Contents
1. Noun
Nouns ending in -o and in -a/ Nouns ending in -e
Other nouns
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2. Article
Definite article
Indefinite article
Definite and indefinite articles
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3. Essere and avere
Essere and avere
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4. Adjective
First group adjectives / Second group adjectives
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5. Present tense of regular verbs
Present tense of regular verbs
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Progress Test
Units 1-5
pag. 33
6. Present tense of irregular verbs
Modal verbs and the verb sapere
Other verbs irregular in the present tense
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7. Addressing people formally
Addressing people formally
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8. The verb stare
Present continuous (stare + gerundio)
Stare per
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9. Possessive adjectives and pronouns
Possessive adjectives and pronouns
Possessive adjectives and pronouns with articles
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10. Reflexive and reciprocal verbs
Reflexive and reciprocal verbs
pag. 56
Progress Test
Units 6-10
pag. 60
11. Impersonal construction
Impersonal construction
Impersonal construction of reflexive verbs
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12. Present perfect (Passato prossimo)
Present perfect (Passato prossimo)
Avere or essere?
Some verbs with an irregular past participle
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13. Direct object pronouns
Direct object pronouns
Direct object pronouns with past participle
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14. Prepositions
Prepositions with places
Prepositions with time
Other prepositions
Compound prepositions
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15. Indirect object pronouns
Indirect object pronouns
pag. 92
Progress Test
Units 11-15
pag. 96
16. Imperfect (Imperfetto)
Conjugation of the imperfect
Use of the imperfect
Present perfect or imperfect of some verbs
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17. Double object pronouns
Indirect object pronouns plus direct object pronouns
Reflexive pronouns plus direct object pronouns
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18. Conditional
Present Conditional
Perfect Conditional
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19. Particles ci and ne
Particle ci as an adverb of place
Other meanings of ci
Particle ci as an adverb of place plus direct object pronouns
Particle ne as a partitive pronoun
Other meanings of ne
Particle ci plus particle ne
Particle ne plus direct object pronouns and reflexive pronouns
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Progress Test
Units 16-19
pag. 134
20. The future tense
Future Simple (Futuro semplice)
Future Perfect (Futuro anteriore)
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21. Comparatives and Superlatives
Comparisons of inequality
Relative superlative and absolute superlative
Special comparatives and superlatives
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22. Relative pronouns che and cui
Relative pronouns che and cui /Relative pronoun chi
“Possessive” relative pronoun
Relative pronoun il quale
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23. Past perfect (Trapassato prossimo)
Past perfect (Trapassato prossimo)
pag. 156
24. Informal imperative
Informal imperative (tu - noi - voi) / Verbs with an irregular imperative / Negative informal imperative
Informal imperative plus pronouns
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Progress Test
Units 20-24
pag. 166
25. Subjunctive
Conjugation of the present subjunctive/Conjugation of the past subjunctive
Agreement of present and past subjunctive
Conjugation of the imperfect subjunctive/ Conjugation of the past perfect subjunctive
Agreement of imperfect and past perfect subjunctive
Use of the subjunctive
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26. Polite imperative
Polite imperative (addressing people formally)
pag. 184
27. If clauses
If clauses
pag. 188
28. Passive voice
Passive voice/ passive voice with the verb essere
Passive voice with the verb venire
Passive si
Passive voice with the verb andare
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Progress Test
Units 25 - 28
pag. 202
29. Historical past (Passato remoto)
Historical past (Passato remoto)
pag. 206
30. Past anterior (Trapassato remoto)
Past anterior (Trapassato remoto)
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31. Sequence of tenses in the indicative
Sequence of tenses in the indicative (1)
Sequence of tenses in the indicative (2)
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32. Indefinites
Indefinite adjectives / Indefinite pronouns / Indefinite adjectives, pronouns, adverbs
pag. 216
33. Verb forms not related to time
Present gerund and past gerund
Past infinitive
Past participle
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34. Indirect speech
Indirect speech with main clause in the present tense
Indirect speech with main clause in the past tense
Indirect speech with the verbs chiedere and domandare
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Progress Test
Units 29-34
pag. 235
Solutions
pag. 239
Index
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