PrefacePART I: CONVERSATIONIntroduction to Part IPronunciation GuideI-1 Making contactHellos and good-byesIntroductionsAssistance I-2 Numbers, time, dates NumbersTimeDatesI-3 Getting informationInformationDirectionsOn the phone and mobile devicesI-4 PeopleDescribing and flirtingCharacterFamily relationshipsI-5 Jobs and homesJobsJob interviewsHomesI-6 Daily lifeAt the supermarketShoppingBankingI-7 Weather, seasons, and holidaysWeatherSeasonsHolidaysI-8 TravelingTrains and busesAccommodationsAt the airportPART II: BASIC GRAMMARIntroduction to Part IIII-1 Nouns and titlesCommon nounsGender patternsSpelling adjustments in the pluralMass nounsProper nouns and titlesGrammar in cultureII-2 More about nounsMore gender patternsNouns of Greek originOther types of nounsAltered nounsCompound nounsGrammar in cultureII-3 ArticlesThe indefinite articleThe definite articleUses of the indefinite articleUses of the definite articleGrammar in cultureII-4 AdjectivesDescriptive adjectivesInvariable adjectivesPositionForm-changing adjectivesComparison of adjectivesGrammar in cultureII-5 PronounsSubject pronounsObject pronounsStressed pronounsOther pronounsGrammar in cultureII-6 More pronounsObject pronouns with compound tensesDouble pronounsAttached pronounsGrammar in cultureII-7 DemonstrativesThe demonstrative of nearnessThe demonstrative of farnessDemonstrative pronounsIndicating words and expressionsGrammar in cultureII-8 PossessivesPossessive adjective formsThe third-person formsPossessives with kinship nounsPossessive pronounsGrammar in cultureII-9 PartitivesPartitives with count nounsAlternative formsPartitives with mass nounsPartitives in the negativeAdjectives indicating quantityGrammar in cultureII-10 Present tenses The present indicative of regular verbsIrregular verbs in the present indicativeThe present subjunctive of regular verbsIrregular verbs in the present subjunctiveSpecial uses of the subjunctiveGrammar in culturePART III: VERB TENSESIntroduction to Part IIIIII-1 More on the Present Tense (Presente Indicativo)The progressive tenseEssere (to Be) and Avere (to Have)Fare (to Do, to Make)Sapere and Conoscere (to Know)III-2 The Imperative (Imperativo)Formal CommandsThe Imperative with Object Pronouns and Reflexive PronounsAdditional Ways of Using the ImperativeIII-3 Reflexive Verbs (Verbi Riflessivi)Positioning of Reflexive PronounsReciprocal ReflexivesReflexive Versus Non-ReflexiveIII-4 The Future Tense (Futuro Semplice)The Future Tense of EssereIII-5 The Present Perfect Tense (Passato Prossimo)The Present Perfect with AvereThe Present Perfect with EssereIII-6 The Imperfect Tense (Imperfetto)Comparison of the Present Perfect and the ImperfectIII-7 The Preterite (Passato Remoto)Irregular Verbs in the PreteriteThe Preterite of FareThe Preterite of Essere and AvereIII-8 The Past Perfect (Trapassato Prossimo), Preterite Perfect (Trapassato Remoto), and Future Perfect (Futuro Anteriore)The Past Perfect (Trapassato Prossimo)The Preterite Perfect (Trapassato Remoto)The Future Perfect (Futuro Anteriore)III-9 The Present Conditional (Condizionale Presente)III-10 The Past Conditional (Condizionale Passato)III-11 Compound Reflexive Verbs (Verbi Riflessivi Composti)III-12 The Subjunctive Mood (Modo Congiuntivo)The Present Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Presente)The Imperfect Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Imperfetto)The Past Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Passato)The Past Perfect Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Trapassato)III-13 The Passive Voice (Forma Passiva)Verbs Other than Essere to Express the Passive VoiceAlternatives to the Passive VoiceIII-14 Idiomatic Expressions (Espressioni Idiomatiche)Idioms with AvereIdioms with FareSpecial Constructions with Fare, Lasciare, Metterci, and VolerciIdioms with DareIII-15 Verbs and Expressions Followed by a PrepositionVerbs and Expressions Followed by the Preposition aVerbs and Expressions Followed by the Preposition diVerbs Followed by the Preposition suVerbs Followed Directly by the InfinitiveImpersonal VerbsPART IV: SENTENCE BUILDINGIntroduction to Part IVIV-1 Declarative sentences and word orderDeclarative sentencesWord order in declarative sentencesDeclarative sentences with prepositional phrasesDeclarative sentences with adverbial phrases or adverbsNegative declarative sentencesIV-2 Interrogative sentencesForming interrogative sentencesInterrogative wordsIV-3 Questions and answersForming questions from sentencesChi and che cosaIV-4 Imperatives-are verbs-ere verbs-ire verbsIrregular imperative formsAddressing groupsLasciare in the imperative formNegative imperativesImperatives with object and reflexive pronounsIV-5 Coordinating conjunctionsTypes of conjunctionsConjunctions ma and eIV-6 Subordinating conjunctionsCommon subordinating conjunctionsSubordinating conjunctions with indicative and subjunctive moodsIV-7 Relative pronounsChe and chiCuiIl qualeQuello che, ciò che, and quantoQuanto, chiunque, and doveIV-8 Present and past participlesPresent participlesPast participlesPast participles standing alonePosition of pronoun with the past participleIV-9 AdjectivesAttributive adjectivesPredicative adjectivesPosition of adjectivesAdjectives used as nounsAdverbial adjectivesComparative and superlative forms of adjectivesIV-10 AdverbsPosition of the adverbModal adverbsAdverbs of locationAdverbs of timeAdverbs of quantityAdverbs of affirmation, denial, and doubtInterrogative adverbsComparative and superlative of adverbsIV-11 PronounsSubject pronounsPersonal pronouns as direct objectsIndefinite pronounsReflexive pronounsIV-12 InfinitivesTense of the infinitiveInfinitive constructions with aiutare, imparare, leggere, sentire, and vedereIV-13 Passive voiceVenire with the passive voiceAndare with the passive voiceSi with the passive voiceIV-14 Subjunctive moodPresent subjunctivePast subjunctiveImperfect subjunctivePluperfect subjunctiveUses of the subjunctive in independent clausesUses of the subjunctive in dependent clausesSubjunctive after the conjunction seSubjunctive in relative clausesPAR T V: PROBLEM SOLVERIntroduction to Part VV-1 Nouns, gender, and numberCategories of masculine and feminine wordsMasculine and feminine suffixesProfessionsNumber: Singular or pluralV-2 ArticlesThe indefinite articleThe definite articleArticles and proper namesV-3 AdjectivesFour-form adjectivesTwo-form adjectivesThree-form adjectivesOne-form, or invariable, adjectivesIndefinite adjectives and pronounsAdjectives describing more than one nounThe position of adjectivesPossessive adjectivesComparative and superlative uses of the adjectiveEqual comparisonsAbsolute superlativesV-4 AdverbsDifferent types of adverbsV-5 Present and present perfect tensesRegular -are verbsRegular -ere verbsRegular -ire verbsPresent tense irregular verbsUses of the present tense (il presente)The present perfect tense (il passato prossimo)avere as an auxiliary verbModals and auxiliariesTransitive verbsIntransitive verbsessere as an auxiliary verbVerbs that can take either essere or avereIrregular participlesV-6 Imperfect and past perfect tensesThe imperfect (l’imperfetto)The past perfect (il trapassato prossimo)V-7 Future and future perfect tensesIrregular verbs in the future tense (il futuro)The future perfect tense (il futuro anteriore)V-8 Present and perfect conditional tensesThe present conditional (il condizionale)Irregular verbs in the conditionalThe perfect conditional (il condizionale passato)V-9 The subjunctiveThe subjunctive (il congiuntivo) with subordinate clausesPresent subjunctive of irregular verbsThe past subjunctiveThe auxiliaries avere and essereThe past perfect (or pluperfect) subjunctive (il congiuntivo trapassato)V-10 The imperativeV-11 PrepositionsSimple prepositionsPrepositions in other rolesCombined prepositions (le preposizioni articolate)Prepositions and idiomatic expressionsProblematic prepositionsV-12 PronounsSubject pronounsDirect-object pronounsIndirect-object pronounsStressed pronouns (i pronomi tonici)Prepositions + di + pronounscineDouble-object pronounsAppendix: Irregular VerbsItalian-English GlossaryEnglish-Italian GlossaryAnswer KeyMcGraw-Hill Language Lab app:Flashcards: 215 setsAudio: Answers to 235 exercisesAudio: 48 conversations