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Present Tense Verbs & Conjugation

Regular -are/-ere/-ire verbs, common irregulars, reflexive verbs
Sistema verbale: panoramica
Verb system: overview
tense, mood, aspect
Complete map of the Italian verb system
Aktionsart e aspetto
Aktionsart and aspect
telic/atelic, perfective/imperfective
Lexical and grammatical aspect
Il congiuntivo: valori
The subjunctive: values
subjectivity, doubt, will
When and why the subjunctive is used
Concordanza dei tempi: analisi
Sequence of tenses: analysis
consecutio temporum
Systematic rules of tense agreement
Passato remoto vs prossimo: pragmatica
Remote vs recent past: pragmatics
discourse and regional factors
Factors governing the choice
Perifrasi verbali: stare per, stare + gerundio
Verbal periphrases
aspectual periphrases
Analytic expression of aspect
Verbi pronominali idiomatici
Idiomatic pronominal verbs
andarsene, fregarsene, volerci
Lexicalised verb+clitic combinations
Diatesi: attiva, passiva, media
Diathesis: active, passive, middle
voice alternations
The voice system including si-constructions
Modi indefiniti: infinito, gerundio, participio
Non-finite moods
infinitive, gerund, participle uses
Functions of non-finite verb forms
Modalità: epistemica e deontica
Modality: epistemic and deontic
dovere/potere readings
Two semantic dimensions of modal verbs