Introduction to Italian/Exam 1

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Lessons

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Avere

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  1. What is the second person conjugation of avere?
  2. What is the first person conjugation of avere?
  3. What is the third person conjugation of avere?
  4. How would you say I want... using an avere idiomatic expression?
  5. How would you say I need... using an avere idiomatic expression?

Essere

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  1. What is the third person conjugation of essere?
  2. What is the third person plural conjugation of essere?
  3. What is the first person conjugation of essere?

Preposition Contractions

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Give the contraction for given preposition and definite article pair.

  1. di and il
  2. in and la
  3. su and i

Possessive Adjectives

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Give the definite article and possessive adjective for the following objects (translated noun is given in the answer but not necessary).

  1. Your dog.
  2. Your car.
  3. Your mother.
  4. Their cat.
  5. Their famous sandwiches.

Conjugating Verbs

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Conjugate the following infinitives in the third person:

  1. mangiare
  2. cercare
  3. prendere
  4. leggere

Conjugate the following infinitives in the first person:

  1. chiamare
  2. ascoltare
  3. credere
  4. scrivere

Translation

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Translate the following sentences into Italian.

  1. This is a black dog.
  2. There are many books at the library.
  3. I like to eat apples.
  4. My father is a big man.
  5. My mother is a small woman.
  6. There is a banana in the car.
  7. There's my pencil!
  8. Hi, my name is Giorgio.

Translate the following sentences into English.

  1. Questo è il cellulare di Lorenzo.
  2. Io porto una gonna.
  3. Lui mangia un tramezzino al prosciutto.
  4. Noi abbiamo un uccello piccolo. Lei canta.
  5. Loro sono studenti all'università di Berkeley.
  6. Io ho un caffè per te.