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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. Download all of CILS A2 as one Anki deck.
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