Tabella dei contenuti
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Italian Grammar 5
Chapter 1: Italian Grammar in a Nutshell 7
Chapter 2: That’s Italian! Sounding Out Italian Wor...
Tabella dei contenuti
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Italian Grammar 5
Chapter 1: Italian Grammar in a Nutshell 7
Chapter 2: That’s Italian! Sounding Out Italian Words the Right Way 15
Chapter 3: Talking about Things with Nouns and Articles 25
Chapter 4: Dealing with Numbers, Dates, and Time 45
Chapter 5: Adding Dimension and Description with Adjectives63
Part II: Forming Simple Sentences and Asking Questions 75
Chapter 6: Jumping into Action with Italian Regular Verbs 77
Chapter 7: Using Irregular Verbs in the Present Tense 97
Chapter 8: Substituting Pronouns for Nouns 117
Chapter 9: Using Refl exive Forms and Expressing Imperative Moods 133
Chapter 10: Declaring Your Likes (and Dislikes) with Piacere 149
Chapter 11: Asking and Responding to Questions 165
Part III: Beefing Up Your Sentences 179
Chapter 12: Prepositions: Little Words, Big Challenges 181
Chapter 13: Qualifying Nouns with Demonstrative, Indefinite, and Possessive Words 195
Chapter 14: Making Transitions, Forming Connections, and Commenting 211
Chapter 15: Describing Actions with Adverbs 225
Part IV: Talking about the Past, Future, and Conditional 237
Chapter 16: Been There, Done That: Talking in the Past Tense 239
Chapter 17: Reflexive Verbs in the Past 261
Chapter 18: Future Tense and Conditional Mood 271
Part V: Expressing Subjectivity and Giving Orders 295
Chapter 19: Dealing with Conditions Beyond Our Control:’If’ Clauses and Passive Actions 297
Chapter 20: Getting into the Subjunctive Mood 307
Chapter 21: Second-Guessing Your Actions with the Past Conditional 321
Chapter 22: I Hope That You’ve Had Fun! The Past Subjunctive 331
Part VI: The Part of Tens 343
Chapter 23: Ten Common Italian Grammar Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them) 345
Chapter 24: Ten Italian Expressions You’ll Use Every Day 351
Index 355
