Buongiorno to everyone! Having finished our series of ten A2 grammar exercises on Monday, from today we’re back to working on your listening skills for a bit. Listening – grammar – listening – grammar… Perhaps you’re beginning to see a pattern? The plan is to work up through the levels, right up to C2 (proficiency). […]

Here’s today’s free Italian exercise, this time on the condizionale semplice. It’s the last of our series of ten exercises at A2 (pre-intermediate) level. From Wednesday onwards, we’ll have something new for you! Click here to try today’s exercise. Check out the other exercises at this level. Or go here for easier/more difficult exercises. P.S. Our […]

Every now and then Italian surprises us by throwing up a tense which is more or less the same as one in English! Here’s a question from today’s free Italian exercise on futuro anteriore (future perfect, in English). “Simona è in ritardo, avrà perso/sarà persa/saranno persi l’autobus.” My translation would be something like: “Simona is […]

If, by any chance, you have an Italian boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife, or worse, Italian children… Then you’ll need the grammar for phrases such as ‘Pick your dirty socks up off the floor’ or ‘Put the top back on the toothpaste tube!’ In which case, today’s exercise will be invaluable, as it covers the imperativo diretto, used for giving instructions […]

Here’s number six in our series of ten new Italian grammar exercises at A2 (pre-intermediate) level. Today’s topic is the Lei (polite) form of the imperative – that is to say, the form you need when you want to tell someone politely to do something – ‘Come in!’, ‘Take a seat!’ and so on. It’s […]

Today’s free Italian exercise is on the ‘imperfetto’, an easy-ish Italian tense which is used a lot in both speech and writing. Click here to try it. Other exercises in this series can be found on our A2 – pre-intermediate page. And while you’re at it, why not check out our free Italian exercises and […]

Monday morning and I’m feeling reflective. Why do English-speakers say ‘I’m going to wash’ while Italians, like my wife, say ‘Vado a lavarMI’. I mean, what’s that extra MI for? Who else would she be planning to wash, first thing on a Monday morning?? Actually, I guess I should have said ‘I’m feeling refleXive’… Which […]

‘Another day, another dollar’ I say to my sleepy son who, before eating his breakfast toast and nutella, has no energy or enthusiasm for the day. ‘And it’s Friday!’ I remind him. Which indeed it is, so here’s the latest in our new series of free Italian grammar exercises. The level is A2/pre-intermediate, so not […]

Here’s todays new Italian grammar exercise. The level is A2, and the topic is the Italian ‘sort-of equivalent’ of the English ‘I am doing’ form, constructed with the verb ‘stare’ and the ‘gerundio’. Take a look at the exercise. It’s easier to understand than it sounds. Click here to try it. N.B. English speakers tend to […]