Italian simple future tense

In Italian the simple future tense is used to express actions that will take place in the future, even if this not always true. Italians, in fact, tend to use the present tense also to describe future actions, especially when they are near in time.

The future tense can be also used to express an hypothesis, a doubt or a guess.

The hotel

Learn the Italian words for staying at a hotel.

Italian exercises: Imperfetto e passato prossimo

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The Italian pronoun NE

Direct and indirect pronouns are not the only pronouns we use in the italian language. Today we will study the pronominal particle NE, that has several funtions and meaning, and that is considered by many foreign students one of the most difficult Italian pronoun.

The restaurant

Learn the Italian words about the restaurant.

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Formal and informal in Italian

In Italy we pay a lot of attention when we talk to other people and for us it is always important to make a difference between formal and informal situation. You should know that if you talk informally to some people, they might feel offended. So in this post, I will try to explain when we need to use the second person singular “TU” (you) and when it's better to use the third person singular “LEI”.

The bank

Learn the Italian words for the bank.

How to use Italian direct object pronouns with the present perfect tense

When we form "passato prossimo" with the auxiliary verb avere, the past participle never agrees with the subject pronouns (io, tu, lui/lei, noi, voi, loro). However, if we use a direct pronoun to replace a noun, we must agree the past participle with the pronoun.

Italian exercises: Aggettivi possessivi

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Italian preposition A

Prepositions are small words used to connect the elements of a sentence. Learning how to use prepositions correctly is one of the biggest problems for foreign students.