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: โIfโ 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
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