The Ultimate Italian Review and Practice by Stillman, David -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover The ultimate ITALIAN Review and Practice: MASTERING ITALIAN GRAMMAR FOR CONFIDENT COMMUNICATION Copyright Page Dedication Contents Preface I Verbs—Forms and Uses

1 The Present Tense of Regular Verbs 3

An Introduction to Conjugation First-Conjugation Verbs Second-Conjugation Verbs Third-Conjugation Verbs: Group I Third-Conjugation Verbs: Group II Uses of the Present Tense

2 The Present Tense of Irregular Verbs

Essere and avere Andare and fare Dovere, potere, and volere Venire and tenere Uscire and morire Dare and stare Bere, condurre, and dire Rimanere, salire, spegnere, and valere Sapere Expressions with Irregular Verbs Two Obsolete Verbs

3 The Passato Prossimo

Formation of the Past Participle Auxiliaries with the Passato Prossimo Uses of the Passato Prossimo

4 The Imperfect Tense; The Imperfect Tense vs. the Passato Prossimo

Formation of the Imperfect Tense Basic Uses of the Imperfect Tense The Imperfect Contrasted with the Passato Prossimo Special Uses of the Imperfect Tense

5 The Future and Conditional Tenses

Formation of the Future Tense Basic Uses of the Future Tense The Future of Conjecture and Probability Other Uses of the Future Tense Formation of the Conditional Tense Uses of the Conditional Tense

6 The Imperative

The Informal Imperative The Formal Imperative The noi Imperative Irregular Imperatives

7 Reflexive Verbs

The Conjugation of Reflexive Verbs Transitive Verbs vs. Reflexive Verbs The Infinitive of Reflexive Verbs The Passato Prossimo of Reflexive Verbs The Passato Prossimo with dovere, potere, and volere and Reflexive Verbs Reciprocal Reflexive Verbs The Imperative of Reflexive Verbs Reflexive Verbs: Special Cases

8 Other Compound Tenses

The Pluperfect (Past Perfect) Tense The Future Perfect Tense The Conditional Perfect Tense Sequence of Tenses in Indirect Discourse

9 The Passato Remoto and Trapassato Remoto

Formation of the Passato Remoto Use of the Passato Remoto Formation of the Trapassato Remoto Use of the Trapassato Remoto

10 Participles

The Past Participle The Gerund

11 The Passive Voice

Formation of the Passive Voice Other Constructions with Passive Meaning

12 The Infinitive

The Functions of the Infinitive

II Nouns and Their Modifiers; Pronouns

13 Nouns and Articles

Nouns and Definite and Indefinite Articles The Plural of Nouns The Partitive Article The Gender of Nouns Uses of the Articles Prepositions Combined with the Definite Article

14 Adjectives

Agreement of Adjectives Position of Adjectives Irregular Adjectives Comparison of Adjectives, Adverbs, Nouns, and Verbs Intensifying Adjectives and Absolute Superlatives Expressions with Comparative Structures Adjective + Preposition + Infinitive

15 Object Pronouns

Direct Object Pronouns Indirect Object Pronouns The Pronouns ci and vi The Pronoun ne Double Object Pronouns Summary of the Placement of Object Pronouns Stressed Pronouns

16 Possessive and Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns

Possession Possessive Adjectives Possessive Pronouns Demonstrative Adjectives Demonstrative Pronouns

III Other Elements of the Sentence

17 Numbers; Time; Dates

Cardinal Numbers Ordinal Numbers Idioms and Expressions with Numbers Expressing Centuries Telling Time Days of the Week and Months of the Year The Date

18 Adverbs

Adverbs of Manner Adverbs Not Derived from Adjectives Position of Adverbs Adverbs of Time Adverbs of Place Adverbial Expressions Adverbs in -oni

19 Interrogative Sentences258

Question Formation More on Question Words Exclamations

20 Negative and Indefinite Words

Negative Words and Sentences Indefinite Words and Sentences Idiomatic Uses of Negative and Indefinite Words

21 Prepositions

The Preposition a The Preposition di The Preposition da The Preposition in The Preposition con The Preposition su The Preposition sotto The Prepositions fra and tra The Preposition per Other Prepositions

IV The Complex Sentence and Other Aspects of Usage

22 Relative Pronouns and Relative Clauses

The Relative Pronoun che The Relative Pronoun cui The Relative Pronouns il quale , la quale, i quali, le quali Relative Pronouns Expressing “Whose,” “Where,” and “When” Relative Pronouns Without Antecedents

23 The Present Subjunctive

Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions The Subjunctive Uses of the Present Subjunctive in Noun Clauses

24 The Subjunctive in Adjective and Adverb Clauses

Adjective Clauses Adverb Clauses

25 The Imperfect Subjunctive

Formation of the Imperfect Subjunctive Uses of the Imperfect Subjunctive in Subordinate Clauses Conditional Sentences: Part 1

26 Compound Subjunctive Tenses

Formation of the Present Perfect Subjunctive Uses of the Present Perfect Subjunctive Formation of the Past Perfect Subjunctive Uses of the Past Perfect Subjunctive Conditional Sentences: Part 2

27 Word Formation

Prefixes Suffixes Example Prefixes and Suffixes: Regola as a Root Compound Words

28 Potential Pitfalls

How to Say “to Know”: sapere and conoscere How to Say “to Leave”: partire, lasciare, uscire, and andarsene How to Say “to Be”: essere and stare How to Say “to Like” and “to Miss”: piacere and mancare

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