Modern Italian Grammar: A Practical Guide, Third Edition (2013)
Part A. Structures
Part B. Functions
I. Giving and seeking factual informatio
8. Identification: giving personal information
9. Specifying people or objects
10. Describing people or things
11. Talking about existence, occurrence and availability
13. Speaking and writing about the past
17. Comparisons and degrees of intensity
18. Referring to objects and people
II. Actions affecting ourselves and others
21. Getting other people to do things
22. Permission and possibility
23. Expressing need, obligation or desire
24. Suggesting, proposing, advising and recommending
III. Expressing emotions, feelings, attitudes and opinions
25. Expressing emotions: positive, negative, other
26. Expressing emotions: hope, fear, doubt
27. Expressing an opinion or belief, agreement or disagreement
28. Indicating preference, likes and dislikes
29. Expressing certainty and knowledge
IV. Putting in context
31. Quoting or reporting events and hearsay
32. Expressing possibility and probability
34. Expressing causes and reasons
35. Expressing result, effect and consequence
38. Expressing a condition or hypothesis
39. Expressing reservation, exception and concession
V. Expanding the horizons
41. Oral communication and telephone skills
Appendix I. Spelling and pronunciation
Appendix II. Regular verb forms
Appendix III. Irregular verb forms