Futuro Semplice
Fill in the blanks:
Io: Parlerò
Tu: _______
Lui/lei: Parlerà
Noi: Parleremo
Voi: _______
Loro: Parleranno
Tu: Parlerai
Voi: Parlerete
What is the imperative tense?
Used for telling people what to do/giving orders.
Comparatives of equality: When comparing two things with an adjective, what are the two sets of words you could use to compare?
Ex. She is as tall as he is.
Così...come...
Tanto...quanto...
Ex. Lei è così alta come lui. OR Lei è tanto alta quanto lui.
What is the conditional tense? When would you use it?
Would, could, should...
Can be used to make a polite request or to soften a demand/question.
What does this mean?
"Ci vuole un'ora per andare al mare."
Remember: volerci & metterci are used to express how long some activity/event took.
Conjugate "mangiare" in the future tense.
Mangerò, mangerai, mangerà, mangeremo, mangerete, mangeranno.
Which one of these is correct? (Tu, informal)
a) Non parlare tanto forte.
b) Non parli tanto forte.
c) Non parla tanto forte.
a) Non parlare tanto forte.
The negative, informal imperative with subject "tu" combines non + infinitive.
Comparatives of inequality: How would you say: "Giovanni is taller than Carlo"
"Giovanni is shorter than Carlo"
Giovanni è più alto di Carlo.
Giovanni è meno alto di Carlo.
What are the present conditional "io" forms of dovere, potere, and volere? And, what do they translate to?
Dovrei --> I should/ought to...
Potrei --> I could/might...
Vorrei --> I would like...
Double Object Pronouns: When you have an indirect and direct object pronoun, which comes first?
IO before DO
Ex. Dammelo
Che cosa farai questa fine settimana?
(Respond in Italian using future tense)
...
How do you form the affirmative imperative (informal) form for tu?
-ARE changes i to a at end of verb. (no change for -ERE or -IRE or any non-tu forms)
Ex. Parli-->Parla
Comparatives of equality: What's the difference between comparing nouns and comparing verbs?
Ex. In Rome, there are as many motorcycles as cars.
vs. She doesn't drive as much as me.
Nouns: use tanto...quanto, must agree in gender/number with nouns
Verbs: use tanto quanto (as much as)
Ex. A Roma ci sono tanti motorini quante macchine.
vs. Lei non guida tanto quanto me.
leggerei, leggeresti, leggerebbe, leggeremmo, leggereste, leggerebbero.
What are superlatives and what is the difference between relative and absolute superlatives?
Superlatives are used to express extremes.
Relative: most/least of something (il/la più/meno)
Absolute: very... (-issimo/a)
Conjugate essere in future tense.
Sarò, sarai, sarà, saremo, sarete, saranno
How do you form the imperative (formal) form for Lei?
-ARE: parla --> parli
-ERE: legge --> legga
-IRE: dorme --> dorma
-ISC: finisce --> finisca
How do you say "better, worse, older/greater, younger/lesser" (as adjectives)?
How about "better, worse" (as adverbs)?
Adj: migliore, peggiore, maggiore, minore
Adv. meglio, peggio
How do -ARE verbs conjugate differently from -ERE and -IRE verbs in the present conditional?
In addition to making the change at the end, you have to change the "a" from "-are" to "e".
Ex. Parlare --> Parlerei
Double Object Pronouns: How does the first object pronoun change from what it normally is?
Ex. If combining mi + la, how does "mi" change.
"i" --> "e" (mi la --> me la)
Note: lui/lei --> glielo, gliela, glieli, gliele (ONE word)
Besides indicating that something will happen in the future, how else can the future tense be used?
To express probability/conjecture (might, could, must, probably)
Ex. Dov'è Maria? --> Sarà in cucina.
What are some of the abbreviated commands in the informal, tu form? (give at least two)
Andare --> va'
Dare --> da'
Dire --> di'
Fare --> fa'
Stare --> sta'
With comparatives of inequality, when do you use di and when do you use che?
Di:
- One adj. to two nouns
Che:
- Comparing existence/quantity of two nouns.
- Comparing two infinitives
- Two adjectives to one noun
How do you conjugate the past conditional?
Avere or essere + past participle.
Ex. Avrei letto, avresti letto, avrebbe letto etc.
Ex. Sarei partito/a, sarebbe partito/a, saremmo partiti/e etc.
What are the absolute superlatives of "buono/a" and "cattivo/a" and what do they mean?
Cattivo/a--> Pessimo/a (terrible, awful, etc.)