Complete Italian Step-by-Step by Paola Nanni-Tate

Author:Paola Nanni-Tate
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 2020-06-15T00:00:00+00:00

Most adverbs and adjectives are followed by the preposition a before an infinitive:

The preposition a is used to express time and duration, meaning until or to:

It is also used to express how many times something is repeated. In English it translates to per:

It is also used to express descriptions:

Esercizio 19.2

Fill in the blanks with the preposition with the necessary expressions preceded or followed by the preposition a.

1. Non sono abituata __________ andare__________ristorante da sola.

2. Mi hanno ricevuta _____________________, ma _________________ si sono stancati di me. (with open arms, in a long run)

3. Non mi chiamano spesso, solo ___________________________. (once in a blue moon)

4. Per il compleanno di Isabella abbiamo acquistato molti articoli, ma tutti __________________. (at low cost)

5. A mio marito non piacciono i vestiti ______________, gli piacciono solo quelli _____________. (flowery, solid colored)

6. _____ mano ____ mano che cresce, impara _____ fare la maglia, perchè le piacciono le cose __________________. (handmade)

7. La bambina ha voluto comprare un cucciolo __________________, ma non le piace accudirlo. (by all means)

8. È molto ______________ scrivere e a leggere. (slow to)

9. Mia madre sta sempre ________________ perchè vuole risparmiare elettricità. (in the dark)

10. Volevamo andare alla spiaggia _________________, ma non ci siamo svegliati in tempo, così siamo andati solo ________________________. (at dawn, at sundown)

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