Basic Italian in 15 Days: Yesterday and Plans
Untimed topic quiz: 20 questions on Yesterday and Plans, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 12: Yesterday and Plans
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Question 1 of 20
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Answer: A. Yesterday I worked.
Ieri means yesterday, and ho lavorato is the passato prossimo of lavorare.
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Question 2 of 20
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Answer: D. ho mangiato
Mangiare uses avere + participle: ho mangiato. With avere, the participle normally does not change.
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Question 3 of 20
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Answer: B. dormito
Regular -ire verbs make the participle with -ito: dormire, dormito.
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Question 4 of 20
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Answer: B. venduto
Regular -ere verbs make the participle with -uto: vendere, venduto.
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Question 5 of 20
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Answer: A. visto
Vedere has an irregular participle: visto. Ho visto un film means I saw a movie.
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Question 6 of 20
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Answer: B. ha letto
Leggere uses avere, and its participle is irregular: letto.
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Question 7 of 20
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Answer: C. è andata
Andare uses essere, so the participle agrees with Giulia (feminine): è andata.
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Question 8 of 20
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Answer: D. Fish
Abbiamo mangiato il pesce means we ate fish.
Transcript
Ieri sono andato al ristorante con mia moglie. Abbiamo mangiato il pesce.
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Question 9 of 20
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Answer: A. He watched a movie.
La sera ho visto un film means in the evening I watched a movie. He played soccer before that.
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Laura: Cosa hai fatto sabato?
Paolo: Ho giocato a calcio e la sera ho visto un film. -
Question 10 of 20
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Answer: B. By bus
Ho preso l'autobus means I took the bus. Prendere has the irregular participle preso.
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Question 11 of 20
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Answer: A. next week
Prossimo/prossima means next. Last week is la settimana scorsa.
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Question 12 of 20
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Answer: B. Domani vado al mare.
Domani (tomorrow) + present tense is a common way to talk about the future. The other sentences are in the past.
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Question 13 of 20
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Answer: C. parleremo
In the future of -are verbs, a becomes e: parleremo. Parlerete is for voi and parlerò for io.
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Question 14 of 20
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Answer: B. andrò
Andare has an irregular future: andrò, andrai, andrà... Andrà is for lui or lei.
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Question 15 of 20
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Answer: D. faremo
Fare has a short future: farò, farai, farà, faremo. Faremmo, with mm, means we would do.
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Question 16 of 20
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Answer: B. di
Pensare di + infinitive means to be thinking of doing something.
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Question 17 of 20
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Answer: A. Vado al cinema con Anna.
Stasera means this evening, so answer with a plan in the present tense: Vado al cinema.
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Question 18 of 20
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Answer: D. Two weeks
Resteremo due settimane means we will stay two weeks. Il mese prossimo (next month) is when they leave.
Transcript
Il mese prossimo andrò in Sicilia con la mia famiglia. Resteremo due settimane.
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Question 19 of 20
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Answer: D. Play tennis
Luca works in the morning (domani mattina lavoro), but in the afternoon he plays tennis (il pomeriggio gioco a tennis).
Transcript
Sara: Cosa fai domani?
Luca: Domani mattina lavoro, ma il pomeriggio gioco a tennis. -
Question 20 of 20
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Answer: A. Something to drink
Portate qualcosa da bere means bring something to drink. The party is next Saturday at 8 p.m.
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