John Colaneri - 501 Italian Verbs (Barrons 501 Verbs)

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Contents

Alphabetical Listing of 501 Italian Verbs
Fully Conjugated in All Tenses

This handy reference guide for students, business people, travelers, and anyone else interested in the Italian language presents the fully conjugated forms of over 500 commonly used Italian verbs.

The verbs are arranged alphabetically, one to a page, so that you will find the complete conjugation for a verb on a single page. The subject pronouns have been omitted, as they usually are in Italian, unless they are needed for some communicative or grammatical reason. Only the reflexive pronouns are given, since these are always required. The feminine endings of verbs conjugated with essere are indicated in parentheses in the Compound Tenses section. The forms next to the second-person singular of the imperative indicate the negative, the only form that is different from the affirmative.

This text also includes an index with 1,500 additional verbs conjugated like the model verbs. There is also a Concise General Grammar Review providing an overview of the essentials of Italian grammar. Finally, students will find ample opportunities to practice at onlinebarronsbooks.coma site with online grading and explanations.

Vowels

The letter i can also stand for semivowel sounds similar to those represented by the y in yes and say. The letter u can also stand for semivowel sounds similar to those represented by the w in way and how.

Consonants

Double Consonants

Any single consonant can have a corresponding double articulation. The pronunciation of double consonants lasts twice as long as that of the corresponding single consonant and is slightly reinforced:

Accent Marks

Some words show an accent mark on the final vowel. This is, of course, where the stress occurs:

citt / city

giovent / youth

perch (or perch ) / why, because

bench (or bench ) / although

virt / virtue

s / oneself

As a rule, Italian words bear no accent except on the final vowel. In this text only the final accents are shown, since they have a direct bearing on the meaning, for example, provo , I try; prov , he tried.

An Italian verb is conjugated with avere to form the compound tenses when it is transitive (that is, when it can have a direct object).

Reflexive verbs, such as alzarsi , are conjugated with essere .

Impersonal verbs are conjugated with essere . Verbs denoting atmospheric conditions may be conjugated with avere or essere ; for example, nevicato , ha nevicato .

Some verbsfor instance, correre , saltare , and volare are conjugated with avere when referring to the action (e.g., Ho corso velocemente . I ran swiftly.) and with essere when referring to the goal of the action (e.g., Sono corso a casa . I ran home.).

Transitive verbs normally take avere when an object is expressed or implied and essere when used passively with no object (when the object functions grammatically as the subject).