🎙 Podcast Episode Two: Impariamo l’italiano piano piano - Un impegno quotidiano
In this episode, we continue our journey through one of Italian’s most essential past tenses: l’imperfetto. We’ve already explored its key uses—descriptions, habits, and ongoing past actions—but now, we’ll take it a step further by learning how to form this beautifully melodic tense.
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🌟 Highlights:
✔️ Why l’imperfetto is one of the easiest tenses to conjugate.
✔️ A breakdown of regular verb endings (spoiler: no tricky stem changes!).
✔️ Examples from Mariella’s story, as she dreams of a more fulfilling life in Florence.
🎯 Practice Makes Perfect:
To reinforce what you learn today, I have a small assignment for you—conjugate five common verbs in l’imperfetto before the next episode. Check the transcript for this episode (or listen to the podcast) for the verbs to be conjugated. Trust me, a little practice goes a long way!
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🎧 Take it slow, embrace the process, and immerse yourself in Italian—piano piano!
⏳ CHAPTERS Â
00:00 Chapter 1 Part 1 – English Translation with Italian Â
02:21 Introduction Â
05:34 Imperfetto – Ease of Use Â
07:07 How Is the Imperfetto Formed? Â
15:26 Italian Imperfetto vs. English Past Tense Â
17:31 Assignment #1 Â
18:57 Assignment #2 – Comprehension Questions Â
19:59 Chapter 1 Part 2 – Italian Only Â
23:14 Assignment #3 – Identify 3 Uses of Imperfetto Â
25:51 Wrap Up
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