A1 level

Italian articulated prepositions (del, al, dal, nel, sul, col…): full table, how they are formed, when no article is needed, common mistakes, a dialogue and exercises with answers.

Italian simple prepositions (di, a, da, in, con, su, per, tra/fra): meanings, main uses, how they differ from improper prepositions, common mistakes, a dialogue and exercises with answers.

How to tell the time and say the days of the week, months and dates in Italian: che ore sono?, è l’una, lower-case rules, il primo maggio, with dialogues and exercises.

How to say where something is in Italian: a, in, da, su, sopra, sotto, davanti a, dietro, vicino a, accanto a, lontano da, with examples, dialogues and exercises.

How Italian adjectives agree with nouns: forms in -o, -e and -a, plurals in -chi and -ghi, invariable colours, position before or after the noun, and exercises.

How to ask questions and make negative sentences in Italian: question words (chi, che cosa, dove, quando, come, perché, quanto, quale), non, mai, niente, nessuno, and exercises.

Italian -ire verbs in the present tense: when to say “dormo” and when “finisco” (-isc-), with tables, irregular verbs, common mistakes, exercises and answers.

Italian subject pronouns (io, tu, lui, lei, noi, voi, loro): when to drop them, when to use them, and how to choose between informal tu and polite Lei, with examples and exercises.