Italian

Grammar Goals Guide

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Unit 1

4 chapters · 17 goals · 19 articles

Chapter 1

Be Introduced to Adjectival Agreement

How do adjectives work in Italian?

Form Questions Using Come

Learn the Definite and Indefinite Article

When to use definite and indefinite articles in Italian?

Use the Verb Stare to Talk About Health

How to use ‘essere’ vs. ‘stare’ in Italian?

Chapter 2

Form Either / Or Questions

How to form questions in Italian?

Learn the Irregular Verb Essere (To Be)

How to use ‘essere’ vs. ‘stare’ in Italian?

Negate Sentences

What is the word order in Italian?

Chapter 3

Conjugate the Verb Essere

How to use ‘essere’ vs. ‘stare’ in Italian?

Learn Personal Pronouns

How to use subject pronouns in Italian?

Practice Adjectival Agreement

How do adjectives work in Italian?

Practice Definite and Indefinite Articles

When to use definite and indefinite articles in Italian?

Use the Reflexive Verb Chiamarsi

How to use reflexive pronouns in Italian?

Chapter 4

Form Possessive Structures

Learn Numbers to One Hundred

How to form, write, and use numbers in Italian?

Practice Using Interrogative Pronouns

How to use Italian interrogatives?

Understand Feminine and Masculine Patterns of Adjectives

How do adjectives work in Italian?

Use Regular and Irregular Verbs in the Present Tense

The Italian present simple: when to use it and how to form it?

Unit 2

10 chapters · 31 goals · 38 articles

Chapter 1

Construct the Imperative Forms of Andare and Girare

What is the imperative and how does it work in Italian?

Learn Adverbs of Place

How to use adverbs in Italian?

Practice Noun-Adjective Agreement for Singular Nouns

Chapter 2

Form the Plural of Nouns

How to make nouns plural in Italian?

Use Regular Verbs Ending in -are in the Present Tense

Chapter 3

Form the Conditional Vorrei

Give Directions for a Recipe Using Infinitives

How to use infinitives in Italian?

Practice Using the Verb Piacere

How to use ‘mi piace’ and similar expressions in Italian?

Use the Infinitive after the Verbs Volere and Potere

Chapter 4

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When to use the Italian modal verbs ‘dovere,’ ‘potere,’ and ‘volere’?

Chapter 5

Construct Potere Plus Infinitive

Learn How to Say "I Need"

Italian expressions with ‘avere’: How to say “I am thirsty” or “I am hungry” in Italian?

Use the Reflexive Forms

How to use reflexive pronouns in Italian?

Chapter 6

Use Question Words Come and Cosa

How to use Italian interrogatives?

Use the Impersonal Si Construction

How to use the impersonal ‘si’ in Italian?

Chapter 7

Express "Have been ...ing" in Italian

Learn the Different Forms of Questo

How to use the demonstratives ‘questo’ (this) and ‘quello,’ (that) in Italian?

Practice the Verb Piacere

How to use ‘mi piace’ and similar expressions in Italian?

Use the Adjectives "Good," "Bad," and "Right"

How to use ‘buono,’ ‘bello,’ and ‘grande’ in Italian?

Chapter 8

Conjugate -are and -ere Verbs in the Third Person Singular

The Italian present simple: when to use it and how to form it?

Learn the Relative Pronoun Che

How to use Italian relative pronouns?

Practice Demonstrative Pronouns Questo and Quello

How to use the demonstratives ‘questo’ (this) and ‘quello,’ (that) in Italian?

Use the Interrogative Pronoun Chi

How to use Italian interrogatives?

Chapter 9

Conjugate Reflexive and Reciprocal Verbs

How to use reflexive pronouns in Italian?

Construct Preposition + Article

How to use Italian prepositions?

Learn Adverbs of Place

How to use adverbs in Italian?

Learn the Forms of the Adjectives Bello and Quello

How to use ‘buono,’ ‘bello,’ and ‘grande’ in Italian?

Use the Verb Piacere

How to use ‘mi piace’ and similar expressions in Italian?

Chapter 10

Construct Imperative + Pronoun

What is the imperative and how does it work in Italian?

Form the Future Tense

How to use the Italian simple future?

Unit 3

9 chapters · 31 goals · 42 articles

Chapter 1

Construct Potere and Volere + Infinitive

Practice Adjectival Agreement

How do adjectives work in Italian?

Practice Reflexive Verbs

How to use reflexive pronouns in Italian?

Practice the Passato Prossimo with Essere or Avere

Understand Demonstrative Adjectives and Agreement

How to use the demonstratives ‘questo’ (this) and ‘quello,’ (that) in Italian?

Chapter 2

Form Stare + Gerund

Italian gerunds: What are they and how are they used?

Learn the Idiomatic Expressions Ci vuole and Ci vogliono

How to use the particle ‘ci’ in Italian?

Practice the Imperative Form

What is the imperative and how does it work in Italian?

Practice the Use of the Pronouns Ti and Mi

Chapter 3

Conditional Forms of Dovere and Potere

How to form and use the present conditional in Italian?

Learn How To Use C'è And Ci sono

How to use the particle ‘ci’ in Italian?

Practice Structures with Si

Chapter 4

Use Avere bisogno di + Nouns or Verbs

Italian expressions with ‘avere’: How to say “I am thirsty” or “I am hungry” in Italian?

Chapter 5

Construct the Expression Ti va di + Infinitive

How to use ‘dovere,’ ‘potere,’ and ‘volere’ as non-modal verbs in Italian?

Understand the Use of Stare + Gerund

Italian gerunds: What are they and how are they used?

Use the Expression Ho bisogno di + Infinitive

Italian expressions with ‘avere’: How to say “I am thirsty” or “I am hungry” in Italian?

Chapter 6

Form the Conditional

How to form and use the present conditional in Italian?

How to use the Imperative

What is the imperative and how does it work in Italian?

Practice the Reflexive Pronouns & Verbs

How to use reflexive pronouns in Italian?

Chapter 7

Learn Comparative of Majority and Superlative

Various Forms of Conditional

How to form and use the present conditional in Italian?

Chapter 8

Familiarize Yourself with Relative Clauses

How to use Italian relative pronouns?

Use Demonstrative Pronouns

How to use the demonstratives ‘questo’ (this) and ‘quello,’ (that) in Italian?

Use the Imperfetto to Provide a Description

Chapter 9

Learn the Passato prossimo of Some Irregular Verbs

Practice C'è, Ci sono, Ci sarà, Ci saranno

How to use the particle ‘ci’ in Italian?

Practice the Future Tense

How to use the Italian simple future?

Understand and Use the Particle Ne

What is ‘ne’ in Italian and how do you use it?

Unit 4

2 chapters · 2 goals · 4 articles

Chapter 1

Learn Verbs with Irregular Past Participles

Chapter 2

Use the Indirect Object Pronoun Le