Chapter 7: Andare and the Future

Question 1

I am going to visit my grandmother

Answer 1

Io vado a visitare mia nonna.

Question 2

She will eat at the restaurant

Answer 2

Mangerà al ristorante.

Question 3

You will play soccer next summer

Answer 3

Tu giochi al calcio la prossima estate.

Question 4

We’ll call you (plural) when we arrive at the airport.

Answer 4

Vi chiameremo, quando arriveremo all’aeroporto.

Question 5

We will read, if we have time.

Answer 5

Leggeremo, se avremo tempo.

Question 6

Tomorrow I will go to the airport very early.

Answer 6

Domani, vado all’aeroporto molto presto.

(present tense used in the future when there is certainty. “Certainty” requires context, but specifics like days or time is good indication of certainty.)

Question 7

I will dring bottled water.

Answer 7

Berrò l’aqua in bottiglia.

Question 8

We will talk on the phone

Answer 8

Parleremo al telefono.

Question 9

You (plural) will go by boat.

Answer 9

Andrete con la nave.

Question 10

Francis will try to use you (plural) against me.

Answer 10

Francis cercherà di usarvi contro di me.

Question 11

Over the next few months we’ll be searching for your replacement.

Answer 11

Nei prossimi mesi cercheremo il tuo sostituto.

Question 12

There will come a day when you (plural) will pay for this

Answer 12

Arriverà un giorno quando pagherete per questo.

Question 13

The games will begin in 10 minutes.

Answer 13

Le partite cominceranno tra 1O minuti.

Question 14

I wanted to know if you will come to the show.

Answer 14

Volevo sapere se verrai allo spettacolo.

Question 15

I will know more (about it) at the next meeing.

Answer 15

Ne saprò di più al prossimo incontro.

Question 16

Maybe next time you will keep it to yourself.

Answer 16

Magari la prossima volta lo terrai per te.

Question 17

This (here) is where they will keep their clothes.

Answer 17

Qui è dove terranno i vestiti.

Question 18

Maybe you can rest in the next city.

Answer 18

Forse potrai riposare nella prossima città.

Question 19

This evening I will explain the lesson on verbs.

Answer 19

Questa sera spiegherò la lezione sui verbi.

Question 20

The new dress is for winter.

Answer 20

Il vestito nuovo è per l’inverno.

Question 21

She walks in order to keep herself fit.

Answer 21

Cammina per mantenersi in forma.

Question 22

How long have you been studying Italian?

Answer 22

Da quando tempo studi l’italiano?

Use present tense to ask how long someone has been doing something.

Question 23

I have been studying Italian for three years.

• 2 ways:*
• 1) most common is structure of question*
• 2) re-phrase structure of sentence*

Answer 23

1) Studio l’italiano da tre anni.
2) Sono tre anni che studio l’italiano.
* Respond in present tense when asked* how long you have been doing something.