adverbs of time

Question 1

ieri

Answer 1

yesterday

Question 2

Ieri ho conosciuto i miei nuovi coinquilini.

Answer 2

I met my new flatmates yesterday.

Question 3

coinquilini.

Answer 3

roommates

Question 4

l’altro ieri

Answer 4

the day before yesterday

Question 5

L’altro ieri ho incontrato la mia compagna di classe.

Answer 5

The day before yesterday I bumped into my classmate.

Question 6

When we want to talk about last week, last year, etc. we use the word “scorso / scorsa” (last) before or after the word we’re describing.

Answer 6

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Question 7

la settimana scorsa

Answer 7

last week

Question 8

Giovanni è andato a Mosca la settimana scorsa.

Answer 8

Giovanni went to Moscow last week.

Question 9

When we want to talk about what happened an hour ago, a week ago, etc. we use the word “fa” after the expression of time.

Answer 9

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Question 10

una settimana fa

Answer 10

a week ago

Question 11

Una settimana fa siamo andati a un concerto.

Answer 11

We went to a concert a week ago.

Question 12

le pulize

Answer 12

the cleaning

Question 13

Ci siamo conosciuti un anno fa.

Answer 13

we met a year ago

Question 14

già

Answer 14

already

Question 15

Ho già portato fuori la spazzatura.

Answer 15

I’ve already taken the rubbish out.

Question 16

Ho già portato fuori la spazzatura.

Answer 16

(I’ve already taken out the rubbish.)

Question 17

Ho appena visto Mauro.

Answer 17

(I’ve just seen Mauro.)

Question 18

Non ho ancora lavato i piatti.

Answer 18

(I haven’t washed the dishes yet.)

Question 19

appena

Answer 19

just

Question 20

non … ancora

Answer 20

not … yet

Question 21

Non ho ancora lavato i piatti.

Answer 21

I haven’t washed the dishes yet.

Question 22

ancora

Answer 22

still

Question 23

Ho ancora mal di testa.

Answer 23

I still have a headache.

Question 24

We use “ancora” (still) only in the present tense since it refers to something that’s still happening. If we want to say that something isn’t happening or hasn’t happened yet, we use “non…ancora” (not yet) in the present and past tense. Have a look at the structure of the sentences below:

verb in the present tense + “ancora”: Ho ancora mal di testa.
“non” + “avere / essere” + “ancora” + past participle (if it’s a past action): Non ho ancora lavato i piatti.

Answer 24

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