Compunds verbs: auxiliary Essere o Avere?
Tenses are normally divided into simple and compound ones, the letter result from the union of the past participle and the conjugated form of the verb essere (to be) or avere (to have). Many students have come to be with doubts concerning the use of the one or the other auxiliary. Although it might sound […]
Buoni propositi per l’anno nuovo
Welcome to my brand new blog. As 2016 is approaching, I finally took some time to think about my resolutions for the next year. On top my list I put: start a blog and update it. So here we go, I am going to blog about Italian as a foreign language. I will regularly post […]
How to master Italian reflexive verbs
What are the reflexive verbs (i verbi riflessivi)? There two types of Italian reflexive verbs: Proper reflexive verbs Reflexive verbs where the subject and the object are the same or where the action is carried out by the same person that receives it. Divertirsi → to have fun Svegliarsi → to get up Rilassarsi → […]
