Padroneggia i 100 Verbi Essenziali

Master the 100 Essential Verbs

Time, change & general action verbs

In this lesson you discover useful verbs that help you describe actions, changes and events.

88. Iniziare - To start






89. Finire - To finish






90. Lasciare - To leave/To let






91. Prendere - To take






92. Mettere - To put / to place






93. Portare - To bring / to carry






94. Tenere - To hold / to keep






95. Usare - To use






96. Aprire - To open






97. Chiudere - To close






98. Aspettare - To wait






99. Perdere - To lose






100. Nuotare - To swim






Story completed!

Get the most out of this story. Test your knowledge and expand it. For maximum effect, it is recommended that you do the exercises, answer the application questions, and complete the questionnaire. This will help you learn the following:

  • Story-based exercises - answer questions based on this story and test your knowledge. This helps you check whether you have really remembered the material
  • Application questions - test your understanding of this story with our application questions. This helps you check whether you can really apply the material
  • Questionnaire - check whether you have understood the main points and mark this story as completed

Drills

Practice your language skills with interactive exercises. Choose a mode and a number of questions.

Writing — answer in English

See a sentence in Italian and type the meaning of the highlighted phrase in English.

Writing — answer in Italian

See a sentence in Italian and type the sentence in Italian.

Audio — answer in English

Listen to the sentence in Italian and fill in the missing meaning in English.

Audio — answer in Italian

Listen to the sentence in English and fill in the missing word or phrase in English.

Mixed drill

A balanced mix of all four drill types. The ultimate test of writing and listening skills.

Application

Apply what you have learned with application questions. These questions are based on the story but do not appear literally in the story, so you need to think carefully and apply what you have learned. Practice conjugations and check whether you fully master the material!!

Answer in Italian

Test your ability to apply what you have learned. Answer in Italian.

Answer in English

Test your ability to apply what you have learned. Answer in English.

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