A1 level

Italian modal verbs dovere, potere, volere and sapere: meanings, present tense, pronoun position, the auxiliary in the passato prossimo (ho dovuto / sono dovuto), common mistakes and exercises with answers.

Italian demonstratives explained: questo, quello and codesto, the forms of quel, quello, quell’, quei and quegli, adjectives vs pronouns, common mistakes, a dialogue and exercises with answers.

The informal Italian imperative with tu and voi: regular and irregular forms (va’, fa’, di’, sii), the negative with non + infinitive, pronouns attached to the verb, common mistakes and exercises with answers.

How the Italian verb piacere works: piace vs piacciono, indirect pronouns, people as subjects, the past tense with essere, common mistakes and exercises with answers.

The Italian partitive article (del, dello, della, dei, degli, delle): when to use it, when to leave it out, alternatives like un po’ di, alcuni and ne, common mistakes and exercises with answers.

Italian reflexive verbs: the pronouns mi, ti, si, ci, vi, si, conjugation of lavarsi, the present perfect with essere, reciprocal and inherent reflexives, common mistakes, a dialogue and exercises.

C’è and ci sono in Italian: when to use singular and plural, c’era and c’erano, the difference from è and sono, common mistakes, a dialogue and exercises with answers.

Italian possessive adjectives: the forms of mio, tuo, suo, nostro, vostro, loro, when to use the article (mio fratello, i miei fratelli, il loro), common mistakes and exercises.