Practical Italian grammar

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION - pp. 1-15

Alphabet - p. 1

Pronunciation - pp. 1-10

Stress and Accent - p. 10

Syllabication - p. 11

Elision and Apocopation - pp. 11-12

Capitals - p. 12

Punctuation - p. 13

Exercises in Pronunciation - pp. 13-15

LESSONS

I. Indefinite Article. Genders. Noun Endings - p. 17

BUON GIORNO! - pp. 18-19

II. Conjugations. Present of comprare and vendere. Interrogative Sentences. Possession - pp. 20-21

A SCUOLA - p. 23

III. Subject Pronouns - pp. 24-25

IMPARIAMO - pp. 26-27

IV. Definite Article. Plural of Nouns. Adjectives in -o - pp. 27-28

PARLIAMO ITALIANO - pp. 29-30

V. Present of finire and partire. Nouns and Adjectives in -e. Some Object Pronouns - p. 31

RECITIAMO - pp. 33-34

VI. Negative Sentences. Some Interrogative Adjectives. Some Numerals - pp. 34-35

RISPONDIAMO - pp. 37-38

VII. Present of essere and avere. Use of Definite Article. Apocopation - pp. 38-39

IN CLASSE - pp. 40-41

VIII. Prepositions and Article - p. 41 

A CASA - pp. 44-45

IX. Past Absolute. Use of the Past Absolute - pp. 45-46

ALLA POSTA - pp. 47-49

X. Past Descriptive. Use of the Past Descriptive - pp. 49-50

LA MOBILIA - pp. 51-54

XI. REVIEW - pp. 54-56

XII. Position of Adjectives. Partitive Construction - pp. 56-57

ABITI DA VOMO - pp. 59-61

XIII. Future. Use of the Future - pp. 61-63

ALLA STAZIONE - pp. 64-65

XIV. Possessives. Use of the Possessives 66-67

SUL PIROSCAFO - pp. 70-71

XV. Use of Definite Article. Plural of Nouns - pp. 71-72

NELLA BIBLIOTECA - pp. 73-76

XVI. Omission of Article before Possessives. Diminutives - pp. 76-77

LA FAMIGLIA - pp. 80-81

XVII. Some Conjunctive Personal Pronouns. Some or Any - pp. 81-82  

SULLA SPIAGGIA - pp. 84-86  

XVIII. Past Participles. Compound Tenses. Agreement of Past Participle. Present Perfect.   Use of the Present Perfect - pp. 86-89

UN PRANZO - pp. 91-92 

XIX. Present of dovere, potere, and volere. Further Cardinal Numerals - pp. 92-93  

AL MUSEO - pp. 94-96

XX. Past Perfect. Second Past Perfect. Use of the Past Perfect Tenses. Future Perfect. Use of the Future Perfect - pp. 97-99

UN RAGAZZO AMMALATO - pp. 100-101

XXI. Cardinal Numerals. Use of the Cardinal Numerals. Months. Dates - pp. 102-103

I NUMERI - pp. 104-106

XXII. REVIEW - pp. 106-108

XXIII. Plural of Nouns. Present of andare and fare. - pp. 108-109

ABITI DA DONNA - pp. 110-112

XXIV. Plural of Nouns (continued). Present of dare and stare - pp. 112-113

IN CAMPAGNA - pp. 115-117

XXV. Irregular Nouns. Irregular Adjectives - pp. 117-118

MANGIAMO - pp. 119-122

XXVI. Demonstrative Adjectives. Adverbs of Place. Relative Pronouns - pp. 122-125

IN CITTÀ - pp. 126-127

XXVII. Imperative. Hours of the Day. Age - pp. 127-129

AL TEATRO - pp. 131-133

XXVIII. Conjunctive Personal Pronouns. Use of the Conjunctive Personal Pronouns. Conjunctive Adverbs - pp. 133-137

ANIMALI DOMESTICI - pp. 138-140

XXIX. Use of the Conjunctive Personal Pronouns (continued) - pp. 140-141

DAL GIOIELLIERE - pp. 142-144

XXX. Present Participle. Use of the Present Participle. Progressive Construction. Adverbs of Manner - pp. 144-146

STORIA D'ITALIA - pp. 147-149

XXXI. Disjunctive Personal Pronouns. Use of the Disjunctive Personal Pronouns - pp. 149-151

ALLA BANCA - pp. 153-155

XXXII. Sapere. Irregular Past Absolute. Sapere and conoscere - pp. 155-156

AFFARI DI BANCA - pp. 157-159

XXXIII. REVIEW - pp. 159-161

XXXIV. Conditional. Use of the Conditional. Idiomatic use of a - pp. 162-163

RAFFAELLO SANZIO - pp. 164-167

XXXV. Comparison. Comparative of Equality. Comparative of Inequality. Use of the Definite Article - pp. 167-170

GEOGRAFIA DELL'ITALIA - pp. 171-172

XXXVI. Present of dire, udire, and venire. Some Irregular Past Absolutes. Idiomatic Present. Orthographical Changes of Certain Verbs - pp. 173-174

BONAPARTE - pp. 175-177

XXXVII. Relative Superlative. Reflexive Verbs. Use of the Reflexive Verbs - pp. 177-179

LA RESTAURAZIONE - pp. 180-183

XXXVIII. Absolute Superlative. Comparison of Adverbs. Irregular Comparison - pp. 183-184

I CARBONARI - pp. 185-188

XXXIX. Ordinal Numerals. Use of the Ordinal Numerals. Passive Voice. Use of essere - pp. 188-190

TENTATIVI DI RIVOLUZIONE - pp. 190-194

XL. Present Subjunctive. Subjunctive in Noun Clauses. Infinitive in Noun Clauses - pp. -

MAZZINI E LA GIOVANE ITALIA - pp. 198-200

XLI. Impersonal Verbs. Demonstrative Pronouns - pp. 200-202

IL QUARANTOTTO - pp. 202-205

XLII. Past Subjunctive. Sequence of Tenses - pp. 206-207

IL QUARANTANOVE - pp. 208-210

XLIII. REVIEW - pp. 210-213

XLIV. Subjunctive in Adjectival Clauses. Use of the Infinitive - pp. 214-215

VITTORIO EMANUELE E CAVOUR - pp. 216-218

XIV. Subjunctive in Adverbial Clauses. Subjunctive in Independent Clauses. Idiomatic Uses of da - pp. 218-220

GUERRA DEL 1859 - pp. 221-223

XLVI. Conditional Clauses. The Verb porre. Formation of Irregular Verbs. Some Irregular Verbs - pp. 223-226

GARIBALDI E I MILLE - pp. 227-230

XLVII. Omission of the Definite Article. Omission of the Indefinite Article. Verbal Adjectives. Fare with a Dependent Infinitive. Conjunctive Pronouns with a Dependent Infinitive. Some Irregular Verbs (continued) - pp. 230-232

VENEZIA E ROMA - pp. 234-237

XLVIII. Government of the Infinitive. Absolute Constructions. Some Irregular Verbs (continued) - pp. 237-238

L'ITALIA DOPO IL SETTANTA - pp. 240-243

XIX. Augmentatives and Diminutives. Some Irregular Verbs (continued) - pp. 243-245

L'ITALIA E LA GUERRA MONDIALE - pp. 246-249

L. REVIEW - pp. 249-252

POEMS - pp. 253-260

APPENDIX - pp. 261-282

I. Auxiliary Verbs - pp. 261-263

II. Regular Verbs - pp. 264-267

II. Irregular Verbs - pp. 267-282

VOCABOLARIO - pp. 283-287

ABBREVIATIONS - p. 288

GENERAL VOCABULARY - pp. 289-335

Italian-English - pp. 289-315

English-Italian - pp. 316-335

INDEX - pp. 337-342