieri \u00e8 piovuto tutto il pomeriggio sui campi di lavanda.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"6\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_6_6723\"\n                                                       value=\"7\"> Sembra che il fornitore arriva in ritardo per via del traffico in tangenziale.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"7\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_6_6723\"\n                                                       value=\"8\"> Sembra che il fornitore arrivi in ritardo per via del traffico in tangenziale.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"8\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_6_6723\"\n                                                       value=\"9\"> Sembra che il fornitore arriver\u00e0 in ritardo per via del traffico in tangenziale.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"9\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_6_6723\"\n                                                       value=\"10\"> D'autunno esso albeggia tardi e fa freddo presto nella campagna mantovana.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"10\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_6_6723\"\n                                                       value=\"11\"> D'autunno il giorno albeggia tardi e fa freddo presto nella campagna mantovana.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"11\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_6_6723\"\n                                                       value=\"12\"> D'autunno albeggia tardi e fa freddo presto nella campagna mantovana.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"12\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_6_6723\"\n                                                       value=\"13\"> In serra fa caldo anche a febbraio grazie alle stufe a pellet.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"13\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_6_6723\"\n                                                       value=\"14\"> In serra \u00e8 caldo anche a febbraio grazie alle stufe a pellet.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"14\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_6_6723\"\n                                                       value=\"15\"> In serra ha caldo anche a febbraio grazie alle stufe a pellet.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"15\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input 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                                                    name=\"question_6_6723\"\n                                                       value=\"17\"> A Quirico capita spesso di trovare le talee secche dopo una notte di vento.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"17\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_6_6723\"\n                                                       value=\"18\"> A Quirico succede lui di trovare le talee secche dopo una notte di vento.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>6 out of 6. 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Weather verbs reject a subject; both auxiliaries are correct for real weather.<\/li>\n<li><em>Sembra che arriva in ritardo<\/em> &rarr; <strong>sembra che arrivi in ritardo<\/strong>. <em>Sembra, pare, bisogna, capita, succede<\/em> + che all trigger the present subjunctive.<\/li>\n<li><em>Esso albeggia tardi<\/em> &rarr; <strong>albeggia tardi<\/strong>. Italian has no dummy <em>esso<\/em> for impersonal verbs: the verb alone is the full sentence.<\/li>\n<li><em>In serra \u00e8 caldo<\/em> &rarr; <strong>in serra fa caldo<\/strong>. For weather use <em>fare<\/em>, never <em>essere<\/em>: <em>\u00e8 caldo<\/em> describes an object (a soup, a stone), not the weather.<\/li>\n<li><em>Ho successo di trovare<\/em> &rarr; <strong>mi capita di trovare<\/strong> (or <em>mi succede di trovare<\/em>). <em>Succedere<\/em> and <em>capitare<\/em> are impersonal and the person is an indirect object pronoun (<em>mi, ti, gli, le, ci, vi<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin-top:10px;\"><strong>Glossary.<\/strong> restauro = restoration &middot; serra = greenhouse &middot; tangenziale = ring road &middot; lavanda = lavender &middot; albeggiare = to dawn &middot; stufa a pellet = pellet stove &middot; talee = cuttings (horticulture).<\/p>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_tipp\" style=\"display: none; position: relative;\">\n                                <div>\n                                    <h5 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Hint<\/h5>\n                                    <p><strong>Five trip-wires to scan for.<\/strong> (1) <em>Bisogna<\/em> never takes a subject; if you see <em>io \/ tu \/ noi bisogno\/bisogni\/bisogniamo<\/em>, it is wrong. (2) Weather verbs reject <em>esso<\/em> and dummy subjects like <em>il cielo<\/em>. (3) After <em>che<\/em> with sembra\/pare\/bisogna\/capita\/succede, switch to present subjunctive, not indicative or future. (4) Weather conditions: <em>fa<\/em> freddo\/caldo\/bel tempo, never <em>\u00e8<\/em>. 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The answers below draw on classroom usage and on the Crusca note <a href=\"https:\/\/accademiadellacrusca.it\/it\/consulenza\/il-verbo-piovere-vuole-lausiliare-essere-o-avere\/40\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Il verbo piovere vuole l&#8217;ausiliare essere o avere?<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-iv-q1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What is an impersonal verb in Italian?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>An impersonal verb is a verb used without any specific person as its subject. It runs only in the third person singular of the finite tenses, and in the infinitive, participle and gerund. Piove (it rains), bisogna (one must), sembra (it seems) are typical. The verb alone, with no subject, is already a complete sentence: oggi piove is a full statement.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-iv-q2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Is it e piovuto or ha piovuto?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>For genuine weather both are correct and interchangeable: ieri e piovuto tutto il giorno and ieri ha piovuto tutto il giorno mean exactly the same. The same goes for nevicare, grandinare, gelare. Only when the verb is figurative or has a real subject does it switch to essere only: sono piovute critiche, criticism rained down. So for real weather, do not worry about the auxiliary.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-iv-q3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What is the difference between bisogna and dovere?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Dovere is personal: io devo, tu devi, noi dobbiamo, with a clear subject. Bisogna is impersonal and never takes a subject: there is no io bisogno. I have to leave is devo partire; bisogna partire means one must leave or it is necessary to leave. Use dovere when a specific person is obliged, bisogna for a general necessity.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-iv-q4\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">When do I use che plus subjunctive after bisogna?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Use bisogna che plus the subjunctive when there is a specific person who must act: bisogna che tu copra le piante. Use bisogna plus the bare infinitive when the statement is general with no named person: bisogna coprire le piante. The same two-way split works with occorre, pare, sembra, capita and succede.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-iv-q5\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">How do I say it is hot or cold in Italian?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Use fare, not essere: fa caldo (it is hot), fa freddo (it is cold), fa bel tempo (the weather is nice), fa brutto (the weather is bad). These fare expressions behave like the other impersonal verbs, third person singular with no subject. Saying e freddo for the weather is a typical English-speaker mistake; e freddo describes an object, not the weather.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-iv-q6\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Which verbs translate to happen?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Italian spreads to happen across several impersonal verbs. Succedere and capitare are the everyday ones (succede spesso, capita a tutti), with capitare adding a sense of chance. Accadere and avvenire are more formal and written. They take di plus infinitive (capita di sbagliare) or che plus subjunctive (capita che sbagli). They are not used with a personal subject.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-iv-q7\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What is the difference between an impersonal verb and the impersonal si?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>An impersonal verb is impersonal by nature: piove, bisogna, sembra have no subject at all. The impersonal si makes a normal verb subjectless on demand: si mangia bene, one eats well. The first is a small fixed group of verbs; the second is a construction you can apply to almost any verb. They sit next to each other and are often taught together.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related\">Related guides<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three guides that sit next to italian impersonal verbs, plus the institutional reference.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-si-impersonale\/\">Italian Si Impersonale<\/a>: how &#8220;one \/ people&#8221; works with si and any verb.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-ci-si-double-si\/\">Italian Ci Si: The Double Si Rule<\/a>: why a reflexive verb goes impersonal as ci si.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-si-passivante\/\">Italian Si Passivante<\/a>: the related si that makes things &#8220;get done&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/accademiadellacrusca.it\/it\/consulenza\/il-verbo-piovere-vuole-lausiliare-essere-o-avere\/40\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accademia della Crusca: il verbo piovere e l&#8217;ausiliare<\/a>: institutional note on the weather auxiliary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udd0d In short. Italian impersonal verbs are verbs with no real subject. They live in the third person singular: piove (it rains), bisogna partire (one must leave), fa freddo (it is cold), sembra che (it seems that). Weather verbs and the necessity verbs bisogna, occorre, basta, serve are the core. 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