Italian grammar for dummies - Beth Bartolini-Salimbeni

Learn to:

• Grasp complicated conjugations and grammar rules


• Master the written aspects of Italian


• Practice your skills with ample exercises

Master the written aspects of Italian? Easy.

Do you need help with Italian grammar? This hands-on, friendly guide teaches you the grammatical rules of the Italian language, including parts of speech, sentence construction, and verb tenses and moods. Throughout the book, you get plenty of opportunities to help you meet your goal of mastering basic Italian grammar and usage.

• Begin with the basics
  discover how to use various parts of speech, pronunciation, nouns, numbers, and descriptive words


• Simple stuff
  find out how to build simple sentences, use verbs and irregular verbs, substitute pronouns for nouns, and ask questions


• Go to the next level
  enhance your sentences with prepositions, adjectives, pronouns, adverbs, and the art of comparing


• Dont be so tense
  grasp verb tenses youll use all the time: the past, conditional, and future


• Be moody
  get up to speed in a hurry on reflexive forms and imperative moods and declare your likes and dislikes with "piacere"

Open the book and find:

• Information on nouns, adjectives, verbs, and other parts of speech


• Guidance on dealing with numbers, dates, and times


• Tips for constructing simple sentences and questions


• The scoop on making sentences more descriptive


• Different verb tenses and moods


• Ten common Italian grammar mistakes (and how to avoid them)


• Plenty of examples and practice opportunities