Free CILS A2 flashcards
66 CILS A2 flashcards across the core themes, studied with real spaced repetition. Elementary: the past tenses (passato prossimo & imperfetto) and the patterns that get you talking. Free, no signup, works in your browser.
CILS A2 is where Italian opens into the past — the passato prossimo for completed actions (with its avere/essere auxiliaries and agreement), the imperfetto for habits and description, when to use each, and the high-value patterns (modals, mi piace, stare + gerundio) that move you beyond the present. EverFlip schedules it all with real FSRS spaced repetition. Build on A1 first; your progress saves in your browser and exports to Anki anytime.
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Il passato prossimo
Study these 28 →- ho parlatoio (avere + parlare)I spoke / I have spoken
- hai parlatotu (avere + parlare)you spoke / you have spoken
- ha parlatolui / lei (avere + parlare)he / she spoke
- abbiamo parlatonoi (avere + parlare)we spoke
- avete parlatovoi (avere + parlare)you (all) spoke
- hanno parlatoloro (avere + parlare)they spoke
- ho mangiatoio (avere + mangiare) — regular -are participle: -atoI ate / I have eaten
- ho compratoio (avere + comprare)I bought / I have bought
- ho lavoratoio (avere + lavorare)I worked / I have worked
- ho dormitoio (avere + dormire) — regular -ire participle: -itoI slept / I have slept
- ho capitoio (avere + capire) — regular -ire participle: -itoI understood / I have understood
- hai mangiato la pizzatu (avere + mangiare) — with a direct object, avere is the auxiliaryyou ate the pizza
- abbiamo dormitonoi (avere + dormire)we slept
- sono andato / sono andataio (essere + andare) — essere verb; participle agrees: -o if masculine, -a if feminineI went (m. / f.)
- sei andato / sei andatatu (essere + andare) — -o if masculine, -a if feminineyou went (m. / f.)
- è andato / è andatalui / lei (essere + andare) — participle agrees with the subjecthe went / she went
- siamo andati / siamo andatenoi (essere + andare) — plural: -i for a mixed/all-male group, -e for all-femalewe went (m. / f.)
- siete andati / siete andatevoi (essere + andare) — -i for mixed/all-male, -e for all-femaleyou (all) went
- sono andati / sono andateloro (essere + andare) — -i for mixed/all-male, -e for all-femalethey went
- è venuto / è venutalui / lei (essere + venire) — essere verb, participle agreeshe came / she came
- sono venuto / sono venutaio (essere + venire) — -o male, -a femaleI came (m. / f.)
- sono stato / sono stataio (essere + essere) — irregular participle 'stato'; agrees -o / -aI was / I have been (m. / f.)
- è stato / è statalui / lei (essere + essere) — irregular participle 'stato', agreeshe was / she was
- ho fattoio (avere + fare) — irregular participle 'fatto'I did / I made
- ho vistoio (avere + vedere) — irregular participle 'visto'I saw / I have seen
- ho bevutoio (avere + bere) — irregular participle 'bevuto'I drank / I have drunk
- ho apertoio (avere + aprire) — irregular participle 'aperto'I opened / I have opened
- ho chiusoio (avere + chiudere) — irregular participle 'chiuso'I closed / I have closed
L'imperfetto
Study these 21 →- parlavoio (parlare) — regular -are imperfetto: -avoI was speaking / I used to speak
- parlavitu (parlare)you were speaking / used to speak
- parlavalui / lei (parlare)he / she was speaking / used to speak
- parlavamonoi (parlare)we were speaking / used to speak
- parlavatevoi (parlare)you (all) were speaking / used to speak
- parlavanoloro (parlare) — stress on the first 'a': parlàvanothey were speaking / used to speak
- vedevoio (vedere) — regular -ere imperfetto: -evoI was seeing / used to see
- vedevalui / lei (vedere)he / she was seeing / used to see
- vedevamonoi (vedere)we were seeing / used to see
- dormivoio (dormire) — regular -ire imperfetto: -ivoI was sleeping / used to sleep
- dormivalui / lei (dormire)he / she was sleeping / used to sleep
- dormivamonoi (dormire)we were sleeping / used to sleep
- ero / eri / eraessere (irregular): io ero, tu eri, lui/lei eraI was / you were / he-she was
- eravamo / eravate / eranoessere (irregular): noi eravamo, voi eravate, loro eranowe were / you (all) were / they were
- avevo / avevi / avevaavere (regular -ere pattern on the avev- stem): io avevo, tu avevi, lui/lei avevaI had / you had / he-she had
- avevamo / avevanoavere: noi avevamo, loro avevanowe had / they had
- facevo / facevafare (irregular stem facev-): io facevo, lui/lei facevaI was doing / used to do, he-she was doing
- facevamo / facevanofare (irregular stem facev-): noi facevamo, loro facevanowe were doing / they were doing
- Da bambino dormivo moltoImperfetto = habit / how things were: 'As a child I used to sleep a lot.' No defined endAs a child I used to sleep a lot
- Mangiavo / Ho mangiatoImperfetto vs passato prossimo: 'was eating / used to eat' (ongoing, habit) vs 'ate / have eaten' (one completed action)was eating (ongoing) vs ate (done)
- Dormivo quando hai chiamatoBoth together: imperfetto (background, dormivo) interrupted by passato prossimo (event, hai chiamato)I was sleeping when you called
A2 patterns
Study these 17 →- dovere + infinitoto have to (do something) — obligationDevo lavorare = I have to work
- potere + infinitoto be able to / can (do something)Puoi aiutare? = Can you help?
- volere + infinitoto want to (do something)Voglio imparare = I want to learn
- mi piace / mi piacciono + nounI like (singular / plural noun) — verb agrees with the thing likedMi piace il caffè = I like coffee
- mi piacciono + plural nounI like (plural noun) — piacciono for plural thingsMi piacciono i gatti = I like cats
- stare + gerundio (-ando / -endo)to be doing — action happening right nowSto mangiando = I'm eating
- vorrei + infinitoI would like to (do something) — polite wishVorrei viaggiare = I'd like to travel
- bisogna + infinitoone must / it's necessary to — impersonal obligationBisogna studiare = One must study
- stare per + infinitoto be about to (do something)Sto per uscire = I'm about to go out
- fa + time expression(time) ago — goes after the timeDue anni fa = Two years ago
- appenajust (a moment ago) — placed after the auxiliaryHo appena mangiato = I've just eaten
- troppotoo much / too manyÈ troppo caro = It's too expensive
- abbastanzaenough / fairly / ratherHo abbastanza tempo = I have enough time
- molto / molta / molti / moltea lot / much / many — agrees with the noun (molto m.sg, molta f.sg, molti m.pl, molte f.pl)Ho molti amici = I have many friends
- anchealso / tooAnch'io voglio andare = I want to go too
- neanche / nemmenoneither / not even (negative)Neanch'io lo so = I don't know either
- c'è / ci sonothere is / there are — c'è for singular, ci sono for pluralC'è un problema = There is a problem