Summary: Edexcel Italian Grammar for A Level is the comprehensive grammar reference textbook of choice for students studying for A level. Edexcel Italian Grammar for A Level takes a contemporary approach to language and gives plenty of practice with graded reinforcement exercises. Our contents grid aligns to the latest Edexcel GCE A Level specification, highlighting the language and grammatical structures you need for the AS and A2 exam. Each chapter covers a specific grammatical point and is divided into three sections: Meccanismi provides clear explanations in English with examples in Italian. Mettetevi a punto! Includes graded reinforcement exercises to practice what has been explained, with a self-check answer key. Mettetevi in moto! offers a range of open-ended communicative activities to encourage and develop the creative use of language using the grammar points covered.
Table of Contents: Introduction1 Grammar - what is it?2 Nouns3 Articles4 Adjectives5 Adverbs6 The comparative of adjectives and adverbs7 The superlative of adjectives and adverbs8 Demonstatives9 Possessives10 Personal pronouns11 Numerals12 Measures and dimensions13 The partitive article and other determiners14 The present tense15 The imperative16 The perfect tense17 The imperfect tense18 Continuous tenses19 The future tense20 The conditional21 The pluperfect and other compound tenses22 The past definite tense23 Past tenses contrasted24 Reflexive verbs25 The infinitive26 Modal auxiliaries27 The infinitive after prepositions28 Vebs and their objects29 Participles and the gerund30 The passive31 Impersonal verbs32 The subjunctive - introduction33 The subjunctive: influence34 The subjunctive: emotional and mental reactions35 The subjunctive: doubt, disbelief and possibility36 The subjunctive: after conjunctions37 The subjunctive: other main uses38 Negatives39 If...40 How long for?41 Prepositions42 Relative pronouns43 Questions - the interrogative44 Exclamations45 Direct and indirect speech46 Times, days, dates47 Prefixes and suffixes48 Introduction to Italian vocabulary49 Pronunciation and spellingKey to exercisesVerb listIndex