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Complete italian grammar is a comprehensive book that makes italian grammar rules simple and easy to understand. Il periodo ipotetico an exercise posted by serena on sep 15, 2017 in grammar, quiz heres an exercise based on last weeks article il periodo ipotetico conditional sentences. Italian words can be divided into the following lexical categories. The italian periodo ipotetico, is used to express a hypothetical situation and its consequences. More than 20 pages of exercises in italian to help you learn the most important words and phrases in the language.
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