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#175: Understanding verbs — mettere

The transitive verb, mettere, is a useful verb to know in Italian. It has several uses and is common in many noteworthy expressions. Mettere is regular in the present tense: Mettere also has a past participle that is irregular (messo). It is also irregular in the passato remoto: Below are some uses for the verb, [...]

Posted on 3rd April 2009, 05:00 am under Italian Grammar . Tagged , , .

#174: Hypothetical sentence / Il periodo ipotetico

A tricky aspect of Italian grammar is the use of hypothetical phrases. In Italian, a hypothetical phrase is one that is introduced by the conjunction, se, and these clauses are often referred to as se-clauses. Before studying this lesson, you might want to brush up on the following: indicative tenses and the imperative (presente, passato [...]

Posted on 30th March 2009, 08:44 am under Italian Grammar . Tagged , .