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Welcome to Lo Studio Italiano! This site is dedicated to help yor learn Italian offering online Italian verb drills, grammar exercises on all levels - and much more!
Below you will find a presentation of the verb drills available:
Italian verb drills in all conjugations
You can practice with more than 500 Italian verbs in all conjugations.
Example: How do you conjugate essere (to be) in presente (present tense)?
Fill in the right form of the verb and click on check.
Verb:
essere
English:
be
presente
(io)
sono
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(tu)
sei
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(lui/lei)
è
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(noi)
siamo
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(voi)
siete
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(loro)
sono
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That's it! Also try the exercises below
Italian verb drills across conjugations
You can be tested in multiple conjugations at one time. You choose yourself which verbs, persons and conjugations to include in the exercises. In the example below you are tested in the 1. and 2. person of avere (to have) in three conjugations:
Verb:
avere
English:
have
presente
(io)
ho
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(tu)
hai
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condizionale
(io)
avrei
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(tu)
avresti
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imperfetto
(io)
avevo
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(tu)
avevi
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Italian verb drills with complete sentences
In these exercises, you are challenged to insert the verb in just one (randomly selected) person. You will at the same time get familiar with a lot of common expressions and fixed phrases. In the examples below, you insert the verb in presente:
capire (io)
-----la parola
√
capisco la parola
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capire = understand parola = word
*capire (io)***la parola*capisco la parola*capisco la parola****capisco,*0,*****160px**capire = understand parola = word **capire;presente*
lavorare (noi)
-----a casa
√
lavoriamo a casa
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lavorare = work a casa = home, at home
*lavorare (noi)***a casa*lavoriamo a casa*lavoriamo a casa****lavoriamo,*0,*****160px**lavorare = work a casa = home, at home **lavorare;presente*
dire (tu)
-----una bugia?
√
dici una bugia?
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dire = say bugia = lie
*dire (tu)***una bugia?*dici una bugia?*dici una bugia?****dici,*0,*****160px**dire = say bugia = lie **dire;presente*
Tip: Say the sentences out loud as you practice
Italian verb drills with questions and answers
In these drills you are challenged to recognize the conjugation used in the question and then fill in the verb in the answer. You decide which conjugations to include in the exercises. Below we have chosen presente, condizionale and imperfetto. Try to fill in the right form of the verb in the answer:
dove andresti?
-----in città
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andrei in città
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dove = where andare = go città = town, city
*dove andresti?***in città*andrei in città*andrei in città***andresti*andrei,*0,*******dove = where andare = go città = town, city **andare;condizionale*
cosa avete fatto?
-----la spesa
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abbiamo fatto la spesa
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cosa = thing, what fare = do fare la spesa = do the shopping
*cosa avete fatto?***la spesa*abbiamo fatto la spesa*abbiamo fatto la spesa***avete fatto*abbiamo fatto,*0,*******cosa = thing, what fare = do fare la spesa = do the shopping **fare;passato prossimo*
dove siete?
-----in ufficio
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siamo in ufficio
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dove = where essere = be ufficio = office
*dove siete?***in ufficio*siamo in ufficio*siamo in ufficio***siete*siamo,*0,*******dove = where essere = be ufficio = office **essere;presente*
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Rewrite Italian verbs from singular to plural
Here you are challenged to recognize the verb form and rewrite it from singular to plural form (or vice versa).
You can work with one conjugation at a time as in the following examples in presente:
scrivono una poesia?
-----una poesia?
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scrive una poesia?
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scrivere = write poesia = poetry
*scrivono una poesia?***una poesia?*scrive una poesia?*scrive una poesia?***scrivono*scrive,*0,*****160px**scrivere = write poesia = poetry **scrivere;presente*
apriamo una trattoria
-----una trattoria
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apro una trattoria
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aprire = open trattoria = restaurant, eating house
*apriamo una trattoria***una trattoria*apro una trattoria*apro una trattoria***apriamo*apro,*0,*****160px**aprire = open trattoria = restaurant, eating house **aprire;presente*
guardo la TV
-----la TV
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guardiamo la TV
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guardare = look at, watch TV = television, TV
*guardo la TV***la TV*guardiamo la TV*guardiamo la TV***guardo*guardiamo,*0,*****160px**guardare = look at, watch TV = television, TV **guardare;presente*
Or you can include multiple conjugations and thereby be challenged to recognize the conjugation as well.
In the following examples we have chosen presente, condizionale and imperfetto:
andava in Sardegna
-----in Sardegna
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andavano in Sardegna
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andare = go Sardegna = Sardinia
*andava in Sardegna***in Sardegna*andavano in Sardegna*andavano in Sardegna***andava*andavano,*0,*****160px**andare = go Sardegna = Sardinia **andare;imperfetto*
prendono un taxi?
-----un taxi?
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prende un taxi?
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prendere = take taxi = taxi
*prendono un taxi?***un taxi?*prende un taxi?*prende un taxi?***prendono*prende,*0,*****160px**prendere = take taxi = taxi **prendere;presente*
farei la coda
-----la coda
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faremmo la coda
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fare la coda = wait in line, queue
*farei la coda***la coda*faremmo la coda*faremmo la coda***farei*faremmo,*0,*****160px**fare la coda = wait in line, queue **fare;condizionale*
That's it!
Change conjugation
Here you are challenged to rewrite a sentence changing the Italian verb from one conjugation to another.
In the following examples we have chosen to rewrite from presente to passato prossimo:
leggiamo la lettera
(f)
-----la lettera
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abbiamo letto la lettera
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leggere = read lettera = letter
*leggiamo la lettera*(f)**la lettera*abbiamo letto la lettera*abbiamo letto la lettera***leggiamo*abbiamo letto,*0,*****160px**leggere = read lettera = letter **leggere;presente,passato prossimo*
apro le ostriche
(f)
-----le ostriche
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ho aperto le ostriche
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aprire = open ostrica = oyster
*apro le ostriche*(f)**le ostriche*ho aperto le ostriche*ho aperto le ostriche***apro*ho aperto,*0,*****160px**aprire = open ostrica = oyster **aprire;presente,passato prossimo*
prendono una decisione?
(f)
-----una decisione?
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hanno preso una decisione?
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prendere = take decisione = decision
*prendono una decisione?*(f)**una decisione?*hanno preso una decisione?*hanno preso una decisione?***prendono*hanno preso,*0,*****160px**prendere = take decisione = decision **prendere;presente,passato prossimo*
Also in these exercises you can choose to include multiple conjugations making recognition of the conjugation a part of the exercise. Here we have chosen to rewrite from futuro, condizionale and imperfetto to presente:
che diceva?
che -----?
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che dice?
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che = what dire = say
*che diceva?**che *?*che dice?*che dice?***diceva*dice,*0,*****160px**che = what dire = say **dire;imperfetto,presente*
arriverò alle 17
-----alle 17
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arrivo alle 17
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arrivare = arrive
*arriverò alle 17***alle 17*arrivo alle 17*arrivo alle 17***arriverò*arrivo,*0,*****160px**arrivare = arrive **arrivare;futuro,presente*
saliresti da Mario?
-----da Mario?
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sali da Mario?
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salire = go up
*saliresti da Mario?***da Mario?*sali da Mario?*sali da Mario?***saliresti*sali,*0,*****160px**salire = go up **salire;condizionale,presente*
Also try out passato prossimo below
Italian verb drills with passato prossimo
The site offers advanced tools for practicing passato prossimo.
capire (io, f)
-----la domanda
√
ho capito la domanda
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capire = understand domanda = question
*capire (io, f)***la domanda*ho capito la domanda*ho capito la domanda****ho capito,*0,*****160px**capire = understand domanda = question **capire;passato prossimo*
leggere (loro, m)
quando -----?
√
quando hanno letto?
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quando = when leggere = read
*leggere (loro, m)**quando *?*quando hanno letto?*quando hanno letto?****hanno letto,*0,*****160px**quando = when leggere = read **leggere;passato prossimo*
mangiare (tu, m)
-----la verdura?
√
hai mangiato la verdura?
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mangiare = eat verdura = vegetables
*mangiare (tu, m)***la verdura?*hai mangiato la verdura?*hai mangiato la verdura?****hai mangiato,*0,*****160px**mangiare = eat verdura = vegetables **mangiare;passato prossimo*
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all word lists incl. audio
adapt the word lists easily to make them fit your own needs
lots of grammatical exercises
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look up verbs and audio
pronunciation guide with hundreds of audio files
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create your own word lists
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easy verb management
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conjugate across tenses
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choose verbs by frequency
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choose verbs by type
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