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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Basic Terminology | |
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| The Present Tense (Presente Indicativo) | |
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| Verbs Ending in -are | |
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| Verbs Ending in -ere | |
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| Verbs Ending in -ire | |
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| The Progressive Tense (Gerundio) | |
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| Essere (to Be) and Avere (to Have) | |
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| Expressions of Time | |
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| Fare (to Do, to Make) | |
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| Sapere and Conoscere (to Know) | |
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| Suonare and Giocare (to Play) | |
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| The Modal Verbs Volere (to Want, to Wish), Potere (to Be Able, Can), and Dovere (to Have to, Must) | |
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| Lasciare, Partire, Uscire, and Andare Via (to Leave) | |
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| The Imperative (Imperativo) | |
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| Formal Commands | |
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| The Imperative with Object Pronouns and Reflexive Pronouns | |
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| Additional Ways of Using the Imperative | |
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| Reflexive Verbs (Verbi Riflessivi) | |
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| Positioning of Reflexive Pronouns | |
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| Reciprocal Reflexives | |
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| Reflexive Versus Non-Reflexive | |
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| The Future Tense (Futuro Semplice) | |
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| The Future Tense of Essere | |
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| The Present Perfect Tense (Passato Prossimo) | |
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| The Present Perfect with Avere | |
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| The Present Perfect with Essere | |
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| The Imperfect Tense (Imperfetto) | |
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| Comparison of the Present Perfect and the Imperfect | |
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| The Preterite (Passato Remoto) | |
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| Irregular Verbs in the Preterite | |
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| The Preterite of Fare | |
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| The Preterite of Essere and Avere | |
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| The Past Perfect (Trapassato Prossimo), Preterite Perfect (Trapassato Remoto), and Future Perfect (Futuro Anteriore) | |
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| The Past Perfect (Trapassato Prossimo) | |
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| The Preterite Perfect (Trapassato Remoto) | |
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| The Future Perfect (Futuro Anteriore) | |
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| The Present Conditional (Condizionale Presente) | |
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| The Past Conditional (Condizionale Passato) | |
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| Compound Reflexive Verbs (Verbi Riflessivi Composti) | |
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| The Subjunctive Mood (Modo Congiuntivo) | |
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| The Present Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Presente) | |
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| The Imperfect Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Imperfetto) | |
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| The Past Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Passato) | |
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| The Past Perfect Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Trapassato) | |
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| The Passive Voice (Forma Passiva) | |
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| Verbs Other than Essere to Express the Passive Voice | |
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| Alternatives to the Passive Voice | |
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| Idiomatic Expressions (Espressioni Idiomatiche) | |
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| Idioms with Avere | |
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| Idioms with Fare | |
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| Special Constructions with Fare, Lasciare, Metterci, and Volerci | |
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| Idioms with Dare | |
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| Verbs and Expressions Followed by a Preposition | |
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| Verbs and Expressions Followed by the Preposition a | |
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| Verbs and Expressions Followed by the Preposition di | |
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| Verbs Followed by the Preposition su | |
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| Verbs Followed Directly by the Infinitive | |
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| Impersonal Verbs | |
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| General Review of Verbs | |
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| Verb Tables | |
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| Glossary of Verbs | |
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| Answer Key | |