Italian Verb Drills, Third Edition (Drills Series) - Softcover

Nanni-Tate, Paola

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071744738 ISBN 13: 9780071744737

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2010

Synopsis

Get the expert instruction you want and the practice you need with the conjugation of Italian verbs--with bonus online interactive exercises

Italian Verb Drills helps you overcome the obstacles of Italian verbs, so that you can confidently use verbs when expressing yourself in Italian. This book explains how the Italian verb system works, while providing numerous exercises for you to master each point covered.

Features:

• Clear explanations of conjugations followed by numerous exercises
• Free online exercises available at mhprofessional.com to assess your skills once you have completed the book

Topics include: Overview of Italian Verbs Verbs Ending in -are, Verbs Ending in -ere, Verbs Ending in -ire, Imperative Future, Imperfect Passato Remoto (Preterit), Essere (to Be) and Avere (to Have), Passato Prossimo with Avere, Passato Prossimo with Essere, Irregular Past Participles, Trapassato Prossimo, Conditional Past, Conditional Chapter, Present Subjunctive, Imperfect Subjunctive, Past Subjunctive, Pluperfect Subjunctive, Se Clauses and the Subjunctive Reflexive Verbs, Progressive Tenses, Modal Verbs, The Passive Voice, Verbs That Follow Common Patterns, Idiomatic Expressions with Avere and Fare, Verbs and Expressions Followed by Prepositions

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The only Italian conjugation resource you'll ever need

To master speaking and writing Italian, you have to be comfortable using its verb system. Unfortunately for many language learners, however verb conjugation is a major roadblock in their pursuit of Italian-speaking confidence. If you are one of these learners, Italian Verb Drills is here to help by allowing you to overcome these obstacles so that you can confidently use verbs when expressing yourself in Italian.

Whether used as a textbook supplement in an Italian language course or as a self-study text for learning and review, Italian Verb Drills will simplify the complexities of this crucial area of Italian language studies.

This comprehensive book features:

• Numerous exercises that demonstrate how the Italian verb system works
• Regular chapter reviews called "Repasos" to reinforce your learning
• An answer key to give you immediate clarification on any concept
• New to this edition, a final unit that sums up all the verb tenses covered so you can select the correct verb form any time you speak or write Italian--something not covered in other verb books

Because of its concise explanations and abundant exercise material, you will find Italian Verb Drills a source of unparalleled knowledge and intensive practice that you can use in the classroom or on your own. You'll find you are less intimidated by verb conjugation and, instead, see your confidence in your Italian skills grow.

Topics include:

• Regular verbs in the present, imperfect, preterit, future, and conditional of the indicative mood
• Compound tenses of the indicative mood
• The simple and compound tenses of the subjunctive mood
• Reflexive verbs
• Stem-changing verbs
• Orthographic-changing verbs
• Irregular verbs

About the Author:

Paola Nanni-Tate is an experienced educator and author.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0071744738
• ISBN 13: 9780071744737
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 192