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17.
Loro
__
__________________ (
seguire
)
gli altri.

18.
Io
__
__________________ (
preferire
)
i gatti ai cani.

19.
Tu
__
__________________ (
pulire
)
la casa il sabato, no?

20.
Io non
__
__________________ (
sentire
)
nulla.

Book IV,
Chapter 2
: Talking in the Present Tense with Irregular Verbs

Use the appropriate conjugated form of
essere
(
to be
) in the following sentences according to the subject. Here's an example:

Q.
Marco
__
__________________
un bravo studente.

A.
è

1.
Loro
__
__________________
simpatici.

2.
Tu
__
__________________
americana?

3.
Voi
__
__________________
insegnanti?

4.
Giulia e Chiara
__
__________________
cugine.

5.
Io
__
__________________
felice.

6.
I bambini
__
__________________
a casa.

7.
Tu e Paola
__
__________________
amici.

8.
Laura
__
__________________
molto giovane.

9.
Io ed Emilio
__
__________________
in campagna.

10.
Tu e loro
__
__________________
in montagna durante l'estate.

Fill in the appropriately conjugated form of
avere
(
to have
) in the sentences that follow. Here's an example:

Q.
Noi
__
__________________
molto da fare.

A.
abbiamo

11.
Luigi
__
__________________
un gatto che è vecchio vecchio.

12.
Voi
__
__________________
una bellissima casa.

13.
Lei, signora,
__
__________________
il biglietto?

14.
Io non
__
__________________
una macchina.

15.
Tu
__
__________________
un amico che si chiama Leonardo?

Book IV,
Chapter 3
: Using Reflexive Forms and the Imperative Mood

Keeping in mind the clues that help you distinguish between use of the present perfect and the imperfect, complete the following sentences with the reflexive or reciprocal reflexive form of the verb in parentheses, using one of the past tenses. Here's an example:

Q.
Da bambini, loro
__
__________________ (
volersi
)
bene.

A.
si volevano

1.
La domenica, lei ed i bambini
__
__________________ (
divertirsi
).

2.
Io
__
__________________ (
preoccuparsi
)
sempre.

3.
Ieri noi
__
__________________ (
vedersi
).

4.
Ogni giorno gli amici
__
__________________ (
vedersi
).

5.
Giovedì, loro
__
__________________ (
laurearsi
).

6.
Ieri sera, io
__
__________________ (
addormentarsi
)
presto.

7.
Mentre loro
__
__________________ (
parlarsi
)
, io leggevo un libro.

8.
Io
__
__________________ (
trovarsi
)
molto bene a Venezia.

9.
Da bambino, tu
__
__________________ (
lamentarsi
)
spesso.

10.
Mentre parlavano con il poeta, Paolo e Francesca
__
__________________ (
ricordarsi
)
del tempo felice passato insieme.

Translate the following expressions into Italian; the subject pronoun is provided for you.

Q. (
noi
)
Let's read.

A.
Leggiamo.

11. (
tu
)
Don't talk.

__
_____________________________________________________________

12.
(
noi
)
Let's eat.

__
_____________________________________________________________

13. (
voi
)
Sleep.

__
_____________________________________________________________

14. (
tu
)
Sing.

__
_____________________________________________________________

15. (
tu
)
Don't call.

__
_____________________________________________________________

16. (
noi
)
Let's talk.

__
_____________________________________________________________

17. (
voi
)
Buy the car.

__
_____________________________________________________________

18. (
noi
)
Let's not write.

__
_____________________________________________________________

19. (
tu
)
Don't look.

__
_____________________________________________________________

20. (
voi
)
Wait.

__
_____________________________________________________________

Book IV,
Chapter 4
: Declaring Your Likes (And Dislikes) with Piacere

Choose either
piace
or
piacciono
(to express
like
) to complete the following sentences. Remember that you use
piace
for one thing, as in
Paolo likes jazz music,
and
piacciono
for more than one thing, as in
Lara likes classical music and ballet.
Here's an example:

Q.
Mi
__
__________________
i libri.

A.
piacciono

1.
Gli
__
__________________
studiare.

2.
Ti
__
__________________
i bambini?

3.
Non mi
__
__________________
i ragni.

4.
A loro
__
__________________
mangiare.

5.
Ci
__
__________________
i fiori.

6.
Le
__
__________________
scrivere poesie.

7.
Vi
__
__________________
gli sport?

8.
Gli
__
__________________
i vini italiani.

9.
Ti
__
__________________
il caffè ristretto?

10.
A Mario
__
__________________
la bistecca fiorentina.

After filling in the forms of
piace/piacciono,
translate the sentences into English, as per the following example.

Q.
Mi piacciono i libri.

A.
I like books.

11.
__
_____________________________________________________________

12.
__
_____________________________________________________________

13.
__
_____________________________________________________________

14.
__
_____________________________________________________________

15.
__
_____________________________________________________________

16.
__
_____________________________________________________________

17.
__
_____________________________________________________________

18.
__
_____________________________________________________________

19
.
__
_____________________________________________________________

20.
__
_____________________________________________________________

Book IV,
Chapter 5
: The Future Tense and the Conditional Mood

Conjugate the following verbs into the future, using the subjects provided. Here's an example:

Q.
Lei
__
__________________
.
(
uscire
)

A.
Lei uscirà.
(
She will write.
)

1.
Giuseppe
__
__________________
il compito.
(
finire
)

2.
Riccardo e Emilia
__
__________________
.
(
camminare
)

3.
La mamma
__
__________________
.
(
alzarsi
)

4.
Mio padre
__
__________________
l'albergo.
(
prenotare
)

5.
Giorgio ed io
__
__________________
il negozio.
(
aprire
)

6.
Io
__
__________________
un cono.
(
prendere
)

7.
Tu
__
__________________
un aumento.
(
chiedere
)

8.
Mia sorella ed io
__
__________________
il 22 maggio.
(
partire
)

9.
Lui
__
__________________
.
(
divertirsi
)

10.
Voi
__
__________________
come sassi.
(
dormire
)

Fill in this brief dialogue between two lovers by using the regular conditional conjugations. Here's an example to get you started:

Lei:
Mi
__
__________________
ogni sera?
(
telefonare
)

Lui:
Sì, ti
__
__________________
ogni sera.
(
telefonare
)

Lei:
Mi telefoneresti ogni sera?
(She:
Would you phone me every night?
)

Lui:
Sì, ti telefonerei ogni sera.
(He:
Yes, I would phone you every night.
)

11. Lei:
Tu mi
__
__________________
per sempre?
(
amare
)

12. Lui:
Sì, io ti
__
__________________
per sempre.
(
amare
)

13. Lei:
Ci
__
__________________
la mano sul fuoco?
(
mettere [tu]
)

14. Lui:
Sì,
ci
__
__________________
la mano sul fuoco.
(
mettere [io]
)

15. Lei:
Tu
__
__________________
con me per scoprire il mondo?
(
partire
)

16. Lui:
Amore, sì che
__
__________________
con te per scoprire il mondo.
(
partire
[
io
])

17. Lei:
__
__________________
solo con me?
(
uscire
[
tu
])

18. Lui:
Sì,
__
__________________
solo con te.
(
uscire
[
io
])

19. Lei:
E quando mi
__
__________________
?
(
sposare
[
tu
])

20. Lui:
Non ti
__
__________________
mai!
(
sposare
[
io
])

Book IV,
Chapter 6
: Getting into the Subjunctive Mood

For this exercise, conjugate the verbs in parentheses into the regular present subjunctive mood. This simple substitution exercise should drive home the concepts of structure and conjugation. Try to establish a drill-like rhythm while you do them, and notice all the verbs and the expressions in the main clauses:
sperare
(
to hope
),
credere
(
to believe
),
È importante
(
It's important
),
sono triste che
(
I am sad that
). Follow the example:

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