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    501 Essential Italian Verbs
    501 Essential Italian Verbs
    501 Essential Italian Verbs
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    501 Essential Italian Verbs

    By Loredana Anderson-Tirro

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    Knowing how to conjugate verbs is a key to learning any language. This compilation of more than 500 common verbs will help instruct beginners, advanced students, and everyone in between. Each page focuses on an individual verb and presents full conjugations of simple and compound tenses. In addition, several sentences illustrate the verb's usage. This book is equally suitable as a classroom text or as a guide to independent study.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDover Publications
    Release dateApr 10, 2013
    ISBN9780486262697
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      501 Essential Italian Verbs - Loredana Anderson-Tirro

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      501

      Essential

      Italian

      Verbs

      ABBASSARE to lower

      Ho abbassato la persiana perché faceva caldo.

      I lowered the sliding shutter because it was hot.

      Spero che abbiano abbassato i prezzi.

      I hope that they lowered the prices.

      Abbassarono il riscaldamento durante la guerra?

      Did they lower the heat during the war?

      ABBINARE to match, to pair, to couple

      Vorrei abbinare questa maglia con quei pantaloni.

      I would like to match this sweater with those pants.

      Abbineremo la musica alle parole.

      We will match the music to the words.

      Hanno abbinato i costumi all’epoca.

      They matched the costumes to the era.

      ABBRACCIARE to hug, to embrace

      Ti abbraccerò quando ti vedo.

      I will hug you when I see you.

      L’aveva abbracciato prima di partire

      She had hugged him before leaving.

      Abbracciami amore!

      Hug me my love!

      ABITARE to live, to dwell

      Abiterebbero a New York volontariamente.

      They would live in New York voluntarily.

      Giuseppe Verdi abitò a Milano.

      Giuseppe Verdi lived in Milan.

      Lei abiterà con il fidanzato per un po’ di tempo.

      She will live with her fiancé for a little while.

      ABITUARSI to become used to/accustomed to

      Mi abituerò ad alzarmi presto per la scuola.

      I will get used to getting up early for school.

      Se ti abituassi alla cultura, saresti più felice.

      If you were to get used to the culture, you would be happier.

      Credeva che loro si fossero abituati a vivere con meno.

      He thought they had gotten used to living with less.

      ACCADERE* to happen, to occur, to take place

      *This verb is impersonal, and it is conjugated only in the third person singular and plural of every tense.

      Mi è accaduta una cosa spiacevole.

      An unpleasant thing happened to me.

      Pensavano che sarebbe accaduto un disastro.

      They thought that a disaster would occur.

      Gli accadranno tante cose meravigliose.

      Many wonderful things will happen to him.

      ACCENDERE to light, to turn on

      Hai acceso la luce quando sei rientrato?

      Did you turn the light on when you returned?

      Credevo che lui avesse acceso le candele.

      I thought he had lit the candles.

      Accendo le luci molto presto d’inverno.

      I turn the lights on very early in the winter.

      ACCOMPAGNARE to accompany

      Ti accompagnerò stasera al cinema.

      I will accompany you to the movies this evening.

      È importante che voi accompagniate la famiglia a cena.

      It’s important that you all accompany the family to dinner.

      Accompagna tua sorella a scuola!

      Take your sister to school!

      ACCORCIARE to shorten

      Mi puoi accorciare questa gonna?

      Can you shorten this skirt?

      Stanno accorciando le vacanze perché lui è malato.

      They are shortening their vacation because he is sick.

      Se tu avessi accorciato i vestiti, non avresti tanto lavoro da fare adesso.

      If you had shortened the clothes, you wouldn’t have a lot of work to do now.

      ACCORGERSI to realize, to notice, to become aware

      Si è accorta del suo errore?

      Did she realize her error?

      Dante si accorse di Beatrice in chiesa.

      Dante noticed Beatrice in church.

      Quando mi ero accorto della polizia, sono scappato via.

      When I had become aware of the police, I fled.

      ADDORMENTARSI to fall asleep, to go to sleep

      Il professore era così noioso che mi sono addormentata.

      The professor was so boring that I fell asleep.

      Bambini, addormentatevi subito!

      Children, go to sleep immediately!

      Da giovane mi addormentavo sempre alle dieci di sera.

      When I was young I always fell to sleep at 10 at night.

      AFFITTARE to rent, to lease

      Lei avrà affittato un appartamento a Roma.

      She probably rented an apartment in Rome.

      Io volevo che loro affittassero una casa nel mio quartiere.

      I wanted them to rent a house in my neighborhood.

      Dopo che ebbe affittato quella casa, perse il lavoro.

      After she had rented that house, she lost her job.

      AGGIUNGERE to add

      Se tu avessi aggiunto la senape, i panini sarebbero stati più gustosi.

      If you had added mustard, the sandwiches would have been tastier.

      Aggiungeranno dei soldi per il regalo.

      They will add money for the gift.

      Penso che lui abbia aggiunto altri invitati alla lista.

      I think he added other guests to the list.

      AGIRE to act, to behave, to take action

      Non dobbiamo mai agire male quando siamo in chiesa.

      We should never behave badly in church.

      Lui ha agito subito quando è stato assalito.

      He took action immediately when he was assaulted.

      Loro agirebbero, se il primo ministro glielo dicesse.

      They would act, if the prime minister told them to.

      AIUTARE to help

      Ti aiuterei ma ma ho un appuntamento.

      I would help you but I have an appointment.

      Credevano che avessi già aiutato a portare la spesa in casa.

      They believed that you had already helped carry the groceries in the house.

      Ogni settimana aiutavamo i senzatetto.

      Every week we helped the homeless.

      ALLEGARE to enclose, to attach

      Ti allegherò il documento richiesto.

      I will enclose the requested document.

      Abbiamo allegato una recensione del suo ultimo libro alla nostra mail.

      We attached a review of his latest book to our email.

      Potete allegare le informazioni nella vostra lettera?

      Can you enclose the information in your letter?

      ALZARSI to get up, to stand up, to rise

      Voi vi siete alzati alle 10 di mattina.

      You got up at 10:00 in the morning.

      Si alzino in piedi signori!

      Rise to your feet ladies and gentlemen!

      I prezzi si alzeranno il mese prossimo.

      The prices will go up next month.

      AMARE to love

      Amiamo molto le nostre mogli.

      We love our wives a lot.

      Amami amore!

      Love me my love!

      Luisa ama il ballo.

      Luisa loves dancing.

      ANDARE to go

      Loro andranno a teatro la settimana prossima.

      They will go to the theater next week.

      È andato a prendere il vino.

      He went to get the wine.

      Il libro sta andando bene.

      The book is going well.

      ANNOIARSI to get bored, to be bored

      Gli studenti si annoiavano in classe.

      The students were bored in class.

      Ti sei annoiato alla conferenza.

      You were bored at the conference.

      Mi annoiavo molto durante l’adolescenza.

      I often got bored during adolescence.

      ANTICIPARE to anticipate, to advance, to put forward

      Hanno anticipato le conseguenze.

      They anticipated the consequences.

      Anticipai i soldi prima di partire.

      I advanced the money before leaving.

      Ti anticipiamo la caparra se ti serve.

      We will advance the down payment if you need it.

      APPARIRE to appear, to seem, to look

      Quando non erano apparsi, ci siamo preoccupati.

      When they had not appeared, we got worried.

      Credo che i fantasmi appaiano nelle case vecchie.

      I believe that ghosts appear in old houses.

      Appariva un po’ malata.

      She looked a little ill.

      APPARTENERE to belong, to be a member of

      A che partito politico appartenevate quando eravate giovani?

      To which political party did you belong when you were young?

      Apparteneva a un circolo femminile.

      She was a member of a woman’s club.

      Credevo che appartenessero all’ONU.

      I thought that they belong to the United Nations (UN).

      APPOGGIARE to support, to lean, to rest

      Se mi avessero appoggiato, avrei vinto le elezioni.

      If they had supported me, I would have won the elections.

      Ha appoggiato le scatole sul tavolo.

      He rested the boxes on the table.

      Volete appoggiare i piedi sul divano?

      Do you want to rest your feet on the sofa?

      APRIRE to open, to turn on

      Non riusciva ad aprire il barattolo.

      She was unable to open the can.

      Aprite la porta!

      Open the door!

      Aprirebbe le finestre se glielo chiedessi.

      He would open the windows if you asked him.

      ARRABBIARSI to get angry

      Le giraffe si arrabbiano ogni tanto.

      Giraffes get angry every so often.

      Noi ci saremmo arrabbiati in quella situazione.

      We would have gotten angry in that situation.

      Tu ti eri già arrabbiata prima di ieri.

      You had already gotten angry before yesterday.

      ARRIVARE to arrive, to reach, to succeed

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