Italian Past Conditional (Condizionale Passato)
What’s the past conditional in Italian? In Italian, there are two types of conditionals: the present conditional (condizionale presente) and the past conditional (condizionale passato or composto). The key difference between the two lies in their structure: the...
How and When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive in Italian (Imperfetto Congiuntivo)
What Is the Subjunctive? The subjunctive (congiuntivo) is a common mood in Italian used to express hope, wishes, opinions, or someone else’s point of view regarding an action. The Italian subjunctive has four tenses: Present subjunctive (congiuntivo presente)...
How to Use the Italian Present Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Presente)
When learning Italian, you’ll surely come across a few challenging topics. Among these, one of the most notorious is the Italian subjunctive mode. Rest assured. Although it might seem difficult to grasp, it’s easier than you think. When to Use the Subjunctive...
Teacher’s Guide: Italian Verbs with Double Auxiliaries
Italian Verbs with Double Auxiliaries Examples: Ho cambiato casa – I moved to a different home. Il clima è cambiato – The climate has changed Did you notice? In the first example, the verb “cambiare” uses the auxiliary...
Mastering Italian: Comprehensive Guide to Conjunctions
Italians are quite wordy and love stringing together long sentences. To put them together they use conjugations (or connectors) A conjunction in Italian is a small word that joins information together within a sentence. I am sure you have already...About
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