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Every grammar chapter has its own sheet: one page with the full tables, the typical mistakes and the quiz with answers, plus a second page with a further exercise. There are 61 in all and they are free. Single sheets download straight away, with no registration. The sheets themselves are in Italian — the same ones I use in class — and this page collects them all: by level, or one at a time.

A1 · The foundations

12 sheets: the basic sentence: who does what, with which article, in which gender

The A1 essentialsthe whole level on one page, to keep next to your notebook The alphabet and pronunciationsoft c, hard c, double letters and stress The articles: il, lo, la, i, gli, leil, lo, la, i, gli, le · un, uno, una Gender and number of nouns-o, -a, -e: the rules and the exceptions Adjectives and agreementagreement in gender and number Subject pronounsio, tu, lui: when you really need them The present tense-are, -ere, -ire and the six key irregulars Essere and averethe two verbs that hold everything up C’è and ci sonosaying that something exists Simple prepositionsdi, a, da, in, con, su, per Numbers, dates and timecounting, saying when, giving the price Negation and questionsnon, intonation, question words

A2 · The past and pronouns

13 sheets: telling what happened, and saying things without repeating them

The A2 essentialsthe whole level on one page, to keep next to your notebook The passato prossimoho mangiato, sono andato: telling what happened The imperfettohabits, descriptions, backgrounds Essere or avere? Choosing the auxiliarychoosing the auxiliary and agreement Direct object pronounslo vedo, la chiamo, li compro Indirect object pronounsmi piace, gli scrivo, le telefono Possessivesil mio, la tua: with and without the article Reflexive verbsmi alzo, ti svegli, si veste The simple futurepartirò, sarà: plans and predictions Stare + gerundsto mangiando: the action in progress Articulated prepositionsnel, sulla, dal: when they merge Ne and cithe two little words that confuse everyone The imperativeprendi, senta: instructions and advice

B1 · The nuances

11 sheets: opinions, wishes, politeness: the italian of ideas. it is also the citizenship level

The B1 essentialsthe whole level on one page, to keep next to your notebook Passato prossimo or imperfetto?event or background: the criterion that works The present conditionalvorrei, potrei: asking politely The present subjunctivepenso che sia: entering the mood Combined pronounsglielo, me lo, te la: the mergers Comparatives and superlativespiù di, il più, buonissimo, migliore Impersonal sisi mangia bene: subjectless sentences The past perfectavevo già mangiato: the past of the past Modals in the pastho dovuto, sono voluto: which auxiliary Connectivesquindi, però, mentre: linking sentences The imperative with pronounsdimmelo, si accomodi, non farlo

B2 · The subjunctive and beyond

10 sheets: the subjunctive becomes a system, hypothesis takes shape, sentences grow longer without getting lost

The B2 essentialsthe whole level on one page, to keep next to your notebook Imperfect and past subjunctivepensavo che fosse: the mood across time Conditionals: types 1 and 2se piove resto, se piovesse resterei The passiveessere, venire, andare: three shades Reported speechha detto che sarebbe venuto Relative pronounsche, cui, il quale: without stumbling Gerund and participlecorrendo, arrivato: the compact forms Pronominal verbsfarcela, andarsene, volerci Subjunctive agreementche sia, che fosse, che sia stato Adjective positionun vecchio amico or un amico vecchio?

C1 · Precision

8 sheets: no new structures: you learn to make them coexist, and every register choice says something about you

The C1 essentialsthe whole level on one page, to keep next to your notebook The sequence of tensesthe full system, indicative and subjunctive Conditionals: type 3 and mixedse l’avessi saputo, sarei venuto Implicit formspur essendo, dopo aver letto Formal registerfrom speech to writing: nominalisation Complex connectivesaffinché, purché, nonostante Altered nouns-ino, -one, -accio: nuance inside the noun The passato remotofu, disse, andò: a first encounter

C2 · Style

7 sheets: no longer what is correct, but what is effective: grammar as a palette

The C2 essentialsthe whole level on one page, to keep next to your notebook Marked constructionsla pizza, l’ho ordinata io: focus at work Literary tensesthe passato remoto of written narrative Specialised registersbureaucratic, medical and academic Italian Regional variationthere is more than one Italian Punctuationcommas, colons and the rhythm of the sentence Sentence syntaxmain clauses, subordinates, asides

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Where to go next

Grammar sticks when you meet it again without looking for it: inside a story you want to finish, inside a sentence you actually need. That is why I rewrote around thirty Italian classics level by level, with notes alongside and no dictionary needed: at your level there is always one you can start tonight.

Every chapter in this section also has its own pathway inside the Ti app: the same topics, but inside the vocabulary of a world — the bar, transport, bureaucracy, football — with exercises that correct you instantly.

If you want someone to look at your mistakes, I teach lessons online and in person between Ede and Amsterdam. And if you don’t know which level to start from, the level test tells you in ten minutes, free and without an account.