Get the expert instruction you want and the practice you need with the conjugation of Italian verbs--with bonus online interactive exercises

Italian Verb Drills helps you overcome the obstacles of Italian verbs, so that you can confidently use verbs when expressing yourself in Italian. This book explains how the Italian verb system works, while providing numerous exercises for you to master each point covered.

Sales Handle

Part of an established series that has sold over 300,000 copies,Italian Verb Drillsis the ideal book for learners seeking instruction on and practice with the conjugation of Italian verbs, without the distractions of other kinds of grammar. The new edition provides a new set of free, easily downloadable interactive exercises that enable learners to evaluate what they've learned.

About the Book

All those who seriously want to speak or write Italian well must acquire a thorough knowledge of its verb system. The conjugation and use of Italian verbs, however, is an area that often poses considerable difficulties to students of the language. Italian Verb Drills helps learners overcome these obstacles, so that they can confidently use verbs when expressing themselves in Italian. Italian Verb Drills succinctly and systematically explains how the Italian verb system works, while providing numerous exercises for learners to master each point covered. This focus on drilling and getting the verb form correct, though ostensibly unexciting, meets an actual need not covered so directly in other verb books.

The new edition includes an interactive set of new exercises that readers can use to diagnose how much they've learned once they've completed the book. Readers will be able to easily access these extra exercises as a free download on mhprofessional.com. 10-12 exercises (10 questions each) consisting of formats such as multiple choice will allow readers to input their answers and immediately find out if they were correct and, in so doing, find out how well they've mastered the particular topic at hand.

Italian Verb Drills will continue to prove to be an invaluable study aid to all those wishing to perfect their knowledge of Italian verbs. Whether used as a textbook supplement in a Italian-language course or as a self-study text for learning and review, this book will simplify the complexities of this crucial area of Italian-language studies.

Features

-Drills format encourages readers to focus on verbs without distractions of other kinds of grammar

-Clear explanations of conjugations followed by numerous exercises

-New edition includes a free interactive download of exercises that enable readers to gauge what they've learned

- Free online exercises available at mhprofessional.com to assess your skills once you have completed the book

Market/Audience

Beginning to intermediate learners.

Author Information

Paola Nanni-Tate (Dublin, OH) is an experienced educator and author.

Topics include: Overview of Italian Verbs Verbs Ending in -are, Verbs Ending in -ere, Verbs Ending in -ire, Imperative Future, Imperfect Passato Remoto (Preterit), Essere (to Be) and Avere (to Have), Passato Prossimo with Avere, Passato Prossimo with Essere, Irregular Past Participles, Trapassato Prossimo, Conditional Past, Conditional Chapter, Present Subjunctive, Imperfect Subjunctive, Past Subjunctive, Pluperfect Subjunctive, Se Clauses and the Subjunctive Reflexive Verbs, Progressive Tenses, Modal Verbs, The Passive Voice, Verbs That Follow Common Patterns, Idiomatic Expressions with Avere and Fare, Verbs and Expressions Followed by Prepositions