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answers, pages 198 - 199

The childhood of Marco. Read the description of Marco when he was young, and decide if the sentences which follow the section could be true. Correct the false sentences.

There are many ways to “correct” the sentences.

1. Marco used to eat fruit every day. (La frase potrebbe essere vera – COULD be true)

2. He liked to eat a big steak each evening. (Non è vera!)(Gli piaceva solamente la pasta in bianco e la frutta.)

3. His mother would talk him often to the doctor. (La frase potrebbe essere vera)

4. He would play soccer every Thursday with his schoolmates. (Non è vera!) (Non gli piaceva giocare con gli altri bambini.)

5. He would read five books each week. (La frase potrebbe essere vera)

6. He was a good student. (La frase potrebbe essere vera)

7. In summer, he was always outside in the sun. (Non è vera!) (Lui rimaneva sempre in casa.)

8. Usually he would go to school by bicycle. (Non è vera?: Sua madre era molto preoccupata per lui...)

Substitute the subject in the sentences with the element given in parentheses, and change the verb accordingly.

1. leggevano / leggeva / leggevamo / leggevo

2. guardava / guardavo / guardavano / guardavi

3. parlavi / parlavamo / parlavano / parlavate

4. Quando eravamo piccoli, volevamo diventare giornalisti. / Quando era piccola, voleva diventare giornalista. / Quando eravate piccoli, volevate diventare giornalisti. / Quando erano piccoli, volevano diventare giornalisti.

Complete the story of Margherita with the imperfetto of essere or avere.

1. aveva

2. era

3. aveva

4. era

5. era

6. aveva

7. era

8. aveva

9. aveva

10. aveva

11. aveva

12. aveva

13. era

14. era

D. Be ready in class to talk about what you liked to do when you were young. (If you need to look up some words, WordReference.com is good. If you know that you’re going to be using a word which is new to the class, be ready to explain it in Italian, or to act it out.


	answers, pages 198 - 199 The childhood of Marco. Read the description of Marco when he was young, and decide if the sentences which follow the section could be true. Correct the false sentences. There are many ways to “correct” the sentences. 1. Marco used to eat fruit every day. (La frase potrebbe essere vera – COULD be true) 2. He liked to eat a big steak each evening. (Non è vera!)(Gli piaceva solamente la pasta in bianco e la frutta.) 3. His mother would talk him often to the doctor. (La frase potrebbe essere vera) 4. He would play soccer every Thursday with his schoolmates. (Non è vera!) (Non gli piaceva giocare con gli altri bambini.) 5. He would read five books each week. (La frase potrebbe essere vera) 6. He was a good student. (La frase potrebbe essere vera) 7. In summer, he was always outside in the sun. (Non è vera!) (Lui rimaneva sempre in casa.) 8. Usually he would go to school by bicycle. (Non è vera?: Sua madre era molto preoccupata per lui...) Substitute the subject in the sentences with the element given in parentheses, and change the verb accordingly. 1. leggevano / leggeva / leggevamo / leggevo 2. guardava / guardavo / guardavano / guardavi 3. parlavi / parlavamo / parlavano / parlavate 4. Quando eravamo piccoli, volevamo diventare giornalisti. / Quando era piccola, voleva diventare giornalista. / Quando eravate piccoli, volevate diventare giornalisti. / Quando erano piccoli, volevano diventare giornalisti. Complete the story of Margherita with the imperfetto of essere or avere. 1. aveva 2. era 3. aveva 4. era 5. era 6. aveva 7. era 8. aveva 9. aveva 10. aveva 11. aveva 12. aveva 13. era 14. era D. Be ready in class to talk about what you liked to do when you were young. (If you need to look up some words, WordReference.com is good. If you know that you’re going to be using a word which is new to the class, be ready to explain it in Italian, or to act it out.