Practice Makes Perfect Italian Sentence Builder (Practice Makes Perfect Series)
Paola Nanni-Tate
Language: English
Pages: 176
ISBN: 0071600353
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Practice Makes Perfect helps you put your Italian vocabulary and grammar skills together!
You may have all the vocabulary down pat and every grammar point nailed--but without the skill of knowing how to put these elements together, communicating in your second language would be nearly impossible. Practice Makes Perfect: Italian Sentence Builders picks up from where other grammar books leave off, showing you the variety of structures and how to combine them to make solid sentences. And like every Practice Makes Perfect title, these books feature crystal-clear explanations, numerous realistic examples, and dozens of opportunities to practice, practice, practice!
“old days” people were referred to by using the pronoun egli for masculine nouns and ella for feminine nouns, and animals by using esso/essa. Today these forms are not used anymore in spoken language. They are found only in written language. Let us now look at the personal pronouns: Subject pronouns Keep in mind that the personal pronouns used as the subject of a sentence—io, tu, lui, lei, noi, voi, loro—are less frequently used in Italian than in English because the verb in an Italian.
12 Infinitives An infinitive is the base form of a verb. In English the infinitive is usually formed by using two words, to + verb: to walk, to talk, etc. In Italian, however, the infinitive is composed of only one word, a verb, which ends in -are, -ere, or -ire. In an Italian sentence, the infinitive form is used when a verb depends upon another verb other than essere (to be) or avere (to have). Usually the preposition a or di precedes the infinitive. The preposition da, however, is.
Sorella? 2. Perchè non giochi con i bambini? 3. Quanti metri di stoffa ha comprato la sarta? 4. Quanto costa il nuovo CD? 5. Quale macchina hai comprato? 6. Che cosa avete mangiato questa sera? 7. Siete andati a mangiare al ristorante? 8. Da dove è venuto questo libro? 3.6 Sample answers are provided. 1. a. Quando vai al parco? b. Ci vado quando ritorno a casa dal lavoro. 2. a. Perchè devi partire così presto? b. Perchè non mi piace viaggiare con il buio. 3. a. Da dove viene quel dottore famoso?.
Question. 1. I ragazzi cantano. 2. Luisa lavora. 3. La casa è grande. 4. Loro viaggiano molto. 5. Voi dormite sempre. 6. Le ragazze giocano a tennis. 7. I bambini piangono. 8. Tu fumi troppo. 9. Maria è andata a casa. 10. La tua amica è ammalata. ESERCIZIO 2.2 Translate the following questions into Italian. 1. Do you (sing.) play basketball? 2. Do you (sing.) smoke a lot? 3. Does Luigi live here? 4. Do you (sing.) speak English? 5. Do the ladies play.
Chi is also frequently preceded by simple prepositions depending on the case of the noun that is being replaced. In the following examples you can observe the use of a preposition + chi. The subject of the sentence is replaced by the pronoun chi. A chi (to whom) is used to ask to whom something is being given, said, or brought. Di chi (whose) is used to show possession. Da chi (where) is used to ask at whose house one is or is going to be. Con chi (with whom) is used to ask with.