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The present continuous is used to talk about what is happening at the moment. It is only used in this circumstance, and not to talk about things that are continuing, but not happening at this very minute. The present continuous is relatively simple to conjugate. It is made using the present tense of stare and the gerund... Continue Reading →
Reading Alice in Wonderland in Italian
The Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) has been offered by the Japan Foundation and Japan Educational Exchanges and Services (formerly Association of International Education, Japan) since 1984 as a means of evaluating the level of language proficiency in learners of Japanese. For those of us studying Japanese, it is practically the only test available where we... Continue Reading →
Nature and forms of reflexive verbs in Italian
How many times a day do you use the verb to like? Quite a few times I'm sure. It is a very common verb and of course language learners are keen to learn its usage as soon as possible. However, it is not only for this reason that I have chosen to write about PIACERE (to like,... Continue Reading →
Dreaming In Another Language 