Practice phrases for class 12 Write in the blank yes if you can use the trapassato prossimo in that sentence and no if you cannot. I have done the first one for you. Carlo was happy because had finished the work in advance. I used to play golf. They said that they had cleaned their bedroom. He saw you while you were eating. Would you have bought your car had you known about this car? He was a good student. Did you see what he had done? I ate a sandwich while I was at the airport. He was elected president 3 times. They had finished before I arrived. Had they heard the news before you told them? Will he sing a song after you sing yours? He was watching me while I was swimming. He can t use my guitar because he already broke three other guitars. She was right when she said that I had been wrong! He always tells stories about the things he has done. You knew that I had told you that you could not use the car! We went to Rome when we were young. Yes Enhanced Comprehensive 2 Italian - Lesson #12_2 Page 1
Write in the blank the verb you would use (Essere or Avere) to conjugate the following verbs in the Traassato Prossimo. I have done the first one for you. apprendere nascere difendere includere apparire promuovere dividere diventare cogliere prendere rimanere raggiungere assumere tornare concludere mettere partire avere Enhanced Comprehensive 2 Italian - Lesson #12_2 Page 2
Write in the blank the past participle for the verbs to the left. I have done the first one for you. apparire chiedere cuocere esprimere nascondere propore richiedere rispondere appendere scegliere rimuovere provvedere promettere interrompere distinguere comprendere aprendere apparso Enhanced Comprehensive 2 Italian - Lesson #12_2 Page 3
Write in the blank the trapassato prossimo conjugation of the verb for the subject pronoun in parenthesis. I have done the first one for you. assumere (io) apparire (loro) includere (tu) rimuovere (lui) divider (voi) distinguere (noi) rispondere (lei) mettere (noi) richiedere (io) interrompere (tu) provvedere (loro) proteggere (voi) esprimere (lui) cogliere (noi) propore (io) cuocere (io) risolvere (io) avevo assunto Enhanced Comprehensive 2 Italian - Lesson #12_2 Page 4
Translate the following into English. I have done the first one for you as an example. Lui ti ha dato il libro che gli avevo dato? He gave you the book I had given to him? Voleva la macchina nuova per un tanto tempo e alla fine ' l'ha comprata. Erano andati in Italia prima di questo viaggio? Lui era imbarazzato perché aveva fatto un errore. Lei aveva fatto tanto prima di morrire. Non abbiamo mangiato perché non avevamo fatto la spesa. Lei riposava dopo che aveva cucinato la cena. Sei andato alla stessa città dove eri andato l'anno scorso? Non volevi guidare perché avevi visto un incidente? Quando sono arrivato loro avevano gia cominciato a giocare. Stavo pensando quando me lo hai chiesto. Ho fatto un discorso dopo che avevono finito. Ieri all'una avevo gia mangiato. Il mio capo aveva un'espressione strana quando ero arrivato in ufficio. Non volevano mangiare perché avevano gia mangiato. Non potevo capirlo perche' non avevo mai studiato italiano. Ho scoperto che lui era tornato tre giorni fa. Enhanced Comprehensive 2 Italian - Lesson #12_2 Page 5
Translate the following phrases into Italian using the appropriate tenses (especially the trapassato prossimo when appropriate). I have done the first one for you as an example. I found where I had put my shoes. He returned to the city where was born. I was sleeping when you called. Ho trovato dove avevo messo le mie scarpe. Had they ever gone to France when they were young? What time did you eat dinner? The had won forty nine games before they finally lost one. He went to Italy three years ago. Had you ever studied Italian before you decided to take this class? They believed me. He was embarrassed because they had asked him to play guitar. He was sleeping when we ate dinner. It was 6:00 when he saw that I had cleaned my bedroom. He didn t know I had already been there. I saw him just before he died. She told me after I already had heard the news. We went to England every year. Enhanced Comprehensive 2 Italian - Lesson #12_2 Page 6