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

The English Participle in ing after a Verb importing to cease, to leave, or to go over, must be rendered in Italian by the Infinitive mood with the Preposition di.

1. 1. He who
   2. quello che
   3. leaves off doing
   4. cessáre fare
   5. praise-worthy actions,
   6. lodévole azióne
   7. and plunges into vice,
   8. immergérsi vízio
   9. was never truly good.
   10. éssere mai veraménte buono.

1. 1. A wise man
   2. sávio uómo
   3. never leaves off learning
   4. mai tralasciáre imparáre
   5. whilst he lives;
   6. finchè vivere
   7. for he who has great wisdom,
   8. perchè è dotato di grande sapere
   9. has still need of
   10. ancora bisógno
   11. more knowledge.
   12. maggiore conoscènza.

When the Participle in ing follows the auxiliary Verb to be, this verb must be left out, and the Italian Verb that represents the Participle, must be put in the same tense, number, and person as the auxiliary is.

1. 1. A diligent boy
   2. diligénte ragázzo
   3. is always learning,
   4. sempre studiare
   5. not only while
   6. non solaménte mentre
   7. the master is instructing,
   8. maéstro istruíre
   9. but also while
   10. ma anche
   11. other boys are playing.
   12. altro ragázzo giuocáre.

1. 1. Apelles was
   2. Apélle
   3. daily drawing
   4. ogni giórno dipingere
   5. some excellent pictures
   6. eccellénte pittúra
   7. with wonderful art;
   8. maraviglióso arte
   9. no day passed
   10. nessúno giórno passáre
   11. without a line.
   12. senza linéa.

1. 1. Those who
   2. do not employ their time well
   3. impiegáre bene tempo
   4. in the beginning of their lives,
   5. [1] princípio vita
   6. will be perpetually lamenting
   7. perpetuamente piangere
   8. their folly;
   9. pazzia
   10. they will be incessantly condemning
   11. ad ogni moménto condannársi
   12. themselves, and
   13. saying, Ah!
   14. díre Ah!
   15. at what a price
   16. prezzo
   17. would I not purchase
   18. compráre
   19. the time past!
   20. tempo passato!

[1] In the beginning of their lives; i. e. nella loro gioventù.