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I Would Have Liked To Study Italian Posted by Serena on Jun 7, 2016
Here we are at the end of our series on the modal verbs. Today we’ll be looking at the conjugations and use of the verb volere in the combined tenses. As with the other two verbs that we’ve looked at in this series, dovere and potere, the choice of whether to use the auxiliary verb…
I Want To Study Italian Posted by Serena on Jun 3, 2016
Here’s the penultimate article in my series on modal verbs. Today we’ll be taking a look at volere (to want) exploring its conjugations through practical examples of its usage. Here are the links to my previous articles in this series: I Could Study Italian I Could Have Studied Italian I Must Study Italian I Should…
The Hidden Italian Garden Posted by Serena on May 30, 2016
Lunigiana is a beautiful magical land tucked away in the very north of Toscana. Here, far from the beaten tourist trails, life is lived a passo d’uomo. The visitor to Lunigiana is spoilt for choice: forest, mountains, rushing torrents and enchanting waterfalls provide the backdrop to relatively untouched borghi medievali. One such borgo is the…
I Could Have Studied Italian Posted by Serena on May 25, 2016
Today we continue our series on the modal verbs with the conjugation of the verb potere (to be able to) when it’s used with the auxiliary verbs essere (to be) and avere (to have). As with all the modal verbs, the choice of which auxiliary verb to use with potere depends on the verb that…
I Could Study Italian Posted by Serena on May 20, 2016
Let’s continue our series on the conjugation and use of modal verbs. Following on from the first two articles about the verb dovere, which you can revise here: I Must Study Italian and I Should Have Studied Italian, today we’re going to look at the verb potere (to be able) with some practical examples of…
Tasty Italian Flowers Posted by Serena on May 18, 2016
Food dominates all here in Italy, and wherever they are, whatever the occasion, Italians love discussing it! Here’s a typical example: The setting: A small Yoga class in a little Italian country town The characters: Serena (the yoga teacher) and the students (all ladies). Insegnante: “Adesso sdraiatevi e portate le ginocchia al petto così da…
I Should Have Studied Italian! Posted by Serena on May 9, 2016
I should have studied Italian! Now how would you say that in Italian? This is the second in a series of articles covering the three very important verbi modali (modal verbs): dovere (to have to), volere (to want) and potere (to be able). You can find the first article HERE. Today we’ll examine the conjugations of…