The infinitive after lasciare, vedere, and sentire. Uses of the Infinitive (Infinito) The infinitive after prepositions. Reflexive Verbs (Verbi Riflessivi) Compound tenses. Progressive Tenses (Forma Durativa) Present progressive. Pluperfect Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Trapassato) Se clauses. Present Perfect Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Passato) Imperfect Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Imperfetto) Formation of the imperfect subjunctive. Replacing the present subjunctive with an infinitive construction.
Preterite Perfect Tense (Trapassato Remoto) Future Perfect Tense (Futuro Anteriore) Conditional Perfect Tense (Condizionale Passato) Subjunctive (Congiuntivo) Formation of the present subjunctive. Pluperfect Indicative Tense (Trapassato Prossimo) Verbs using avere. Uses of the present perfect (passato prossimo) and preterite (passato remoto). Differences between the passato prossimo and the imperfect indicative. Passato prossimo of verbs conjugated with essere. Present Perfect or Conversational Past Tense (Passato Prossimo) Irregular past participles. Second- and third-conjugation (-ere and -ire) verbs. Conditional Tense (Condizionale) First-conjugation (-are) verbs. Future Tense (Futuro) Regular -are verbs. Differences between preterite and imperfect indicative. Preterite Tense (Passato Remoto) Regular -are verbs. Special use of the imperfect indicative with preposition da. Modal Verbs (Verbi Modali): Dovere, Potere, Volere Avere and Essere Special use of the Present Indicative and the Preposition da Imperfect Indicative Tense (Imperfetto Indicativo) Regular -are verbs. Other verbs with a vowel change in the root. Verbs in -ciare, -glare, -chiare, -ghiare. Present Indicative Tense (Presente Indicativo) Regular first-conjugation verbs. Chapter 6 VERBS Moods and Tenses Simple Tenses Formal versus familiar forms. Relative Superlative of Adjectives Absolute Superlative of Adjectives and Adverbs Irregular Comparatives and Superlatives Irregular Comparatives and Superlatives of Adverbs Chapter 5 NUMBERS, DATES, AND TIME Numbers Cardinal numbers. Demonstrative Adjectives Expressions Che! and Quanto! Formation of Adverbs Chapter 4 COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES Comparatives Comparative of equality with adjectives. Titles Ending in -e Formation of Nouns from Adjectives Possessive Adjectives With nouns denoting family members or relatives. Chapter 3 ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS Adjectives Ending in -o Adjectives Ending in -e Adjectives of Nationality Adjectives Ending in -co, -ca, -go, -ga Adjectives Ending in -cio, -cia, -gio, -gia Irregular Adjectives of Color Adjectives with Shortened Forms Bello, Grande, Santo, Buono, and Nessuno. Exception to the rule for using the partitive. The Partitive The partitive versus the definite article. The Indefinite Article Special uses of the indefinite article. With nouns denoting family members preceded by possessive adjectives. With continents, countries, islands, regions, and cities. The Definite Article With general and abstract nouns. Diminutives, augmentatives, and pejoratives. Masculine and feminine endings of the same noun. Plural of nouns ending in a stressed vowel. Plural of feminine nouns ending in -cia and -gia. Nouns with two plurals (feminine and masculine) and two meanings. Plural of masculine nouns ending in -co and -go. Chapter 2 NOUNS AND ARTICLES Nouns Nouns ending in -o and -a. Stress (accento tonico) and accent marks. Dedication PREFACE CONTENTS Chapter 1 THE PRONUNCIATION OF ITALIAN The Italian Alphabet and Its Sounds Sounding out the Alphabet.
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