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Italian Advanced Italian Language Skills Syllabus

Every chapter and topic of Advanced Italian Language Skills examined in Italian — 2 chapters, 6 topics, plus 50 flashcards written against it.

2Chapters
6Topics
0Sub-topics
~5hEst. first pass
17%Of Italian
50Flashcards

Advanced Italian Language Skills syllabus — full chapter and topic list

Expand any chapter to see its topics and sub-topics. This is the whole examinable outline for Advanced Italian Language Skills in Italian, not a summary of it.

  1. Advanced Grammar Concepts

    3 topics
    • Master the Subjunctive Mood
    • Use Conditional Tenses
    • Practice Passive Voice
  2. Fluency and Comprehension

    3 topics
    • Engage in Italian Conversations
    • Improve Listening Comprehension
    • Read Italian Literature and Newspapers

Advanced Italian Language Skills flashcards for Italian

18 of 50 cards from the Advanced Italian Language Skills deck — real questions with worked answers.

  1. What is the primary function of the subjunctive mood (il congiuntivo) in Italian?

    It expresses subjectivity — doubt, desire, opinion, emotion, uncertainty, and hypothesis — rather than objective fact. It typically appears in dependent clauses introduced by 'che'.

  2. Conjugate the present subjunctive (congiuntivo presente) of a regular -ARE verb using 'parlare'.

    che io parli, che tu parli, che lui/lei parli, che noi parliamo, che voi parliate, che loro parlino. (The three singular forms are identical.)

  3. Conjugate the present subjunctive of a regular -ERE verb using 'prendere'.

    che io prenda, che tu prenda, che lui/lei prenda, che noi prendiamo, che voi prendiate, che loro prendano.

  4. Conjugate the present subjunctive of a regular -IRE verb using 'partire'.

    che io parta, che tu parta, che lui/lei parta, che noi partiamo, che voi partiate, che loro partano.

  5. How is the present subjunctive of -isc- verbs like 'finire' formed?

    che io finisca, che tu finisca, che lui/lei finisca, che noi finiamo, che voi finiate, che loro finiscano — the -isc- infix appears in all forms except noi and voi.

  6. Give the present subjunctive of the irregular verb 'essere'.

    che io sia, che tu sia, che lui/lei sia, che noi siamo, che voi siate, che loro siano.

  7. Give the present subjunctive of the irregular verb 'avere'.

    che io abbia, che tu abbia, che lui/lei abbia, che noi abbiamo, che voi abbiate, che loro abbiano.

  8. Give the present subjunctive of 'fare' and 'andare'.

    Fare: faccia, faccia, faccia, facciamo, facciate, facciano. Andare: vada, vada, vada, andiamo, andiate, vadano.

  9. List four common verbs/expressions that trigger the subjunctive in the dependent clause.

    Verbs of opinion/doubt (pensare che, credere che, dubitare che), desire (volere che, sperare che), emotion (temere che, essere contento che), and impersonal expressions (è necessario che, è possibile che, bisogna che).

  10. How is the imperfect subjunctive (congiuntivo imperfetto) of 'parlare' formed?

    che io parlassi, che tu parlassi, che lui/lei parlasse, che noi parlassimo, che voi parlaste, che loro parlassero.

  11. Give the imperfect subjunctive of 'essere'.

    che io fossi, che tu fossi, che lui/lei fosse, che noi fossimo, che voi foste, che loro fossero.

  12. How is the past subjunctive (congiuntivo passato) formed?

    With the present subjunctive of avere/essere plus the past participle, e.g. 'che io abbia parlato', 'che lui sia partito'.

  13. How is the pluperfect subjunctive (congiuntivo trapassato) formed?

    With the imperfect subjunctive of avere/essere plus the past participle, e.g. 'che io avessi parlato', 'che lei fosse partita'.

  14. State the rule of tense agreement (concordanza dei tempi) when the main clause is in the present.

    Present main clause + subjunctive: use the present subjunctive for simultaneous/future actions ('Penso che venga') and the past subjunctive for prior actions ('Penso che sia venuto').

  15. State the tense agreement rule when the main clause is in a past tense.

    Past main clause + subjunctive: use the imperfect subjunctive for simultaneous actions ('Pensavo che venisse') and the pluperfect subjunctive for prior actions ('Pensavo che fosse venuto').

  16. Which conjunctions always require the subjunctive in Italian?

    benché, sebbene, affinché, perché (so that), prima che, purché, a meno che, senza che, nonostante, come se.

  17. How is the present conditional (condizionale presente) of 'parlare' formed?

    parlerei, parleresti, parlerebbe, parleremmo, parlereste, parlerebbero — built on the future stem (parler-) plus the conditional endings.

  18. What are the six conditional endings added to the future stem for all verbs?

    -ei, -esti, -ebbe, -emmo, -este, -ebbero.

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Planning Advanced Italian Language Skills for Italian

Advanced Italian Language Skills is about 17% of the Italian syllabus by topic count — 6 of 36 topics, spread over 2 chapters. At roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, a first pass runs to about 5 hours.

Work top-down: read the chapter, then tick topics off individually rather than marking the whole chapter done. Sub-topics are where silent gaps hide.

Advanced Italian Language Skills (Italian) FAQ

What is in the Italian Advanced Italian Language Skills syllabus?

Advanced Italian Language Skills is split into 2 chapters — Advanced Grammar Concepts and Fluency and Comprehension, containing 6 topics and 0 sub-topics in total.

How is Advanced Italian Language Skills structured in the Italian syllabus?

2 chapters. Advanced Italian Language Skills accounts for about 17% of the topics in the whole Italian syllabus (6 of 36).

How long should I spend on Advanced Italian Language Skills for Italian?

Budget around 5 hours for a first pass through Advanced Italian Language Skills — about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic across its 6 topics. Add revision cycles on top.

Are there flashcards for Italian Advanced Italian Language Skills?

Yes — a 50-card Advanced Italian Language Skills deck. Sample cards are printed on this page, and the full deck is free in the Examius app with spaced repetition scheduling.