Grammar Library

Italian Grammar Library

Master Italian grammar one topic at a time — clear explanations, real examples, and practice exercises.

Presente Indicativo A2

The foundational Italian tense — used for current actions, habits, and general truths.

Passato Prossimo A2

Present perfect

The most common past tense in spoken Italian — used for recently completed actions.

Used for ongoing, habitual, or descriptive past states — the background tense of Italian storytelling.

Futuro Semplice A2

Express future plans, predictions, and polite uncertainty with this clean, regular tense.

Condizionale Presente B1

Conditional mood — I would

Express wishes, polite requests, advice and hypothetical situations — the Italian 'would'.

Congiuntivo Presente B1

Present subjunctive — opinion, doubt, emotion

Express opinion, doubt, emotion and necessity in subordinate clauses — the hallmark of fluent, natural Italian.

Pronomi Riflessivi A2

Reflexive pronouns

Express actions done to or for oneself — essential for Italian daily routine verbs.

Aggettivi Possessivi A2

Possessive adjectives

Express ownership and relationships — agree with the noun, not the owner.

Preposizioni Semplici A2

Simple prepositions

The essential connectors of Italian — di, a, da, in, con, su, per, tra/fra.

Comparativo e Superlativo B1

Comparative and superlative

Express comparisons and degrees of quality — more, less, the most, the least.

Forma Passiva B1

Express actions where the subject receives the action rather than performing it.

Periodo Ipotetico B2

Conditional sentences

Express real, possible, or impossible conditions — the three if-clause structures of Italian.

Congiuntivo Imperfetto B2

Imperfect subjunctive — wishes, hypotheticals, past doubt

The key tense for Type 2 conditionals and expressing impossible wishes — once you master this, Italian really opens up.