Italian Grammar For Dummies

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Title Page Table of Contents Introduction Part I: Getting Started with Italian Grammar Chapter 1: Italian Grammar in a Nutshell Chapter 2: That's Italian! Sounding Out Italian Words the Right Way Chapter 3: Talking about Things with Nouns and Articles Chapter 4: Dealing with Numbers, Dates, and Time Chapter 5: Adding Dimension and Description with Adjectives Part II: Forming Simple Sentences and Asking Questions Chapter 6: Jumping into Action with Italian Regular Verbs Chapter 7: Using Irregular Verbs in the Present Tense Chapter 8: Substituting Pronouns for Nouns Chapter 9: Using Reflexive Forms and Expressing Imperative Moods Chapter 10: Declaring Your Likes (and Dislikes) with Piacere Chapter 11: Asking and Responding to Questions Part III: Beefing Up Your Sentences Chapter 12: Prepositions: Little Words, Big Challenges Chapter 13: Qualifying Nouns with Demonstrative, Indefinite, and Possessive Words Chapter 14: Making Transitions, Forming Connections, and Commenting Chapter 15: Describing Actions with Adverbs Part IV: Talking about the Past, Future, and Conditional Chapter 16: Been There, Done That: Talking in the Past Tense Chapter 17: Reflexive Verbs in the Past Chapter 18: Future Tense and Conditional Mood Part V: Expressing Subjectivity and Giving Orders Chapter 19: Dealing with Conditions Beyond Our Control: “If” Clauses and Passive Actions Chapter 20: Getting into the Subjunctive Mood Chapter 21: Second-Guessing Your Actions with the Past Conditional Chapter 22: I Hope That You've Had Fun! The Past Subjunctive Part VI: The Part of Tens Chapter 23: Ten Common Italian Grammar Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them) Chapter 24: Ten Italian Expressions You'll Use Every Day About the Author Cheat Sheet