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-compiti (homework) is at the bottom of this page.
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-Gli argomenti (the topics): What we did in class, and more.
-Warmup: Tony ci ha raccontato i progetti per il viaggio.
- In albergo. We performed our hotel dialogs. Che bravi studenti che siete!
-Futuro. Italians use the future to make plans, to make predictions, to hypothesize, to make promises, and for the "periodo ipotetico" (If... then...)
We used the yellow futuro handout # 17. We made up some sentences in the future tense.
- Conversazione. We used vocabulary from unit 8 of the audio CD, "Vorrei..." and "Vorrebbe..?". Do you remember what the conditional conjugation of volere is?
vorrei
vorresti
vorrebbe
vorremmo
vorreste
vorrebbero
Conditional. The conditional tense means "I would do..." The stems of the conditional tense are the same stems as the futuro stems. Since everybody has already memorized vorrei, vorrebbe... you have already been exposed to the conditional endings. Here they are again:
-ei
-esti
-ebbe
-emmo
-este
-ebbero
- Imperativo. Noi, voi, tu... (imperativo familiare)
Noi form: “let’s ...”
(same as the present tense indicative)
Let’s eat. Mangiamo!
Let’s drink. Beviamo!
Let’s wait here. Aspettiamo qui!
Let’s leave the suitcases here. Lasciamo le valigie qui!
Let’s not talk. Non parliamo!
Let’s not study. Non studiamo!
Let’s take a walk. Facciamo una passeggiata!
Voi form: “you...”
(same as the present tense)
Stay here! Rimanete qui! Restate qui!
Look! Guardate!
Excuse me... Scusate...
Listen! (sentire) Sentite!
in voi, only four verbs have an irregular imperative:
essere, avere, sapere, volere:
Siate! Abbiate! Sappiate! Vogliate!
Tu form: “you...”
-ere verbs: (same as present tense indicative)
Answer! Rispondi!
Turn on the light! (accendere) Accendi la luce!
Take the ticket! Prendi il biglietto!
Be quiet! (tacere) Taci!
Close the door! Chiudi la porta!
Close your beak! (shut up!) Chiudi il becco!
-ire verbs: (same as present tense indicative)
Come here! Vieni qui!
Finish the homework! Finisci i compiti!
Open the door! Apri la porta!
-are verbs: end in “-a”
Work! Lavora!
Wait! Aspetta!
Come in! Entra!
Eat! Mangia!
Leave the book! Lascia il libro! (Leave it! Lascialo!)
Excuse me... Scusa...
To make a command negative in the tu form, use “Non...” and the infinito.
Don’t smoke! – Non fumare!
Don’t wait! Non aspettare!
Don’t go! Non andare!
Don’t cry! Non piangere!
Don’t laugh! Non ridere!
Don’t go out! Non uscire!
There are some irregular verbs in the tu form of the imperative:
avere, essere, andare, dare, fare, stare, dire:
Abbi! Sii! Vai! or Va’! Dai! or Da’! Fai! or Fa’! Stai! or Sta’! Di’!
Have patience! Abbi pazienza!
Be ready at two! Sii pronta alle due!
Go to the corner! Vai all'angolo! Va all'angolo!
Give Giorgio the book! Dai il libro a Giorgio! Da' il libro al Giorgio!
Make breakfast! Fai la prima colazione! Fa' la prima colazione!
Stay alert! Stai attento! Sta' attento!
Tell the truth! Di' la verità!
- Imperative with pronouns. The imperative mood expresses a command. If you use a pronoun tu, noi, or voi with the imperative, you will attach the pronoun to the end of the verb.
Dimmi! - Tell me! (tu)
Ditemi! - Tell me! (voi)
Alziamoci! - Let's get up!
Non andarci! - Don't go there! (tu)
It doesn't matter if it's a reflexive pronoun , a direct object pronoun, an indirect object pronoun, ci, or ne, you can attach it to the verb. If it's an infinitive, (tu in the negative) drop the final e before you add the pronoun.
-Ecco un coltello!
Ti do il coltello
Te lo do.
Prendo il coltello.
Lo prendo.
Dammi il coltello!
Dammelo!
Prendi il coltello!
Prendilo!
- Parole da ricordare
un giardino - flower garden (or) a yard
un orto - a vegetable garden
una crociera - a cruise
una bugia - a lie
bugiardo - a liar
dire bugie - to tell lies
mentire - to lie
Stammi bene! - Take care of yourself!
Lasciami stare! - Leave me alone!
Smettila! - Stop it!
Dimmi pure! - Go ahead, tell me!
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-Compiti.
1. Listen to dialogue "Caffè Sant'Eustachio" on your CD. click here for a transcript with translation. On your CD, there is a version without pauses, followed by a version with pauses. Listen and repeat.
2. handout 15: "Parlate con Noi, diciannove" (ivory) Read this dialogue, which uses the "imperativo" and double pronouns.
"Dal momento che..." means "since". In English and in Italian these mean "from that moment" or "because...". In this dialog, "dal momento che..." means "because..."
3. click here for handout 18 (yellow): agreement of the past participle with the direct object pronouns la, li, le.
click here for the answers
4. Imperativo. Read the explanations above in the website, and Translate all of the following examples into Italian. (click here for the answers)
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- Noi
- 1. Let’s sing!
- 2. Let’s finish the homework!
- 3. Let's not wait for Dario!
- 4. Let's invite Maurizio!
- 5. Let's go out tonight!
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- Voi
- 1. Don’t run, boys!
- 2. Don’t go!
- 3. Wait for Giorgi at the bar!
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- Tu (-ere)
- 1. Answer, please!
- 2. Take my car!
- 3. Drink a beer with us!
- 4. Close the window!
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- Tu (-ire)
- 1. Come!
- 2. Offer Giacomo a coffee!
- 3. Open the window!
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- Tu (-are)
- 1. Telephone Luisa!
- 2. Pay the bill!
- 3. Call Gino!
- 4. Say hello to Gina! (salutare takes a direct object)
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- Tu (negative)
- 1. Don’t watch.
- 2. Don’t play the guitar.
- 3. Don't leave your purse!
- 4 Don't come in!
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- You can attach any pronoun (except loro) to the end of the noi, voi, or tu imperative.
- Portiamo i fiori! Portiamoli!
- Chiama Gianni! Chiamalo!
- Supply the imperative with pronoun attached:
- 1. (tu) Wait for Luisa! Wait for her!
- 2. (voi) Do the homework! Do it!
- 3. (voi, reflexive) Get up!
- 4. Let’s ask Dario! Let’s ask him! (indirect object)
- 5. (tu) Drink the juice! Drink it!
- 6. (tu) Have fun!
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- If the sentence is negative imperative (noi, voi, tu) you can attach the pronoun, or the pronoun can precede the verb:
- Non pagate il conto! Non pagatelo! Non lo pagate!
- Non fare una domanda! Non farla! Non la fare!
- Follow this pattern, and translate:
- 1. (voi) Don’t eat the cake! Don’t eat it!
- 2. (tu) Don’t eat the cake! Don’t eat it!
- 3. (tu, reflexive) Don’t worry!
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- When the imperative forms of da’, fa’, sta’, va’, and di’ are used with a pronoun, the initial consonant of the pronoun is doubled (except for gli) Examples:
- Dimmi di si! Vacci!
- Fallo ora!
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