Italian Preposition Exercises: a, in, da or di?
Italian Preposition Exercises: a, in, da or di?
You have the map from Italian prepositions, how to choose the right one: eight simple prepositions, their articulated forms, and the verbs that carry a preposition of their own. These eight sentences turn the map into practice.
The rule in one line per point
- a for cities, in for countries and regions, da for people.
- di for possession, material and origin with essere.
- da with the present tense for something still going on: da un anno.
- per for a length of time that ends: per due settimane.
- Learn the verb with its preposition as one piece: cominciare a, finire di, dipendere da.
Try it yourself
Pick the preposition that fits. You get the reason whether you are right or wrong, so a wrong click still teaches you something.
Eight sentences, eight prepositions. 0 of 8 answered.
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1. Vado ______ Roma.
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2. Vado ______ Francia.
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3. Vado ______ dottore.
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4. Il libro รจ ______ Marco.
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5. Sono ______ Torino, ma vivo a Milano.
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6. Studio italiano ______ un anno.
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7. Ho cominciato ______ studiare italiano.
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8. Ho deciso ______ restare.
Show the answers
- a: cities take a
- in: countries and regions take in
- dal: people take da
- di: possession takes di
- di: essere takes di for where you are from
- da: still going on takes da
- a: cominciare a
- di: decidere di
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