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Chapter 6 Grammar Flashcards

1
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-are passato remoto (past absolute)

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  • ai
  • asti
  • ò
  • ammo
  • aste
  • arono
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-ere passato remoto

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  • ei
  • esti
  • è
  • emmo
  • este
  • erono (-ettero)
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-ire passato remoto

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  • ii
  • isti
  • ì
  • immo
  • iste
  • irono
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Avere 
passato remoto (irregolari)
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Ebbi
Avesti
Ebbe
Avemmo
Aveste
Ebbero
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Essere 
passato remoto (irregolari)
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Fui
Fosti
Fu
Fummo
Foste
Furono
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Dare
passato remoto (irregolari)
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Diedi (detti)
Desti
Diede (dette)
Demmo
Deste
Diedero (dettero)
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Stare
passato remoto (irregolari)
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Stetti
Stesti
Stette
Stemmo
Steste
Stettero
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The most common irregular passato remoto follows what “1-3-3” pattern

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1) -i
2)
3)-e
1)
2)
3)-ero
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Accendere passato remoto 1st and pp

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Accesi, acceso

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Chiudere passato remoto 1st and pp

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Chiusi, chiuso

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Conoscere passato remoto 1st and pp

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Conobbi, conosciuto

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Decidere passato remoto 1st and pp

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Decisi, deciso

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Leggere passato remoto 1st and pp

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Lessi, letto

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Metter passato remoto 1st and pp

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Misi, messo

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Nascere passato remoto 1st and pp

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Nacqui, nato

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Perdere passato remoto 1st and pp

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Persi, perso/perduto

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Piacere passato remoto 1st and pp

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Piacqui, piaciuto

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Prendere passato remoto 1st and pp

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Presi, preso

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Rimanere passato remoto 1st and pp

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Rimasi, rimasto

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Rispondere passato remoto 1st and pp

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Risposi, risposto

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Rompere passato remoto 1st and pp

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Ruppi, rotto

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Sapere passato remoto 1st and pp

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Seppi, saputo

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Scegliere passato remoto 1st and pp

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Scelsi, scelto

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Scendere passato remoto 1st and pp

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Scesi, sceso

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Scrivere passato remoto 1st and pp

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Scrissi, scritto

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Spegnere passato remoto 1st and pp

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Spesi, speso

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Succedere passato remoto 1st and pp

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Successi, successo

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Tenere passato remoto 1st and pp

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Tenni, tenuto

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Vedere passato remoto 1st and pp

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Vidi, visto/veduto

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Venire passato remoto 1st and pp

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Venni, venuto

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Vincere passato remoto 1st and pp

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Vinsi, vinto

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Vivere passato remoto 1st and pp

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Vissi, vissuto

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Volere

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Volli, voluto

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Bere (passato remoto Latin stem)

A 
Bevvi
Bevesti
Bevve
Bevemmo
Beveste
Bevvero
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35
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Dire (passato remoto Latin stem)

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Dissi
Dicesti
Disse
Dicemmo
Diceste
Dissero
36
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Fare (passato remoto Latin stem)

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Feci
Facesti
Fece
Facemmo
Faceste
Fecero
37
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Tradurre (passato remoto Latin stem)

A 
Tradussi
Traducesti
Tradusse
Traducemmo
Traduceste
Tradussero
38
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Passato remoto is used for an action that occurred during a period of time that has …

A

Ended and has no continuing effect on or reference to the present

39
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Passato prossimo is used if an action took place in a period of theme that has not yet ended or …

A

Its effects are continuing in the present

40
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What is used with both the passato prossimo and the passato remoto for descriptions and habitual actions?

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Imperfetto

41
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The trapassato prossimo is formed with the … of aver or esser plus the past particle of the verb

A

Imperfetto

42
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The trapassato prossimo corresponds to the english past perfect. It expresses an action …

A

That had already occurred before another past action, expressed or implied, took place

43
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The trapassato remoto is formed with the … of aver or essere plus the past participle

A

The passato remoto

44
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Trapassato remoto with avere (using amare)

A 
Ebbi amato
Avesti amato
Ebbe amato
Avemmo amato
Aveste amato
Ebbero amato
45
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Trapassato remoto with essere (using partire)

A 
Fui partito/a
Fosti partito/a
Fu partito/a
Fummo partiti/e
Foste partiti/e
Furono partiti/e
46
Q

Trapassato remoto corresponds to the English past perfect but is used only in …

A

Subordinate clauses introduced by conjunction of time (quando, dopo, appena, come, finche), and only if the verb in the independent clause is in the passato remoto

Appena ebbe detto quello parole, si penti
As soon as he had said those words, he was sorry

47
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Trapassato prossimo with avere (using amare)

A 
Avevo amato
Avevi amato
Aveva amato
Avevamo amato
Avevate amato
Avevano amato
48
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Trapassato prossimo with essere (using partire)

A 
Ero partito/a
Eri partito/a
Era partito/a
Eravamo partiti/e
Eravate partiti/e
Erano partiti/e
49
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Ci is used to replace a prepositional phrase introduced by?

A

a, in, or su

50
Q

When ci is used in place of a (in, su) + a place, it means

A

There
Sei stato a Roma
No, non ci sono mai stato

51
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If a place has not been previously mentioned, what is used instead of ci to mean there

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Là or lì

52
Q

When ci is used for a (su) + a thing/person, what does it mean?

A

It
Tu credi alla psicanalisi?
Non, non ci credo

53
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When ci is used for a+ an infinitive phrase, what does it mean?

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It or that
Sono riusciti a finirlo?
Si, ci sono riusciti

54
Q

Ci can be used to replace prepositional phrases introduced by what three prepositions

A

A, in, or su

55
Q

Some common verbs acquire what when combined with ci

A

Idiomatic meaning

56
Q

Ne can be used to replace a ?

A

Prepositional phrase

57
Q

What kind of prepositional phrase can ne replace

A

Di + a person or thing
Di + an infinitive phrase
Da + a place

58
Q

Ne can replace a partitive construction meaning…

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Some or any
Vuoi del formaggino?
Si, ne voglio

59
Q

ne can replace nouns preceded ?

A

A number or expression of quantity
Molto, poco,tanto, troppo, un chilo, due bottiglie, tre scatole …
Note the number or expression of quantity remains
Quante sorelle avete?
Ne abbiamo due

60
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When ne replaces a noun preceded by a number or expression of quantity (molto, poco, tanto …) what does it mean

A

Of it, of them

61
Q

With tutto, what are used as a substitute instead of ne

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Direct -object pronouns
Non ho piu arance
Le ho mangiate tutte

62
Q

When ne replaces a noun in a partitive construction or a noun preceded by an expression of quantity, and the verb is in a compound tense, what does the past participle agree with

A

It agrees in gender and number agrees with the noun ne replaces

63
Q

Ne is often used … in addition to the prepositional phrase it ordinarily replaces

A

Redundantly

Che ne dici di questo quadro?

64
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Ne can be added to the verbs andare and stare, which become the reflexive forms

A

Andarsene and starsene

65
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Starsene means

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The same as stare

66
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Andarsene means

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To go off or to go away (like andare via)
Quando sono stanca, me ne vado a letto
When I’m tired, I go off to bed

67
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What are the three main rules about combining direct and indirect pronouns when a verb requires it?

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1) the indirect object always precedes the direct object
2) the indirect object pronouns mi, ti, ci, vi change to me, te, ce and ve, while gli changes to glie-
3) gli, le, and Le all become glie- before the other object pronoun

68
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Mi + lo, la, li, le and ne

Indirect plus direct object pronouns

A

Me + lo, la, li, le and ne

69
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Ti + lo, la, li, le and ne

Indirect plus direct object pronouns

A

Te + lo, la, li, le and ne

70
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gli, le, and Le + lo, la, li, le and ne

Indirect plus direct object pronouns

A

glielo, gliela, glieli, gliele and gliene

71
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Ci + lo, la, li, le and ne

Indirect plus direct object pronouns

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Ce + lo, la, li, le and ne

72
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Vi + lo, la, li, le and ne

Indirect plus direct object pronouns

A

Ve + lo, la, li, le and ne

73
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…loro + lo, la, li, le and ne

Indirect plus direct object pronouns

A

lo… loro, la… loro, li… loro, le… loro, ne… loro

glielo, gliela, glieli, gliele, gliene

74
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In present day Italian, what tends to replace lo, la, li, le, and ne + loro

A

Glie- lo/la/li/le/ne

75
Q

Where are combined forms of an indirect and direct object go?

A

Before a conjugated verb, at the end of an infinitive

Or either for an infinitive governed by dovere, potere or volare

76
Q

How do the reflexive pronouns mi, ti, si, ci, vi and si change when combined with a direct object

A

Me, te, se, ce, ve, and se

77
Q

First person indirect object and reflexive pronoun

78
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Second person indirect object and reflexive pronoun

79
Q

Third person indirect object and reflexive pronoun

A

gli/le/Le and se

80
Q

First person plural indirect object and reflexive pronoun

81
Q

Second person plural indirect object and reflexive pronoun

82
Q

Third person plural indirect object and reflexive pronoun

A

… loro and si

83
Q

The indirect object loro is placed

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After the verb, always

84
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When ci is used with avere in colloquial Italian, it combines with the direct object pronouns and ne to form…

A

ce lo, ce la, ce li, ce le, ce ne +avere
Scusi, ha detto che non ha più pane?
E vero, non ce n’ho piu
That’s right, I don’t have any left

Ci avevate già la television in Italia ne 1960?
Did you already have TV in Italy in 1960?
Si, ce l’avevamo già.
Yes, we already had it.

85
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When ne is used with the verb esserci (c’è, ci sono, c’era, …), ci becomes ?

A

ce
C’è del vino?
Si, ce n’è

86
Q

The personal pronoun ? can combine with verbs to form idiomatic expressions

A

la
refers to an unexpressed noun such as cosa, vita, causa …
Any reflexive pronouns change but la is invariable
If the verb is in a compound tense the pp agrees with la

87
Q

Avercela con qualcuno

A

To have a grudge again someone, to have it in for someone
Perché ce l’hai con me?
Why do you have a grudge against me?

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