Le Preposizione Flashcards
1
Q
When to use ‘a’
A
- Before the names of cities and small islands
- Before nouns such as casa, scuola, teatro, piedi, letto, and tavola
2
Q
When to use ‘in’
A
- Before continents, countries, states, regions, and large islands
- Before nouns such as classe, biblioteca, ufficio, chiesa, citta, montagna, campagna, viaggio, crociera, and vacanza
- Before nounds indicating means of transportation, such as treno, aereo, macchina, bicicletta, autobus, tassi, and pullman.
3
Q
When to use ‘da’
A
- Before a person’s name, title, or profession to refer to their home/workplace
- Before a disjunctive pronoun to represent their home/workplace
- *Contracts with the definite article**
4
Q
They live in Venice
A
Abitano a Venezia
5
Q
Have you been to Europe?
A
Siete stati in Europa?
6
Q
I would like to live in Tuscany.
A
Vorrei abitare in Toscana.
7
Q
Tonight we are going to Pietro’s.
A
Stasera andiamo da Pietro.
8
Q
We went to Capri.
A
Siamo andati a Capri.
9
Q
Did you come to school yesterday?
A
Sei venuto a scuola ieri?
10
Q
Are you going to the mountains?
A
Vai in montagna?
11
Q
Do they live in the city or in the country?
A
Vivono in citta o in campagna?
12
Q
I stayed at home.
A
Sono restato a casa.
13
Q
Are we going home on foot?
A
Andiamo a casa a piedi?
14
Q
We came by car.
A
Siamo venuti in macchina.
15
Q
They went on vacation to Sicily.
A
Sono andati in vacanza in Sicilia.
