The aim of this book is to offer you the opportunity to improve your command of Italian by focusing on one aspect of language learning that invariably causes difficulties - verbs and the way they behave. Whether you are a complete beginner or a relatively advanced learner, you can consult the book when you need to know the form of a verb quickly. The introductory section gives you a complete overview of Italian verbs and how they work in the various tenses. "Teach Yourself Italian Verbs" contains: full coverage of the main tenses for 200 frequently used Italian verbs arranged alphabetically for quick and easy reference; examples of the verbs in everyday use, with colloquial expressions and words sharing the same origin; an Italian-English verb list of approximately 3000 verbs with details of the patterns they follow; and, an English-Italian verb list giving the most frequently used English verbs in Italian with details of the patterns they follow.
Introduction; What are verbs and how do they work? What is a verb? / I,
you, he, she, it...: person / past, present, future...: tense / regular and
irregular verbs / formation and use of tenses / indicative, subjunctive,
imperative...: mood / the active and passive voice / transitive and
intransitive verbs / reflexive verbs / the special 'si' / modal verbs; Verb
tables; Italian-English verb list; English-Italian verb list
Maria Bonacina is a native speaker of Italian. Paul Coggle the series editor is also series editor of Teach Yourself French, German, Spanish and Italian and co-author of Teach Yourself German.
