{"id":15125,"date":"2015-09-06T02:52:59","date_gmt":"2015-09-05T17:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=15125"},"modified":"2026-05-16T04:47:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T19:47:57","slug":"italian-adverbs-of-frequency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-adverbs-of-frequency\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Adverbs of Frequency: Mai, Spesso, Sempre, Di Solito (A2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>In short.<\/strong> <strong>Italian adverbs of frequency<\/strong> (&#8220;avverbi di frequenza&#8221;) tell you how often an action happens, on a scale from <em>mai<\/em> (never) to <em>sempre<\/em> (always). The most useful ones at A2 level are <em>mai, raramente, ogni tanto, qualche volta, di solito, spesso, quasi sempre, sempre<\/em>, plus the structured pattern <em>X volte al giorno\/mese\/anno<\/em> for counting frequency. This guide covers the full scale, the mandatory double-negative trap with <em>non&#8230;mai<\/em>, where to place italian adverbs of frequency in the sentence, and the regional variants that catch learners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These adverbs are core A2 vocabulary because every conversation about routines, habits, schedules, hobbies uses at least one of them. Get the scale right, drill the double negative, and you sound like a native learner the first day.<\/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-avv\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-toc-h-avv 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 italian adverbs of frequency are<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#scale\">The full scale: from mai to sempre<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#non-mai\">Non&#8230;mai: the mandatory double negative<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#volte\">Counting frequency: volte al giorno\/mese\/anno<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#position\">Where to place italian adverbs of frequency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#qualche-vs-ogni\">Qualche volta vs ogni tanto vs a volte<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#nuances\">Nuances: di solito, generalmente, abitualmente<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet: italian adverbs of frequency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mistakes\">Three common mistakes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dialog\">Dialog: talking about weekly routines<\/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 italian adverbs of frequency are<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian adverbs of frequency are a subgroup of time adverbs (<em>avverbi di tempo<\/em>) that answer the question <em>quante volte?<\/em> (how many times?) or <em>con quale frequenza?<\/em> (with what frequency?). They are invariable (no gender, no number) and they modify the verb to indicate how often the action repeats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian adverbs of frequency cluster into single-word adverbs (<em>mai, raramente, spesso, sempre<\/em>) and multi-word expressions (<em>ogni tanto, qualche volta, di solito, molto spesso, tante volte, quasi sempre<\/em>). The Italian grammar tradition classifies all of them as <em>avverbi di tempo indefinito<\/em> because they don&#8217;t pin the action to a specific moment but to a recurring pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almost every italian adverbs of frequency expression can stand alone in a sentence; the structured pattern <em>X volte + al + time unit<\/em> (<em>tre volte al giorno<\/em>, <em>due volte alla settimana<\/em>) is the only one that requires both elements (number + time unit) to make sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"scale\">The full scale: from mai to sempre<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian adverbs of frequency line up on a scale from 0% (mai) to 100% (sempre). Internalising the scale lets you pick the right adverb without thinking. Each step on the scale is a real frequency band, not an arbitrary label.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table>\n<thead><tr><th>Adverb<\/th><th>English<\/th><th>Approx. frequency<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>mai<\/td><td>never<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td>Non mangio mai il pollo, sono vegetariana.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>quasi mai<\/td><td>almost never<\/td><td>~5%<\/td><td>Non guardo quasi mai la televisione.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>raramente<\/td><td>seldom, rarely<\/td><td>~10-15%<\/td><td>I turisti visitano raramente Lucignano.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>ogni tanto<\/td><td>once in a while<\/td><td>~20-30%<\/td><td>Ogni tanto Pietro chiude la libreria alle cinque.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>qualche volta<\/td><td>sometimes<\/td><td>~30-40%<\/td><td>Qualche volta Caterina viene a cena da me.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>a volte<\/td><td>at times<\/td><td>~30-40%<\/td><td>A volte prendo il treno, a volte la macchina.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>di solito<\/td><td>usually<\/td><td>~70-80%<\/td><td>Di solito Pietro apre la libreria alle nove.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>spesso<\/td><td>often<\/td><td>~70-80%<\/td><td>Spesso Elena passa in libreria il sabato.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>molto spesso<\/td><td>very often<\/td><td>~85%<\/td><td>Matteo viene a Lucca molto spesso d&#8217;estate.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>quasi sempre<\/td><td>almost always<\/td><td>~90-95%<\/td><td>Caterina chiude quasi sempre alle sette.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>sempre<\/td><td>always<\/td><td>100%<\/td><td>Pietro arriva sempre puntuale agli appuntamenti.<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pietro va sempre in libreria alle otto e mezza, anche la domenica.<br><em>Pietro always goes to the bookshop at half past eight, even on Sunday.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Caterina non beve mai caff\u00e8 dopo le tre del pomeriggio.<br><em>Caterina never drinks coffee after three in the afternoon.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Elena legge spesso romanzi sudamericani durante il fine settimana.<br><em>Elena often reads South American novels over the weekend.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"non-mai\">Non&#8230;mai: the mandatory double negative<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most distinctive feature of italian adverbs of frequency is the double-negative construction with <em>mai<\/em>. In English &#8220;I never eat fish&#8221; uses one negation; in Italian you must use two: <em>non<\/em> before the verb and <em>mai<\/em> after it.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Non mangio mai il pollo, sono vegetariana da dieci anni.<br><em>I never eat chicken, I have been vegetarian for ten years.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Pietro non chiude mai la libreria prima delle sette di sera.<br><em>Pietro never closes the bookshop before seven in the evening.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Caterina non lavora mai la domenica, \u00e8 la sua regola da quando ha aperto la sartoria.<br><em>Caterina never works on Sunday, it is her rule since she opened the tailor shop.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Accademia della Crusca confirms the rule: when a negative quantifier like <em>mai, nessuno, niente, nulla<\/em> follows the verb, a second negation (<em>non<\/em>) is mandatory before the verb. When the negative quantifier precedes the verb, the <em>non<\/em> is dropped: <em>Mai ci andr\u00f2<\/em> (&#8220;Never will I go there&#8221;) is correct without <em>non<\/em>. So the rule splits by position.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-focus-double-neg\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>The position rule for mai.<\/strong> If <em>mai<\/em> goes after the verb, you must add <em>non<\/em> before the verb (Non vado mai). If <em>mai<\/em> goes before the verb at the start of the sentence, the <em>non<\/em> disappears (Mai ci andr\u00f2). This is one of the few places where Italian word order changes the grammar of a sentence.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"volte\">Counting frequency: volte al giorno\/mese\/anno<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond the italian adverbs of frequency on the scale, Italian uses a structured numerical pattern for counting exact frequencies: <em>X volte<\/em> + preposition <em>a\/al\/alla<\/em> + time unit. The preposition follows the gender of the time noun: <em>al giorno, al mese, all&#8217;anno, alla settimana, all&#8217;ora, al minuto<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vado in palestra tre volte alla settimana, sempre la mattina presto.<br><em>I go to the gym three times a week, always early in the morning.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Studio italiano un&#8217;ora al giorno, in pausa pranzo o la sera.<br><em>I study Italian one hour a day, during my lunch break or in the evening.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Pietro fa due ordini al mese dal distributore di Bologna.<br><em>Pietro places two orders a month from the Bologna distributor.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Caterina viaggia tre volte all&#8217;anno per visitare le sorelle in Argentina.<br><em>Caterina travels three times a year to visit her sisters in Argentina.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For &#8220;once&#8221; specifically, Italian prefers <em>una volta<\/em> over <em>1 volta<\/em>: <em>una volta alla settimana<\/em>, <em>una volta al mese<\/em>. The numeral form (1 volta) is acceptable in informal writing but sounds clinical. Spoken Italian always uses the word form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"position\">Where to place italian adverbs of frequency<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian adverbs of frequency are flexible but follow some patterns. The default position is right after the verb (Pietro <em>chiude sempre<\/em> la libreria alle sette). The sentence-initial position is also natural and adds emphasis (<em>Sempre<\/em> chiude la libreria alle sette = the always-ness is highlighted). The position at the very end of the sentence (after the object) sounds colloquial and is generally avoided in writing.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Default after the verb: Ascolto spesso la musica classica al pomeriggio.<br><em>I often listen to classical music in the afternoon.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Sentence-initial for emphasis: Spesso ascolto la musica classica al pomeriggio.<br><em>I often listen (emphasis on the frequency) to classical music in the afternoon.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Between auxiliary and participle (compound tenses): Ho sempre ascoltato la musica classica.<br><em>I have always listened to classical music.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For compound tenses (passato prossimo, trapassato prossimo), italian adverbs of frequency typically sit between the auxiliary and the past participle: <em>Ho sempre lavorato in libreria<\/em>, <em>Non ho mai visitato Modena<\/em>. Putting the adverb at the end (<em>Ho lavorato in libreria sempre<\/em>) is grammatically tolerated but stylistically weak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"qualche-vs-ogni\">Qualche volta vs ogni tanto vs a volte<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three italian adverbs of frequency cluster around &#8220;sometimes&#8221;: <em>qualche volta, ogni tanto, a volte<\/em>. They are largely interchangeable in everyday speech, but each has a subtle nuance worth knowing for B1+ writing.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>qualche volta<\/strong>: &#8220;sometimes&#8221;, neutral, the most common in conversation. <em>Qualche volta passo in libreria di sabato pomeriggio.<\/em> Sometimes I drop by the bookshop on Saturday afternoons.<\/li>\n<li><strong>ogni tanto<\/strong>: &#8220;once in a while&#8221;, slightly more sporadic, suggests pleasant rarity. <em>Ogni tanto Caterina chiude la sartoria prima per andare al mercato.<\/em> Every so often Caterina closes early to go to the market.<\/li>\n<li><strong>a volte<\/strong>: &#8220;at times&#8221;, more literary, often used to introduce a contrast or reflection. <em>A volte Pietro pensa di aprire un secondo negozio, a volte no.<\/em> At times Pietro thinks of opening a second shop, at other times he doesn&#8217;t.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nuances\">Nuances: di solito, generalmente, abitualmente<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For &#8220;usually&#8221; Italian has three italian adverbs of frequency options, each with its own register and feel. Drilling the differences makes your written Italian sound precise rather than approximate.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>di solito<\/strong>: everyday spoken, the most natural in conversation. <em>Di solito Pietro apre la libreria alle nove di mattina.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>generalmente<\/strong>: slightly more formal, used in writing and journalism. <em>I lettori generalmente preferiscono i romanzi italiani contemporanei.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>abitualmente<\/strong>: formal, near-technical, used in reports and bureaucratic writing. <em>Il personale della libreria si riunisce abitualmente il luned\u00ec mattina.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>normalmente<\/strong>: neutral, between di solito and generalmente, common in both speech and writing. <em>Normalmente Caterina consegna il vestito una settimana prima della cerimonia.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-1\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-task #1.<\/strong> Pick the right italian adverbs of frequency for each sentence.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pietro arriva ___ puntuale agli appuntamenti, \u00e8 una sua qualit\u00e0. (sempre \/ mai)<\/li>\n<li>Non vado ___ al cinema, preferisco leggere. (mai \/ spesso)<\/li>\n<li>Caterina chiude ___ la sartoria alle sette, salvo eccezioni. (raramente \/ quasi sempre)<\/li>\n<li>Studio italiano un&#8217;ora ___ giorno. (al \/ nel)<\/li>\n<li>___ Pietro chiude la libreria un giorno prima per una presentazione. (Ogni tanto \/ Sempre)<\/li>\n<li>Vado in palestra tre volte ___ settimana. (alla \/ nella)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>1. sempre \u00b7 2. mai (with non before vado) \u00b7 3. quasi sempre \u00b7 4. al (al giorno) \u00b7 5. Ogni tanto \u00b7 6. alla (alla settimana)<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet: italian adverbs of frequency<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One table with every italian adverbs of frequency you need at A2, plus the structured numerical pattern for exact counts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table>\n<thead><tr><th>Category<\/th><th>Expression<\/th><th>English<\/th><th>Frequency band<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>Zero<\/td><td>(non&#8230;) mai<\/td><td>never<\/td><td>0%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Very low<\/td><td>quasi mai, raramente<\/td><td>almost never, rarely<\/td><td>5-15%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Low\/medium<\/td><td>ogni tanto, qualche volta, a volte<\/td><td>sometimes, once in a while<\/td><td>20-40%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>High<\/td><td>di solito, normalmente, generalmente, abitualmente, spesso<\/td><td>usually, often<\/td><td>60-80%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Very high<\/td><td>molto spesso, quasi sempre, tante volte<\/td><td>very often, almost always<\/td><td>85-95%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Full<\/td><td>sempre<\/td><td>always<\/td><td>100%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Counted (singular)<\/td><td>una volta + al\/alla + time unit<\/td><td>once a day\/week\/month<\/td><td>n\/a<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Counted (plural)<\/td><td>X volte + al\/alla + time unit<\/td><td>X times a day\/week\/month<\/td><td>n\/a<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mistakes\">Three common mistakes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three slips with italian adverbs of frequency flag an A2 sentence as written by a learner. Fixing them is fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mistake 1.<\/strong> Skipping <em>non<\/em> before <em>mai<\/em>. Wrong: <em>Io mai mangio il pollo<\/em> (sounds like an English calque). Correct: <em>Non mangio mai il pollo<\/em>. The <em>non<\/em> before the verb is mandatory whenever <em>mai<\/em> follows the verb. Only when <em>mai<\/em> opens the sentence (Mai ci andr\u00f2) does the <em>non<\/em> drop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mistake 2.<\/strong> Wrong preposition with <em>volte<\/em>. Wrong: <em>Tre volte nel settimana<\/em> or <em>Tre volte di settimana<\/em>. Correct: <em>Tre volte alla settimana<\/em>. The pattern is <em>volte + al\/alla\/all&#8217;<\/em> matching the gender of the time noun: <em>al giorno, al mese, all&#8217;anno, alla settimana, all&#8217;ora<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mistake 3.<\/strong> Putting <em>spesso<\/em> at the end of the sentence after the object. Wrong: <em>Ascolto la musica spesso<\/em>. Better: <em>Ascolto spesso la musica<\/em> or <em>Spesso ascolto la musica<\/em>. Italian indefinite time adverbs (spesso, a volte, raramente) sit either right after the verb or at the start; the after-object position sounds colloquial and is avoided in writing.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-2\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-task #2.<\/strong> Fix the italian adverbs of frequency error in each sentence.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Caterina mai lavora la domenica.<\/li>\n<li>Vado in palestra tre volte nella settimana.<\/li>\n<li>Pietro arriva puntuale sempre agli appuntamenti.<\/li>\n<li>Elena non legge nessuno romanzo italiano.<\/li>\n<li>Mangio le patatine raramente il pomeriggio.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>1. Caterina non lavora mai la domenica \u00b7 2. tre volte alla settimana \u00b7 3. Pietro arriva sempre puntuale (sempre after the verb, not before the complement) \u00b7 4. Elena non legge nessun romanzo italiano (also: nessuno becomes nessun before consonant) \u00b7 5. Mangio raramente le patatine il pomeriggio (raramente after verb, not after object)<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dialog\">Dialog: talking about weekly routines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elena calls Caterina to compare their weekly routines and plan a coffee meet-up. Watch every italian adverbs of frequency they use: sempre, mai, di solito, ogni tanto, spesso, quasi mai, tre volte alla settimana.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dialog-avv\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Elena:<\/strong> Caterina, vorrei vederti una volta alla settimana per un caff\u00e8. Di solito quando hai tempo?<br><em>Caterina, I&#8217;d like to see you once a week for a coffee. When do you usually have time?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Caterina:<\/strong> Mai prima delle cinque del pomeriggio, ho sempre clienti in sartoria fino a quell&#8217;ora. Per\u00f2 il marted\u00ec chiudo prima.<br><em>Never before five in the afternoon, I always have clients at the tailor shop until then. But on Tuesdays I close earlier.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Elena:<\/strong> Perfetto. Io vado in palestra tre volte alla settimana, sempre alle sei. Possiamo vederci il marted\u00ec pomeriggio?<br><em>Perfect. I go to the gym three times a week, always at six. Can we meet on Tuesday afternoons?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Caterina:<\/strong> S\u00ec. Ogni tanto Pietro passa anche lui dal bar in piazza, magari ci raggiunge.<br><em>Yes. Every now and then Pietro stops by the caf\u00e9 in the square too, maybe he can join us.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Elena:<\/strong> Bene. Tu vai spesso al bar Stefano?<br><em>Good. Do you go to bar Stefano often?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Caterina:<\/strong> Non ci vado quasi mai, ma per te faccio un&#8217;eccezione. Fanno la torta di mele migliore di Lucca.<br><em>I almost never go there, but I&#8217;ll make an exception for you. They make the best apple cake in Lucca.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Elena:<\/strong> Allora confermo per marted\u00ec prossimo alle cinque e mezza. Ti scrivo la mattina per ricordarti.<br><em>Then I confirm for next Tuesday at five thirty. I&#8217;ll write you in the morning to remind you.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Count the italian adverbs of frequency Elena and Caterina use: <em>una volta alla settimana, di solito, mai, sempre, per\u00f2, tre volte alla settimana, sempre, ogni tanto, spesso, quasi mai<\/em>. Ten frequency expressions in seven turns: the heartbeat of A2 conversational Italian about routines.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-3\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-challenge.<\/strong> Describe your weekly routine in six sentences, using six different italian adverbs of frequency: one with <em>non&#8230;mai<\/em>, one with <em>X volte alla settimana<\/em>, one with <em>di solito<\/em>, one with <em>spesso<\/em>, one with <em>ogni tanto<\/em>, one with <em>sempre<\/em>. Read your sentences out loud to feel the rhythm.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"past-tense\">Frequency adverbs with past tenses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian adverbs of frequency pair naturally with the imperfetto, the past tense for habits and recurring actions. The pairing is almost automatic: where English uses &#8220;used to&#8221; + verb, Italian uses imperfetto + frequency adverb. Master this combination and you describe past routines fluently.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Quando ero bambina, andavo sempre in vacanza in Versilia con i nonni.<br><em>When I was a child, I always went on holiday in Versilia with my grandparents.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Da studente Pietro leggeva spesso in biblioteca fino a notte tarda.<br><em>As a student, Pietro often read in the library until late at night.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Caterina non lavorava mai la domenica, neanche da giovane apprendista.<br><em>Caterina never worked on Sunday, not even as a young apprentice.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ogni tanto da bambini saltavamo la scuola per andare al mare.<br><em>Once in a while as children we skipped school to go to the beach.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the passato prossimo (single completed events) frequency adverbs work differently. Mai with passato prossimo signals &#8220;ever&#8221; in negative or interrogative contexts: <em>Non ho mai visitato Modena<\/em> (I have never visited Modena), <em>Sei mai stato a Lucca?<\/em> (Have you ever been to Lucca?). Sempre with passato prossimo means &#8220;all along&#8221; or &#8220;throughout&#8221;: <em>Pietro ha sempre venduto libri italiani<\/em> (Pietro has always sold Italian books).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The italian adverbs of frequency sit between the auxiliary and the past participle in these compound forms: <em>ho sempre amato<\/em>, <em>non ha mai capito<\/em>, <em>abbiamo spesso visto<\/em>. This middle position is mandatory; placing them after the participle (<em>ho amato sempre<\/em>) sounds stilted in modern Italian. The same rule applies to all compound tenses: trapassato (<em>avevo sempre creduto<\/em>), futuro anteriore (<em>avr\u00f2 sempre detto<\/em>), congiuntivo passato (<em>che abbia sempre pensato<\/em>). Native speakers do this without thinking; learners need to drill it consciously for a few weeks until the muscle memory takes over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One last past-tense trap: with the imperfetto, italian adverbs of frequency usually go right after the verb (<em>andavo spesso<\/em>), but they can also open the sentence for narrative emphasis (<em>Spesso andavo al mare il sabato<\/em>). 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Package &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;\">Coraggio: un passo alla volta.<\/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:#ab2227; 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; 41 to 65%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; 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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>Scegli la forma corretta<\/h3>\n<p><em>Choose the right frequency adverb, preposition with <\/em><em>volte<\/em><em>, or position. Three options per blank: only one matches the rule from the lesson.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Setting.<\/strong> Viola gestisce uno studio di yoga a Lecce. Il suo vicino Giordano corre nel parco ogni mattina e studia italiano in pausa pranzo. Adriano, marito di Viola, apre la panetteria all&#8217;alba; Penelope, sorella di Giordano, viaggia spesso tra Bologna e Lecce per stare con i nonni a Galatina.<\/p>\n<p><em>Setting. Viola runs a yoga studio in Lecce. Her neighbour Giordano runs in the park every morning and studies Italian during his lunch break. Adriano, Viola&#8217;s husband, opens the bakery at dawn; Penelope, Giordano&#8217;s sister, often travels between Bologna and Lecce to stay with her grandparents in Galatina.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#888;\"><strong>Tip.<\/strong> If your keyboard does not have Italian accents, you can type an apostrophe instead: <code>e'<\/code> for <code>\u00e8<\/code>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Example: Pietro arriva ___ puntuale agli appuntamenti (mai \/ sempre \/ raramente). Answer: sempre.<\/em><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6573\"\n                                data-type=\"cloze_answer\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                        <hr\/><ul><li>Adriano (mai apre, non apre mai, apre non mai) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"12\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(non apre mai)<\/span><\/span> la panetteria dopo le cinque e un quarto del mattino.<br><br><em>Adriano never opens the bakery after a quarter past five in the morning.<\/em><\/li><li>Viola tiene il corso di yoga tre volte (alla, nella, della) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"4\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(alla)<\/span><\/span> settimana, sempre alle sette.<br><br><em>Viola holds her yoga class three times a week, always at seven.<\/em><\/li><li>Penelope ha (viaggiato sempre, sempre viaggiata, sempre viaggiato) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"16\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(sempre viaggiato)<\/span><\/span> in treno tra Bologna e Lecce.<br><br><em>Penelope has always travelled by train between Bologna and Lecce.<\/em><\/li><li>Giordano (raramente, quasi sempre, mai) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"12\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(quasi sempre)<\/span><\/span> corre nel parco al mattino: lo fa quasi tutti i giorni.<br><br><em>Giordano almost always runs in the park in the morning: he does it nearly every day.<\/em><\/li><li>Giordano studia italiano un'ora (nel, di, al) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"2\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(al)<\/span><\/span> giorno, in pausa pranzo.<br><br><em>Giordano studies Italian one hour a day, during his lunch break.<\/em><\/li><li>(Qualche volta, Mai, Sempre) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"13\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Qualche volta)<\/span><\/span> Viola invita Giordano a cena il marted\u00ec sera dopo il corso.<br><br><em>Sometimes Viola invites Giordano to dinner on Tuesday evenings after the class.<\/em><\/li><li>Adriano non ha (usato mai, mai usato, mai usata) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"9\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(mai usato)<\/span><\/span> la macchina per andare in panetteria: va sempre in bici.<br><br><em>Adriano has never used the car to go to the bakery: he always goes by bike.<\/em><\/li><li>Penelope legge (libro spesso un, un libro spesso, spesso un libro) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"15\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(spesso un libro)<\/span><\/span> in treno quando torna a Lecce.<br><br><em>Penelope often reads a book on the train when she comes back to Lecce.<\/em><\/li><li>Penelope viene a Lecce tre volte (al, nel, di) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"2\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(al)<\/span><\/span> mese per stare con i nonni a Galatina.<br><br><em>Penelope comes to Lecce three times a month to be with her grandparents in Galatina.<\/em><\/li><li>(Abitualmente, Generalmente, Di solito) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"9\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Di solito)<\/span><\/span> Viola fa la spesa il sabato mattina al mercato in piazza Sant'Oronzo.<br><br><em>Usually Viola does the shopping on Saturday morning at the market in Sant'Oronzo square.<\/em><\/li><li>(Ogni tanto, Sempre, Mai) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"10\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Ogni tanto)<\/span><\/span> il venerd\u00ec sera Viola e Giordano si vedono per un aperitivo in centro.<br><br><em>Every so often on Friday evenings Viola and Giordano meet for a drink in the centre.<\/em><\/li><li>Giordano non (era, \u00e8, sar\u00e0) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"2\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(\u00e8, e')<\/span><\/span> mai stato a Otranto, anche se vive a Lecce da dieci anni.<br><br><em>Giordano has never been to Otranto, even though he has lived in Lecce for ten years.<\/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 of 12. You handle the full frequency scale plus the double negative cleanly.<\/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 four traps below:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Double negative<\/strong>: when <em>mai<\/em> follows the verb, add <em>non<\/em> before the verb. <em>Non apre mai<\/em>, never <em>Mai apre<\/em> with the verb in second position. When <em>mai<\/em> opens the sentence, the <em>non<\/em> drops: <em>Mai accetterebbe<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Volte + preposition<\/strong>: always <em>al \/ alla \/ all&#8217;<\/em>, matching the gender of the time noun. <em>Al giorno, al mese, all&#8217;anno, alla settimana, all&#8217;ora<\/em>. Never <em>nel \/ di<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Position<\/strong>: in compound tenses (passato prossimo), the adverb sits between auxiliary and past participle: <em>ha sempre viaggiato<\/em>, not <em>ha viaggiato sempre<\/em>. With simple tenses, default is right after the verb: <em>ascolto spesso<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scale fit<\/strong>: <em>quasi sempre<\/em> \u2248 90-95%, <em>spesso<\/em> \u2248 70-80%, <em>qualche volta \/ ogni tanto<\/em> \u2248 20-40%, <em>raramente<\/em> \u2248 10-15%, <em>quasi mai<\/em> \u2248 5%. Pick the band that matches the context.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Vocabulary:<\/strong> panetteria = bakery &middot; alba = dawn &middot; pausa pranzo = lunch break &middot; mercato = market &middot; piazza Sant&#8217;Oronzo = main square in Lecce &middot; Galatina = town in the Salento area &middot; cattedrale = cathedral.<\/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>Hint.<\/strong> Three tests in this drill: (a) <em>non&#8230;mai<\/em> requires <em>non<\/em> before the verb when <em>mai<\/em> follows it; (b) frequency counts use <em>volte + al \/ alla \/ all&#8217;<\/em>; (c) in compound tenses, the adverb sits between auxiliary and past participle.<\/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>. 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Watch for: (1) missing or extra <\/em><em>non<\/em><em> with <\/em><em>mai<\/em><em>; (2) wrong preposition with <\/em><em>volte<\/em><em>; (3) wrong position of the frequency adverb (especially between aux + past participle, or after the object instead of after the verb).<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6574\"\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_195_6574\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> Penelope mai beve il caff\u00e8 dopo le cinque del pomeriggio.                                            <\/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_195_6574\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> Penelope non beve il caff\u00e8 mai dopo le cinque del pomeriggio.                                            <\/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_195_6574\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> Penelope non beve mai il caff\u00e8 dopo le cinque del pomeriggio.<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_195_6574\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> Mai Adriano accetterebbe di chiudere la panetteria di domenica.                                            <\/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_195_6574\"\n                                                       value=\"5\"> Mai non accetterebbe Adriano di chiudere la panetteria di domenica.                                            <\/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_195_6574\"\n                                                       value=\"6\"> Mai Adriano non accetterebbe di chiudere la panetteria di domenica.<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_195_6574\"\n                                                       value=\"7\"> Viola tiene quattro lezioni di yoga nella settimana nel suo studio a Lecce.                                            <\/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_195_6574\"\n                                                       value=\"8\"> Viola tiene quattro lezioni di yoga alla settimana nel suo studio a Lecce.                                            <\/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_195_6574\"\n                                                       value=\"9\"> Viola tiene quattro lezioni di yoga di settimana nel suo studio a Lecce.<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_195_6574\"\n                                                       value=\"10\"> Giordano ha sempre lavorato nel quartiere vicino alla cattedrale.                                            <\/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_195_6574\"\n                                                       value=\"11\"> Giordano ha lavorato sempre nel quartiere vicino alla cattedrale.                                            <\/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_195_6574\"\n                                                       value=\"12\"> Giordano sempre ha lavorato nel quartiere vicino alla cattedrale.<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_195_6574\"\n                                                       value=\"13\"> Penelope ascolta la radio spesso quando guida verso Galatina.                                            <\/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_195_6574\"\n                                                       value=\"14\"> Penelope la radio ascolta spesso quando guida verso Galatina.                                            <\/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_195_6574\"\n                                                       value=\"15\"> Penelope ascolta spesso la radio quando guida verso Galatina.<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 class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_195_6574\"\n                                                       value=\"16\"> Adriano va quasi mai al cinema: preferisce leggere a casa la sera.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"16\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_195_6574\"\n                                                       value=\"17\"> Adriano non va quasi mai al cinema: preferisce leggere a casa la sera.                                            <\/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_195_6574\"\n                                                       value=\"18\"> Adriano non va al cinema quasi mai: preferisce leggere a casa la sera.                                            <\/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 of 6. Position rules and double negative locked in.<\/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>Six rules to fix the traps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>Mai<\/em> after the verb requires <em>non<\/em> before the verb. <em>Non beve mai il caff\u00e8<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><em>Mai<\/em> at the start of the sentence drops <em>non<\/em>. <em>Mai Adriano accetterebbe<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Preposition with <em>volte<\/em>: <em>alla settimana<\/em>, never <em>nella \/ di<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Compound tenses: <em>ha sempre lavorato<\/em>, between auxiliary and past participle, never after the participle.<\/li>\n<li>Simple-tense default: <em>ascolta spesso la radio<\/em>, right after the verb, not after the object.<\/li>\n<li><em>Quasi mai<\/em> still counts as a negative quantifier: <em>non va quasi mai<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Vocabulary:<\/strong> cattedrale = cathedral &middot; quartiere = neighbourhood &middot; Galatina = town in Salento &middot; panetteria = bakery.<\/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>Hint.<\/strong> Two of the three sentences in each group break one rule each (missing <em>non<\/em>, wrong preposition, wrong position, or extra <em>non<\/em> when <em>mai<\/em> is sentence-initial). 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The answers below draw on real classroom usage and on the Crusca note <a href=\"https:\/\/accademiadellacrusca.it\/it\/consulenza\/sulla-costruzione-della-frase-negativa-in-italiano\/169\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sulla costruzione della frase negativa<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What are the most common italian adverbs of frequency?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>At A2 level, the working set is about eleven expressions on a scale from never to always: mai, quasi mai, raramente, ogni tanto, qualche volta, a volte, di solito, spesso, molto spesso, quasi sempre, sempre. Plus the structured numerical pattern X volte al giorno\/mese\/anno\/alla settimana\/all&#8217;ora for exact counts. Memorise the scale once, and every routine description becomes easy. Italian grammar tradition classifies all of them as avverbi di tempo indefinito.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why does Italian use the non&#8230;mai double negative?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Italian inherited the double negation from Vulgar Latin, where two negations reinforced each other rather than cancelling out. When a negative quantifier (mai, nessuno, niente, nulla) follows the verb, you must add non before the verb: Non mangio mai il pollo. When the same negative quantifier comes before the verb (sentence-initial), the non drops: Mai manger\u00f2 il pollo. The Accademia della Crusca confirms the rule. The double negative is not optional; it is the standard Italian construction and skipping the non is one of the most common A2 errors.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Where does the frequency adverb go in the sentence?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Default position: right after the verb (Ascolto spesso la musica, Pietro chiude sempre alle sette). Sentence-initial position is also natural and adds emphasis (Spesso ascolto la musica, Sempre chiude alle sette). With compound tenses (passato prossimo, trapassato), the adverb typically sits between the auxiliary and the past participle (Ho sempre lavorato in libreria). Position at the end of the sentence after the object (Ascolto la musica spesso) sounds colloquial in spoken Italian but is avoided in formal writing.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-4\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What is the difference between qualche volta and ogni tanto?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Both mean sometimes and are interchangeable in 80% of contexts. Qualche volta is the most neutral and the most common in everyday conversation. Ogni tanto suggests slightly more sporadic, often with a positive flavour (something pleasant that happens once in a while). A volte is more literary and often introduces a contrast or reflection. For A2, use qualche volta as your default; ogni tanto and a volte are stylistic alternatives.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-5\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">How do I say X times per day or week in Italian?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Use the structured pattern X volte + al\/alla\/all&#8217; + time unit, matching the gender of the time noun. Examples: una volta al giorno, tre volte alla settimana, due volte al mese, quattro volte all&#8217;anno, sei volte all&#8217;ora. For once specifically, prefer the word form una volta over the numeral 1 volta in writing. The plural numbers always use the word volte: due volte, tre volte, never 2 volte in formal writing.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-6\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Is Ascolto la musica spesso wrong?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Not exactly wrong, but stylistically weak. The Italian grammar tradition describes the indefinite-time adverbs (spesso, a volte, raramente) as preferring position right after the verb or at the start of the sentence, not at the end after the complement. So Ascolto spesso la musica and Spesso ascolto la musica are the preferred forms; Ascolto la musica spesso is heard in spoken Italian but considered colloquial in writing. Use the first two for B1 essays; reserve the third for casual speech.<\/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 pair with this one, plus an institutional reference on negative sentence construction.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-irregular-present-tense\/\">Italian Irregular Present Tense<\/a>: the verb forms you pair with frequency adverbs in everyday routines.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-simple-prepositions\/\">Italian Simple Prepositions<\/a>: the hub for the al\/alla\/all&#8217; preposition pattern used with X volte.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-imperfetto-regular-verbs\/\">Italian Imperfetto<\/a>: the past tense for habit and repetition, naturally paired with frequency adverbs.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/accademiadellacrusca.it\/it\/consulenza\/sulla-costruzione-della-frase-negativa-in-italiano\/169\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accademia della Crusca: Frase negativa in italiano<\/a>: institutional note on the non&#8230;mai double negative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udd0d In short. Italian adverbs of frequency (&#8220;avverbi di frequenza&#8221;) tell you how often an action happens, on a scale from mai (never) to sempre (always). The most useful ones at A2 level are mai, raramente, ogni tanto, qualche volta, di solito, spesso, quasi sempre, sempre, plus the structured pattern X volte al giorno\/mese\/anno for &#8230; <a title=\"Italian Adverbs of Frequency: Mai, Spesso, Sempre, Di Solito (A2)\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-adverbs-of-frequency\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Italian Adverbs of Frequency: Mai, Spesso, Sempre, Di Solito (A2)\">Read more \u226b<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10020,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1865],"tags":[714,1093,1094],"class_list":["post-15125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-b1","tag-adverbs-of-frequency","tag-avverbi-di-frequenza","tag-italian-adverbs-of-frequency","no-featured-image-padding","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10020"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15125"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60144,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15125\/revisions\/60144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}