Italian Verb Drills [Paperback]

Paola Nanni Tate (Author), Paola Nanni-Tate (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 11, 1994 | ISBN-10: 0844280690 | ISBN-13: 978-0844280691

Combining the features of a textbook, a workbook, and a self-study manual, this book helps learners conjugate and use verbs.

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Text: English, Italian

From the Back Cover

The only Italian conjugation resource you'll ever need

To master speaking and writing Italian, you have to be comfortable using its verb system. Unfortunately for many language learners, however verb conjugation is a major roadblock in their pursuit of Italian-speaking confidence. If you are one of these learners, Italian Verb Drills is here to help by allowing you to overcome these obstacles so that you can confidently use verbs when expressing yourself in Italian.

Whether used as a textbook supplement in an Italian language course or as a self-study text for learning and review, Italian Verb Drills will simplify the complexities of this crucial area of Italian language studies.

This comprehensive book features:

• Numerous exercises that demonstrate how the Italian verb system works
• Regular chapter reviews called "Repasos" to reinforce your learning
• An answer key to give you immediate clarification on any concept
• New to this edition, a final unit that sums up all the verb tenses covered so you can select the correct verb form any time you speak or write Italian--something not covered in other verb books

Because of its concise explanations and abundant exercise material, you will find Italian Verb Drills a source of unparalleled knowledge and intensive practice that you can use in the classroom or on your own. You'll find you are less intimidated by verb conjugation and, instead, see your confidence in your Italian skills grow.

Topics include:

• Regular verbs in the present, imperfect, preterit, future, and conditional of the indicative mood
• Compound tenses of the indicative mood
• The simple and compound tenses of the subjunctive mood
• Reflexive verbs
• Stem-changing verbs
• Orthographic-changing verbs
• Irregular verbs

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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary (January 11, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0844280690
• ISBN-13: 978-0844280691
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,118,447 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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74 of 74 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you want to learn Italian, you have to learn grammar!, July 11, 2000

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This review is from: Italian Verb Drills (Paperback)

This book is perfect! It takes the student through drills of endless verbs, and if you want to speak, read and/or write Italian, you must understand the verbs. It really seems quite daunting! However, get your hands on this workbook! You will be really grateful you have it! Practice an hour a day, and you'll be amazed at the language acquistion you are able to achieve! And those language dictionaries? Don't bother! Use the grammar books. It's not as scary as it looks!

61 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars repetition repetition, February 6, 2002

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As anyone knows, the key to learning is repition. The book is straightforward. THere are no cute cartoons, etc. here. Just verbs and worksheets. I even do the work on notebook paper, so I can go back and do the sheets again. After just completing one page of drills, I have learned a lot. She only introduces one skill at a time, so it is not overwhelming. And the added benefit is learning, of course, the meaning of the verbs. I would even suggest this book for teachers of Italian because of the way the book is set up.

44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Italian Learning Guide I Have Found Yet, May 22, 2003

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I am currently living in Italy. I want to be able to speak with my Italian neighbors, so I bought this book. After just doing the exercises in the first chapter (only -ar verbs), I am able to converse with them better. My Italian neighbors (who speak no English) like the book so much that they asked me to buy one for them so they can learn English. The exercises are excellent. I do them on a separate piece of paper so I can do the exercises over and over again. I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to learn Italian.