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

[1] Finchè governs the subjunctive mood.

[2] You are in the right, sir, Ella ha ragióne.

[3] I am in the wrong, sir, ho torto.

When a Verb is followed by l’opportunità, l’occasione, il tempo, il mezzo, la volontà, il cuóre, il potére, l’autorità, that Verb ought to be put in the Infinitive with the Preposition di.

1. 1. When I have
   2. quando [1]avére
   3. an opportunity to see
   4. occasione vedére
   5. your father,
   6. padre
   7. I will tell him
   8. dire
   9. how much
   10. quanto
   11. you deserve
   12. meritáre
   13. to be praised for
   14. éssere lodáto
   15. your uncommon diligence.
   16. straordinário diligénza.

1. 1. Whilst we have
   2. mentre [2]avére
   3. it in our power to acquire
   4. potére acquistáre
   5. knowledge,
   6. cognizióne
   7. let us improve
   8. profittáre
   9. such precious opportunity.
   10. tale prezióso opportunità.

1. 1. I wonder how
   2. maravigliársi
   3. men have the heart
   4. uómo avére cuóre
   5. to hate
   6. odiársi
   7. one another.
   8. gli uni gli altri.

1. 1. God has given
   2. Iddio dáre
   3. to kings
   4. Re
   5. power to command,
   6. potére comandáre
   7. and to judges
   8. giúdice
   9. authority to judge.
   10. autorità giudicáre.

[1] I have, put it in the future, and say, avrò.

[2] We have it, is changed into it is for the Italian idiom.