Index
a, uses of 59–60, 62, 63– 4
adjectives 17–22; in -co and -go 18 – 19;
with articles 14; definition of 187;
demonstrative 20; possessive 22–3;
preceding the noun 19–20; singular
and plural 17–19, 158
adverbial expressions 48– 9
adverbs 46–8; from adjectives 46;
definition of 187; with the past
perfect 140; with the present perfect
90
agreement: of adjectives and nouns 17;
definition of 187
alcuno 121, 122
anche 101
andare: future 133; imperative 152;
present 41; present conditional 165
articles: definite 9–11; definition of 187;
indefinite 11–13; uses of 13–14, 22– 3
auxiliary verbs: definition of 187–8, see
also avere; essere
avere: future 132; imperative 151;
imperfect 112; present 28; present
conditional 164; present perfect 88;
used as auxiliary 86–7, 88–90; uses
of 31– 2
bastare 81
bello 20
bere: future 134; imperative 152;
imperfect 113; past participle 86;
present 42; present conditional 165
buono 21
cadere: future 133; present conditional
165
c’è/ci sono 32 – 3; in imperfect 113; in
present perfect 88
che (relative pronoun) 104– 5
che/che cosa? 69, 71
chi 68, 107
ci: with avere (ce) 54; with si as an
impersonal pronoun 159–60;
‘there’ 125
colui/colei/coloro 106 – 7
come? 69, 70, 71, 101
compound prepositions 65
con, uses of 61
conditional see present conditional
conjugations 37
conoscere 39; vs sapere 42 – 3
cosa? 69, 71
cui 104, 105da, uses of 36–7, 60
dare: future 132; imperative 151; present
41; present conditional 165
definite article 9–11, 13–14; with
possessives 22–3; with prepositions
57 – 8
demonstrative adjectives 20
demonstrative pronouns 24; definition of
189
di, uses of 58–9, 63
dire: imperative 151; imperfect 113;
past participle 86; present 42
direct object, definition of 188
direct object pronouns 52–4; formal form
54; with the imperative 154; with the
present perfect (or any other
compound tense) 94–5, 95–6;
stressed forms 99– 101
dove 69, 71, 106
dovere 43; future 133; present 42;
present conditional 165;
present perfect 91