Be used to describe people's jobs, nationality, relatives and names. Present simple talks about general truths and regular actions. Present continuous describes actions happening now. Present simple and continuous used together for different situations
Five main time prepositions: in, on, at, during, and for. In, on, and at are used for various time periods. Prepositions can be omitted after next/this/last/every
Students write time expressions using "at", "in", or "on". Practice with time expressions in various contexts. Complete exercises on ordering time expressions. Work on "from...to..." structure for time expressions. Correct common time expressions and sentence structures
Simple present used for habits, routines, schedules, and facts. Most verbs end in -s, except verbs ending in -sh, -ch, -s, -x, -z. Do/go/have are irregular for he/she/it and singular subjects. Base form used with don't/doesn't, not -s with doesn't/doesn't
'Since' functions as a preposition, conjunction and adverb for time references. It can be used with dates, time periods or noun phrases. As a conjunction, it introduces subordinate clauses about past events. Past tenses can follow 'since' with 'it' + be + time' structure. Present perfect is used for ongoing past states
Italian numbers are essential for communication and ordering. Numbers 1-10 have unique names and are fundamental for higher numbers. Numbers 11-19 follow pattern: uno + -dici, tre + -dici, etc. Numbers 20-90 have unique names with zero as second digit