Italian Grammars Beginners

Italian Verb Tenses is designed to improve the skills and knowledge of beginning to intermediate students of Italian. Learning how to conjugate verbs correctly is a difficult task in every language but more so in Italian because of the many tenses and irregular verbs. Correctly conjugating a verb is a very important part of speaking and writing well, but one must also understand the need to use one verb over another and the reason for choosing each verb. It can be difficult; however, with time, dedication, practice, and consistency one can achieve excellent results.

Italian Verb Tenses was written with all student levels in mind and with the desire to help make learning Italian verbs and this beautiful language a little easier. Each unit is complete with explanations and exercises that reinforce the learning of each tense. By following the lessons and completing the exercises, students will progress in their knowledge and understanding of Italian. For this new second edition, a Final Review unit has been added for even more practice.

The short stories included at the end of each unit are designed to show students how to use the verbs in everyday situations. Each story is followed by a vocabulary list to help students understand its content.

All vocabulary lists are provided as flashcards for study and review; review exercises will test your progress; and streaming audio recordings provide native-speaker answers for more than 100 exercises throughout the book.

Italian Verb Tenses, with its concise explanations and extensive practice material, will help students strengthen their skills in the Italian language.