Nanni-Tate - Italian Verb Drills

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Italian Verb Drills has been written for students of the Italian language who wish to take the time to master the structures and the conjugations of Italian verbs by learning the rules and doing the numerous exercises outlined in this book. Italian Verb Drills covers verb tenses from the present indicative to the past subjunctive, and each tense is preceded by rules and examples to clairfiy its use. An answer key is supplied for the students to check their knowledge and progress, and the Indexes of Verbs list all the verbs covered in the book. While Italian Verb Drills is not intended to cover all Italian verbs, it lists a large number of the verbs that are commonly used. This book will also serve as an example and a guide to learn other verbs that follow similar patterns.

For this latest edition, a helpful complement to this book is provided in the McGraw-Hill Education Language Lab app, available online and as a free mobile app. All verb lists that appear throughout this book are presented in flashcard format, providing a convenient means to memorization. The two verb indices are also included in a handy auto-fill glossary for quick reference. And for additional review, numerous interactive quizzes allow for helpful review on-the-go. This book and its supporting digital resources should be an invaluable aid for students wishing to advance more quickly in their study of Italian. It has been inspired and encouraged by my husband Bob, and by all my students, especially those who have studied Italian with me for a long time.

To all of them I give my thanks and I dedicate Italian Verb Drills. Paola Nanni-Tate

All Italian verbs have four moods: (1) The infinitive expresses the action itself, with no reference to time or person. It is the form given in the dictionary. (2) The indicative expresses a thing as a fact, and it is the most commonly used mood. (3) The imperative is used to give orders. (3) The imperative is used to give orders.

It has one tense (present), and it is in the 2nd person (you) with singular and plural forms, and familiar and polite forms. The 1st person plural such as andiamo (lets go), mangiamo (lets eat) is also considered imperative. (4) The subjunctive expresses possibility, hopes, feelings, wishes, and it is almost always preceded by che, such as in che io venga (that I come). Italian verbs have two numbers: singular and plural. They have three persons.

In English, the subject pronouns are always used: I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they. In Italian, as a general rule, they are seldom needed since the endings of the verbs give the information about the person doing the action. Only in the 3rd person singular and the 3rd person plural could there be some confusion, so it is advisable to use lui (he), lei (she), loro (they). It can be translated with esso or essa, but nowadays these forms are not very commonly used. In Italian, there are several ways to say you: In the singular, there are the informal tu and the formal Lei, which is used for both men and women and which is followed by the 3rd person singular of the verb. In the plural, Loro and the 3rd person plural of the verb are used when talking to more than one person formally and informally.