Introduction ,1 Part I: Getting Started with Italian Grammar ,5 Chapter 1: Italian Grammar in a Nutshell 7 Chapter 2: That&rsquo,s Italian! Sounding Out Italian Words the Right Way 15 Chapter 3: Talking about Things with Nouns and Articles ,25 Chapter 4: Dealing with Numbers, Dates, and Time ,45 Chapter 5: Adding Dimension and Description with Adjectives 63 Part II: Forming Simple Sentences and Asking Questions ,75 Chapter 6: Jumping into Action with Italian Regular Verbs 77 Chapter 7: Using Irregular Verbs in the Present Tense 97 Chapter 8: Substituting Pronouns for Nouns ,117 Chapter 9: Using Refl exive Forms and Expressing Imperative Moods 133 Chapter 10: Declaring Your Likes (and Dislikes) with Piacere ,149 Chapter 11: Asking and Responding to Questions ,165 Part III: Beefing Up Your Sentences 179 Chapter 12: Prepositions: Little Words, Big Challenges ,181 Chapter 13: Qualifying Nouns with Demonstrative, Indefinite, and Possessive Words 195 Chapter 14: Making Transitions, Forming Connections, and Commenting 211 Chapter 15: Describing Actions with Adverbs ,225 Part IV: Talking about the Past, Future, and Conditional ,237 Chapter 16: Been There, Done That: Talking in the Past Tense ,239 Chapter 17: Reflexive Verbs in the Past ,261 Chapter 18: Future Tense and Conditional Mood ,271 Part V: Expressing Subjectivity and Giving Orders 295 Chapter 19: Dealing with Conditions Beyond Our Control: &ldquo,If&rdquo, Clauses and Passive Actions 297 Chapter 20: Getting into the Subjunctive Mood 307 Chapter 21: Second–Guessing Your Actions with the Past Conditional 321 Chapter 22: I Hope That You&rsquo,ve Had Fun! The Past Subjunctive ,331 Part VI: The Part of Tens ,343 Chapter 23: Ten Common Italian Grammar Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them) ,345 Chapter 24: Ten Italian Expressions You&rsquo,ll Use Every Day ,351 Index ,355