Imperativo informale con pronomi

Informal imperative with pronouns
The pronouns and the particles ci and ne are joined together, as a suffix, to the informal imperative.
For example:
"Guardami" → Look at me
"Spegnila" → Turn it off


With the irregular verbs dire, andare, fare, dare and stare, the pronouns and the particles ci and ne double the initial consonant, except for the pronoun gli.
For example:
"Dimmi" → Tell me
"Dacci una mano" → Give us a hand
"Mostragli il vestito" → Show him the dress


With the negative form of the informal imperative, we have two possibilities:
  • the pronoun or the particle ci or ne is joined into the imperative as a suffix
  • the pronoun or the particle ci or ne precedes the imperative
For example:
"Se non ti piace non mangiarlo" / "Se non ti piace non lo mangiare"
"Non dirmi niente" / "Non mi dire niente"
EXERCISE

Condizionale presente

Present conditional
The condizionale presente is used for:

  • expressing a wish
"Vorrei avere un cane" → I wish I had a dog

  • giving advice
"Al posto tuo accetterei l'offerta" → If I were you, I would accept the offer

  • giving information which is not 100% certain
"L'assassino sarebbe un uomo di 30 anni" → The killer is said to be a 30-year-old man

  • expressing oneself formally
"Scusi, potrebbe aiutarmi per favore?" → Excuse me, could you help me please?
REGULAR VERBS
IRREGULAR VERBS
essere: sarei, saresti, sarebbe...
avere: avrei
andare: andrei
bere: berrei
cadere: cadrei
dare: darei
dire: direi
dovere: dovrei
fare: farei
potere: potrei
rimanere: rimarrei
sapere: saprei
stare: starei
tenere: terrei
vedere: vedrei
venire: verrei
vivere: vivrei
volere: vorrei
EXERCISE

Avverbi

Adverbs
Adverbs are used to give more detail or modify the meaning of a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or an entire sentence. In contrast, adjectives are used to describe or define a noun or a pronoun. Unlike adjectives, adverbs never change their form.

Some adverbs derive from adjectives, for example:
"Lento" → "Lentamente"
"Incredibile" → "Incredibilmente"
"Recente" → "Recentemente"

Other adverbs don't derive from adjectives and have their own form, for example:
"Bene"
"Male"
"Domani"

Some adjectives are also adverbs, and you can distinguish the difference by their role.
For example "piano" can mean "flat" (una superficie piana), and, as such is variable, an adjective; it also means "softly", invariable, an adverb.
EXERCISE