Italian Verbs & Essentials of Grammar, 2E.

by Graziano, Carlo

• ISBN13: 9780071498012
• ISBN10: 007149801X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-23
• Publisher: McGraw Hill

Summary

Your one-stop guide to mastering the basics of ItalianCan one book have all you need to communicate confidently in a new language? Yes, and that book isItalian Verbs & Essentials of Grammar. It offers a solid foundation of major verbal and grammatical concepts of the language, from pronouns to idioms and expressions and from irregular verbs to expressions of time.Each unit is devoted to one topic, so you can find what you need right away and get focused instruction immediately. Concise yet thorough, the explanations are supported by numerous examples to help you master the different concepts. And for those tricky verbs,Italian Verbs & Essentials of Grammarincludes a Verb Index of the most common verbs, cross-referenced with the abundant verb tables appearing throughout the book.This book will give you: An excellent introduction to the basics of Italian if you are a beginner or a quick, thorough reference if you already have experience in the language Contemporary usage of verbs, adjectives, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, and other grammar essentials Examples that reflect contemporary usage and real-life situations

Table of Contents

Italian Verbs
Pronunciation	p. 3
Regular Verbs-The Simple Tense Forms	p. 8
Regular Verbs-Auxiliary Verbs and the Perfect Tenses	p. 27
Reflexive Verbs	p. 37
Formation of Subjunctive Tenses-Regular Verbs	p. 41
Uses of the Subjunctive	p. 46
Orthographic-Changing Verbs	p. 54
Irregular Verbs	p. 57
Impersonal and Defective Verbs	p. 77
Sequence of Tenses	p. 83
Auxiliary Verbs	p. 88
Past Infinitive, Gerund, and Participle	p. 92
Active and Passive Voices	p. 95
Verbs Followed by a Preposition	p. 98
Essentials of Grammar
Articles	p. 105
Nouns	p. 113
Adjectives and Adverbs	p. 120
Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns	p. 131
Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns	p. 134
Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs	p. 138
Personal Pronouns	p. 149
Relative Pronouns	p. 164
Interrogatives and Exclamations	p. 168
Negatives	p. 171
Indefinite Adjectives and Pronouns	p. 175
Prepositions	p. 181
Conjunctions	p. 186
Numbers and Units of Measure	p. 191
Time	p. 199
Prefixes and Suffixes	p. 204
Letters	p. 213
Idioms and Expressions	p. 216
Vocabulary Lists	p. 221
Index	p. 237
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