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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 | |