{"id":8281,"date":"2015-01-12T09:50:27","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T09:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=8281"},"modified":"2015-01-12T19:45:55","modified_gmt":"2015-01-12T19:45:55","slug":"past-present-and-future-quiz-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/past-present-and-future-quiz-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Past, Present and Future, Quiz Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well done to those of you who had a go at last week\u2019s quiz. If you missed it and would like to have a go before reading the solutions you can find it here<\/font><\/strong><\/a>. In the quiz we asked you to translate a number of sentences into Italian using the appropriate tense of the given verbs<\/font>. Here are the sentences with the correct answers:<\/p>\n

Past<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

1. use the verb<\/font> andare<\/strong><\/font><\/em>: yesterday I went to Parma.
ieri sono andato\/andata a Parma<\/strong> (N.B. the choice of andato<\/strong> or andata<\/strong> depends on whether the speaker is male or female)<\/p>\n

2. use the verb <\/font>vedere<\/strong><\/font><\/em>: the other day I saw Luciano.
l\u2019altro giorno ho visto Luciano<\/strong>, or ho visto Luciano l\u2019altro giorno<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. use the verb <\/font>fare<\/strong> <\/font>(<\/strong>fare una visita<\/strong>)<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/em>: the day before yesterday I went to see the doctor.
l\u2019atro ieri ho fatto una visita dal dottore<\/strong> (N.B. l\u2019altro ieri<\/strong>, literally: the other yesterday = the day before yesterday. You can also say ieri l\u2019altro<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

4. use the reflexive verb sentirsi<\/font><\/strong><\/em><\/font>: last week I didn\u2019t feel well
la settimana scorsa non mi sono sentito\/sentita bene<\/strong> (N.B. if you didn\u2019t feel well for the whole week you may want to say: non mi sentivo bene<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

5. use the verb <\/font>essere<\/strong><\/font><\/em>: last month I was in London for a week
il mese scorso sono stato\/stata a Londra per una settimana<\/strong><\/p>\n

6. use the verb <\/font>mangiare<\/strong><\/font><\/em>: yesterday evening we ate risotto
ieri sera abbiamo mangiato il risotto<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"tra-poco-vado-a-letto\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Present<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

1. use the verb <\/font>andare<\/strong><\/font><\/em>: I\u2019m going to bed now
adesso vado a letto<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. use the verb <\/font>avere<\/strong><\/font><\/em>: I\u2019m not hungry at the moment
in questo momento<\/strong> non ho fame <\/strong><\/p>\n

3. use the verbs avere<\/font><\/strong> (avere sonno)<\/font><\/strong> and potere<\/strong><\/font><\/em><\/font>: I\u2019m not tired, I can\u2019t get to sleep
non ho sonno, non posso addormentarmi<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. use the verb fare<\/strong><\/font><\/em><\/font>: It\u2019s very cold today
oggi fa molto freddo<\/strong><\/p>\n

5. use the verb <\/font>dovere<\/strong><\/font><\/em>: we have to pay the phone bill today
oggi dobbiamo pagare la bolletta del telefono<\/strong><\/p>\n

6. use the verb avere (avere bisogno)<\/font><\/strong><\/em><\/font>: I need a cup of coffee right now!
ho bisogno di un caff\u00e8 adesso<\/strong> or adesso<\/strong> ho bisogno di un caff\u00e8<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"quando-uccido-un-insetto-a-casa-mia-non-pulisco\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Future<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. use the verb <\/font>pulire<\/strong><\/font><\/em>: I\u2019m going to clean the house tomorrow
domani pulisco la casa<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. use the verb <\/font>andare<\/strong><\/font><\/em>: we\u2019re going to Ponticello at the end of this week
andiamo\/andremo a Ponticello alla fine della settimana<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. use the verb <\/font>vedere<\/strong><\/font><\/em>: see you on Tuesday
ci vediamo marted\u00ec<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. use the verb <\/font>sentire<\/strong><\/font><\/em>: we\u2019ll get in touch towards the end of this month
ci sentiamo verso la fine del mese<\/strong><\/p>\n

5. use the verb <\/font>fare (fare un salto)<\/strong><\/font><\/em>: I\u2019ll pop round and see Francesco next week
quest\u2019altra settimana faccio\/far\u00f2 un salto da Francesco<\/strong><\/p>\n

6. use the verb <\/font>prendere<\/strong><\/font><\/em>: I\u2019m going to take the train to Borgotaro on Friday morning
venerd\u00ec mattina prendo\/prender\u00f2 il treno per Borgotaro<\/strong><\/p>\n

Finally<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

A very famous Italian film from the 60\u2019s is based on the theme of Past, Present, and Future. Can you name the film, the director and the two main actors?
Ieri, Oggi, Domani<\/strong> directed by Vittorio De Sica, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Sophia Loren.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

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