Exercise Categories
Work through the CEFR-aligned exercise tracks for this pair — each category drills a single theme, from greetings to getting around.
51 exercises · Levels A1 → A2 → B1 → B2 → C1
First Steps
Pronouns and the verbs essere, avere, stare
Marina arrives in Florence and meets Luana at a café. Learn the Italian subject pronouns and the three essential verbs — *essere* (to be), *avere* (to have) and *stare* (to be/feel).
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First Words
Articles, greetings, numbers and adjectives
Build your first real vocabulary. Learn the Italian articles and grammatical gender, everyday greetings, the numbers 1–20 and a set of basic adjectives.
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Getting Around the City
Regular -are verbs and directions
Find your way through an Italian town. Conjugate regular *-are* verbs and learn the words for places and directions.
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Food and Culture
Regular -ere and -ire verbs at the table
Sit down for an Italian aperitivo. Conjugate regular *-ere* and *-ire* verbs and learn the vocabulary for food, drink and ordering at a restaurant.
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Home and Family
Possessive adjectives and the household
Share Sunday lunch with an Italian family. Learn the possessive adjectives and the vocabulary for the home and family members.
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Daily Routine
Reflexive verbs, bigger numbers and telling the time
Walk through a day in Luana's life. Learn reflexive verbs, the numbers from 20 to 100 and how to tell the time.
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Actions in Progress
The gerund and merged prepositions
Describe what is happening right now. Learn the Italian gerund (continuous form) and the merged prepositions that combine with articles.
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Important Verbs
Irregular verbs and direct object pronouns
Master the verbs you cannot do without. Learn the key irregular verbs and the direct object pronouns to make your speech flow.
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Shopping
Demonstratives, comparatives and clothes
Go shopping in an Italian boutique. Learn the demonstratives (*questo/quello*), how to compare things and the vocabulary for clothes and colours.
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Preferences and Opinions
Preferire, piacere and irregular comparatives
Talk about what you like and prefer. Learn the verbs *preferire* and *piacere*, the irregular comparatives and vocabulary for hobbies and free time.
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The Past
The passato prossimo and time expressions
Tell people what you did. Learn the *passato prossimo* (present perfect) with *avere* and *essere*, plus the time expressions that go with it.
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Memories
Imperfetto vs passato prossimo
Describe how things used to be. Learn the *imperfetto* and when to choose it over the *passato prossimo* to tell stories about the past.
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Plans and Travel
The future tense, days, months and seasons
Plan a trip to the Cinque Terre. Learn the Italian future tense and the vocabulary for days, months and seasons.
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Review and Farewell
Pulling the tenses together
Consolidate everything from Part I. Review the main verb tenses, revisit key vocabulary and round off the story in the Cinque Terre.
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The Subjunctive
Forms and triggers of the congiuntivo presente
Express doubt, wish and opinion. Learn the present subjunctive, its five essential irregulars and the phrases that trigger it.
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Hypotheses and Conditions
The conditional and the periodo ipotetico
Talk about what could be. Learn the conditional, the imperfect subjunctive and how to build "if" sentences (*periodo ipotetico*).
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Opinions and Debates
Expressing, agreeing and disagreeing
Hold your own in a discussion. Learn how to express opinions and how to agree and disagree politely in Italian.
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Idioms and Slang
Everyday expressions and colloquial Italian
Sound like a local. Learn common Italian idioms and everyday slang, including a taste of regional Ligurian colour.
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Professional Italian
Formal register and workplace communication
Handle Italian at work. Learn the difference between formal and informal register and how to write a professional email.
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