{"id":11844,"date":"2016-06-14T10:24:49","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T08:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=11844"},"modified":"2016-06-14T10:24:49","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T08:24:49","slug":"italian-modal-verbs-quiz-the-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/italian-modal-verbs-quiz-the-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Modal Verbs Quiz – The Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

WOW! well done everyone who had a go at our Modal Verbs Quiz<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, including those of you who are too shy to post your answers … yes, we know you’re out there.<\/p>\n

So, let’s see how you got on shall we? Here are the solutions:<\/p>\n

\"piantina\"<\/a>

… uno di questi giorno dovremo lavare la macchina …<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

A. <\/span><\/span><\/span>dovere<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> = to have to<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

relevant articles: <\/span>I Must Study Italian<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong> and <\/span>I Should Have Studied Italian<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Translate the following sentences into English:<\/p>\n

1. <\/span>uno di questi giorno dovremo lavare la macchina<\/span><\/strong> = <\/span>one of these days we’ll have to wash the car<\/span><\/em>
\n2. <\/span>Mario ha dovuto cancellare l\u2019appuntamento dal dentista<\/span><\/strong> = Mario had to cancel the dentist’s appointment<\/em><\/span>
\n3. <\/span>sarei dovuta arrivare alle sette, ma c\u2019era lo sciopero dei treni<\/span><\/strong> = I<\/em><\/span> should have arrived at seven, but the trains were on strike<\/span><\/em>
\n4. <\/span>temo che Marco e Giulia debbano anticipare il rientro dalle vacanze<\/span><\/strong> = I’m afraid that Marco and Giulia have to cut their holidays short (go home from their holidays early)<\/em><\/span>
\n5. <\/span>pensavo che tu dovessi restare in ospedale pi\u00f9 a lungo<\/span><\/strong> = I thought you had to stay in hospital longer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Translate the following sentences into Italian:
\n6. you (singular)<\/i> must remember to phone Giorgio = devi ricordarti di telefonare a Giorgio<\/strong><\/em>
\n7. I should have revised the Italian modal verbs = avrei dovuto ripassare i verbi modali italiani<\/strong><\/em>
\n8. it’s a pity that Mario had to go back to work = \u00e8 un peccato che Mario sia dovuto tornare al lavoro.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

B. <\/span><\/span><\/span>potere<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> = to be able to<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

relevant articles:<\/span> I Could Study Italian<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and <\/span>I Could Have Studied Italian<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Translate the following sentences into English:
\n1.<\/span> potreste comprare del pane, per piacere?<\/span><\/strong> = could you buy some bread, please?<\/em><\/span>
\n2. <\/span>non ho potuto portare Annalisa alla festa perch\u00e9 si \u00e8 rotta la macchina<\/span><\/strong> = I couldn’t take Annalisa to the party because the car broke down<\/em><\/span>
\n3. <\/span>saremmo potuti arrivare prima se non ci fosse stato lo sciopero dei treni<\/span><\/strong> = we could have arrived earlier if the trains hadn’t been on strike<\/em><\/span>
\n4. <\/span>Maria potr\u00e0 restare solo per un’oretta<\/span><\/strong> = Maria will only be able to stay for about an hour<\/em><\/span>
\n5. <\/span>ci farebbe molto piacere se tu potessi andare a visitare il nonno<\/span><\/strong> = we would be really pleased if you could go and visit grandfather<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Translate the following sentences into Italian:
\n6. could you (singular)<\/i> phone me later? = potresti telefonarmi pi\u00f9 tardi?<\/em><\/strong>
\n7. if only I could buy a house near the sea! = se solo potessi comprare una casa al mare!<\/em><\/strong>
\n8. Maria and Luisa weren’t able to come because they had troubles with their car = Maria e Luisa non sono potute venire perch\u00e9 hanno avuto problemi con la macchina.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

C. <\/span><\/span><\/span>volere<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> = to want to<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

relevant articles: <\/span>I Want to Study Italian<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong> and <\/span>I Would Have Liked To Study Italian<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Translate the following sentences into English:
\n1. <\/span>Luisa non vuole venire al ristorante perch\u00e9 non si sente bene<\/span><\/strong> = Luisa doesn’t want to come to the restaurant because she’s not feeling well<\/em><\/span>
\n2.<\/span> avrei voluto prendere il treno delle otto, ma ho fatto tardi in ufficio<\/span><\/strong> = I would have liked to catch the eight o’clock train, but I was late at the office<\/em><\/span>
\n3. <\/span>l’anno scorso volevamo andare in Sicilia<\/span><\/strong> = last year we wanted to go to Sicily<\/em><\/span>
\n4. <\/span>credevo che tu volessi vedere la partita stasera<\/span><\/strong> = I thought you wanted to watch the match this evening<\/em><\/span>
\n5. <\/span>pensi che Luisa voglia cenare con noi?<\/span><\/strong> = do you think Luisa would like to have dinner with us?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Translate the following sentences into Italian:
\n6. Luisa wanted to try the ice cream from the new bar = Luisa voleva\/ha voluto provare il gelato del nuovo bar<\/strong><\/em>
\n7. Maria e Giorgio would have liked to go Sicily, but their son was unwell = Maria e Giorgio sarebbero voluti andare in Sicilia, ma loro figlio non stava bene<\/strong><\/em>
\n8. we would like to know if there are some tickets left for the concert (two possible translations for ‘we would like’) = vorremmo\/volevamo sapere se ci sono ancora dei biglietti per il concerto.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Allora, com’\u00e8 andato? Se avete bisogno di una mano, basta mandarci un messaggio, va bene?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

WOW! well done everyone who had a go at our Modal Verbs Quiz, including those of you who are too shy to post your answers … yes, we know you’re out there. So, let’s see how you got on shall we? Here are the solutions: A. dovere = to have to relevant articles: I Must…<\/p>\n

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