Exercises upon the Different Parts of Italian Speech, with References to Veneroni's Grammar / to which is added an abridgement of the Roman history, intended at once to make the learner acquainted with history, and the idiom of the Italian language

by Ferdinando Bottarelli

Sometimes the Verb avére is used instead of éssere, especially when we speak of cold, heat, hunger, thirst, or of the age of any one.

1. 1. I was very cold
   2. avére freddo
   3. when
   4. I came,
   5. veníre
   6. but
   7. am very warm
   8. avére caldo
   9. now.
   10. adesso.

1. 1. You eat
   2. mangiáre
   3. as if
   4. come se
   5. you were not hungry.
   6. avére fame.

1. 1. I beg your pardon,
   2. domandáre perdóno
   3. I eat heartily;
   4. mangiáre di buón gusto
   5. for I was very hungry.
   6. avére molto appetito.

1. 1. Are you not thirsty
   2. avére sete
   3. yet?
   4. ancóra?

1. 1. Yes, sir,
   2. si, signóre
   3. I am very thirsty,
   4. avére gran sete
   5. but I won’t drink yet;
   6. ma volére bere ancóra
   7. for if I drink
   8. se bevére
   9. when I am hungry,
   10. quando avére fame
   11. it prevents me from
   12. impedíre
   13. eating.
   14. mangiáre.

1. 1. How old is
   2. quanto anno avére
   3. your uncle?
   4. zio?

1. 1. He is not yet
   2. avére ancóra
   3. seventy years old.
   4. settánta anno.

1. 1. You surprise me,
   2. sorpréndere
   3. I thought
   4. crédere
   5. he was eighty.
   6. avére ottánta.

1. 1. And you, sir,
   2. e signóre
   3. how old are you?
   4. anno avére?