Italian verbs & essentials of grammar / Carlo Graziano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Graziano, Carlo.

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Italian language--Textbooks for foreign speakers--English.

Italian language.

Italian language--Grammar.

Italian language--Verb.

Genre:

Textbooks -- for foreign speakers.

Textbooks.

Physical Description:

iii, 247 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Italian verbs and essentials of grammar

Place of Publication:

New York : McGraw-Hill, 2008.

Summary:

Can one book have all you need to communicate confidently in a new language? Yes, and that book is Italian Verbs & Essentials of Grammar. It offers a solid foundation of major verbal and grammatical concepts of the language, from pronouns to idioms and expressions and from irregular verbs to expressions of time. Each unit is devoted to one topic, so you can find what you need and get focused instruction immediately. Concise yet thorough, the explanations are supported by numerous examples to help you master the different concepts. And for those tricky verbs, Italian Verbs & Essentials of Grammar includes a Verb Index of the most common verbs, cross-referenced with the abundant verb tables appearing throughout the book.

This book will give you: An excellent introduction to the basics of Italian if you are a beginner or a quick, thorough reference if you already have experience in the language, Contemporary usage of verbs, adjectives, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, and other grammar essentials, Examples that reflect contemporary usage and real-life situations.

Contents:

Part 1 Italian Verbs

1 Pronunciation 3

2 Regular Verbs-The Simple Tense Forms 8

3 Regular Verbs-Auxiliary Verbs and the Perfect Tenses 27

4 Reflexive Verbs 37

5 Formation of Subjunctive Tenses-Regular Verbs 41

6 Uses of the Subjunctive 46

7 Orthographic-Changing Verbs 54

8 Irregular Verbs 57

9 Impersonal and Defective Verbs 77

10 Sequence of Tenses 83

11 Auxiliary Verbs 88

12 Past Infinitive, Gerund, and Participle 92

13 Active and Passive Voices 95

14 Verbs Followed by a Preposition 98

Part 2 Essentials of Grammar

15 Articles 105

16 Nouns 113

17 Adjectives and Adverbs 120

18 Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns 131

19 Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns 134

20 Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs 138

21 Personal Pronouns 149

22 Relative Pronouns 164

23 Interrogatives and Exclamations 168

24 Negatives 171

25 Indefinite Adjectives and Pronouns 175

26 Prepositions 181

27 Conjunctions 186

28 Numbers and Units of Measure 191

29 Time 199

30 Prefixes and Suffixes 204

31 Letters 213

32 Idioms and Expressions 216

33 Vocabulary Lists 221.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780071498012

007149801X

OCLC:

174129516