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Question 1

oro

Answer 1

gold

Question 2

incenso

Answer 2

incense

Question 3

mirra

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murr

Question 4

trovano

Answer 4

they find

Question 5

la strada

Answer 5

the road

Question 6

dove si trova la stalla

Answer 6

where to find the stable

Question 7

spiega

Answer 7

he/she/it explains

Question 8

ma la vecchia non ha voglia di uscire

Answer 8

but the old woman did not want to go out

Question 9

però poco dopo ha rimorsi e vuole andare a adorare il bambino Gesù anche lei e portargli regali

Answer 9

but shortly afterwards she has remorse and wants to go and adore the baby Jesus too and bring him gifts

Question 10

dopo

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after

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portargli

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bring him

Question 12

regali

Answer 12

gifts

Question 13

pranzare

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to have lunch

Question 14

Noi non abbiamo mai pranzato insieme

Answer 14

We have never had lunch together

Question 15

Io ho prefirito mangiare da sola

Answer 15

I like(d)[?] to eat alone

Question 16

Tu, dove hai cenato?

Answer 16

You, where did you have dinner?

Question 17

Tu e il tuo regazzo avete preso un caffe dopo cena?

Answer 17

Did you and your boyfriend have a coffee after dinner?

Question 18

I giornalisti americani hanno spesso scritto articoli nei caffè italiani

Answer 18

American journalists have often written articles in the Italian cafe

Question 19

I bravi studenti hanno sempre risposto a tutte le domande

Answer 19

The good students always responded to all the questions

Question 20

Uno studente non ha capito il “possato prossimo”

Answer 20

One student did not understand the “possato prossimo”

Question 21

Oggi noi abbiamo giocato a pallavolo al camp sportivo dell’universita

Answer 21

Today we played basketball at the university sports field

Question 22

le pesche

Answer 22

the peaches

Question 23

When do you use essere for the passato prissimo?

Answer 23

The use of essere is determined whether or not the main verb is transitive or intransitive. Essere is used with all intransitive verbs (verbs that do not have a direct object.

Question 24

When do you use avere for the passato prossimo?

Answer 24

Avere is used with all transitive verbs (verbs that have a direct object).

Question 25

My mom has bought a present. (avere o essere?)

Answer 25

Avere, as "the present" is the direct object of the verb to have; Mia momma ha comprato un regalo.

Question 26

I have met Lucia. (avere o essere?)

Answer 26

Avere, as Lucia is the direct object of the verb; Io ho incontrato Lucia.

Question 27

When someone does an action to themself, you’ll need to use __________ :

Answer 27

Essere; Mi sono preparato per uscire.

Question 28

I was born. (avere o essere?)

Answer 28

Essere, because to be born is not a verb relating to an object; Sono nato.

Question 29

I have grown up. (avere o essere?)

Answer 29

Essere, because the verb to grow does not relate to a direct object; Sono cresciuto.

Question 30

If an intransitive verb is an action that is actually done by the subject, you’ll use ________ instead, even though there is no direct object! For example:

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Avere; Ho parlato di te [I have talked about you]. Ho creduto a te [I have believed you].

Question 31

Reflexive verbs, where the action is performed by and reflects back to the subject, also uses the auxiliary essere.

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Mi sono preparato per uscire [I got ready to go out].

Question 32

Essere is also used as an auxiliary with impersonal verbs, where there is no subject, or the subject is something that doesn’t do anything.

Answer 32

Questa cosa è appena successa [This thing has just happened].

Question 33

Verbs that indicate the weather or atmospheric phenomena can also use the auxiliary verb essere o avere. You can say, for example:

Answer 33

Avere; ha piovuto, è piovuto, ha nevicato, è nevicato

Question 34

Finally, intransitive verbs of movement and status are used with __________. To identify these, you can ask yourself, “verbed where?”.

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Essere; Io sono andato a scuola ieri [I went to school yesterday]. Tu sei rimasto a casa tutto il giorno [You have stayed at home all day long].

Question 35

Exemptions from intransitive verbs with movement:

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viaggiare, attraversare, nuotare, camminare, sciare, girare; Ho viaggiato in lungo o in largo [I have traveled far and wide].

Question 36

volta

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time

Question 37

giusto

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right (?)

Question 38

cara

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dear

Question 39

al solito

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usual

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comunque

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anyway

Question 41

macedonia

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fruit salad

Question 42

ero

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I was

Question 43

eri

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you were

Question 44

lui/lei/Lei era

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he/she/it was

Question 45

eravamo

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we were

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eravate

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y'all were

Question 47

erano

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they were