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Understanding Italian Modal Verbs Posted by Geoff on Aug 1, 2017
Volere (to want), dovere (to have to) and potere (to be able to) are the three so called modal verbs. As verbs go, they are not particularly difficult to conjugate … until you need to use them in the present perfect (passato prossimo). Then things start to get really interesting! A prerequisite to understanding how…
Transitive And Intransitive Verbs – Quiz Solutions Posted by Geoff on Jul 17, 2017
Well done all of you who had a go at our quiz on Transitive And Intransitive Verbs you did really well! We asked you to insert the correct auxiliary verb followed by the past participle of the main verb into the incomplete sentences below. Let’s see how you got on. presente: la mamma fa gli spaghetti…
Transitive And Intransitive Verbs – A Quiz Posted by Serena on Jul 14, 2017
A short while ago we published an article about Transitive And Intransitive Verbs. Here’s a quiz in which you have to choose which auxiliary verb to use, essere or avere, when transposing a sentence from the present tense into the present perfect (passato prossimo). How to complete the quiz: Below, you’ll find a series of…
Italian Transitive And Intransitive Verbs Posted by Geoff on Jun 30, 2017
Why is it so important to understand the difference between verbi transitivi (transitive verbs) and verbi intransitivi (intransitive verbs)? Read on to find out … What are Transitive and Intransitive verbs? Transitive: The word transitive comes from the Latin transire meaning ‘to pass’, ‘to cross’, ‘to go beyond’, therefore it describes actions that move from…
Italian Transitive and Intransitive Verbs – A Practical Guide Posted by Serena on Feb 9, 2015
Funnily enough, a few days ago I received two different comments on a post that I wrote a long time ago on the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs. I went back and had a look at the article and decided that it’s definitely time to revise this topic. The original article is worth checking…
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs Posted by Serena on Mar 13, 2009
A reader has asked me to explain the difference between verbi transitivi (transitive verbs) and verbi intransitivi (intransitive verbs), so I’ll try my best. This is always a difficult but, none the less, important topic in Italian grammar. OK, let’s start. Transitivo comes from Latin transire meaning ‘to pass’, ‘to cross’, ‘to go beyond’, therefore it describes…