Italian grammar

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.

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.