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In today’s class we shall continue to analyze the presente progressivo (present progressive) tense.
Laura and John are hot on the heels of Steve and his mysterious date. They are now at earshot, but will they be discovered, or will they manage to spy some more?
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In today’s class we shall be analyzing the presente progressivo (present progressive) tense, along with a peculiar usage difference between it and its English counterpart.
Laura and John are still spying on Steve and his date.
But wait, what are they doing?
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You’re walking to a restaurant in Florence, when you see a kindly old lady pushing a shopping cart across the road. She’s having trouble walking, and out of kindness you run over to and try to help her. She pulls a small handbag out of the cart, clubs you over the head with it and calls screams for the police. You can’t blame her. As you take blows to the head, you realise that if you had called out “Let me help you!” before approaching her, she might have realised that you only meant to help, and weren’t a young thief looking to steal something.
Luckily in today’s Italian language lesson, we will be discussing the courtesy forms employed in Italy related to helping people when they perform an ongoing action at the present time. Usually, this type of dialogue is meant to be started by the person who notices his friend in need of assistance, but might also be used to reassure old ladies that you are just trying to help.
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Manuel likes Giulia and would like to organize a date with her. He gathers up some courage and asks her to go to the movie theater together. She asks him what movie he was thinking about and, after having been told two different options, decides to accept Manuel’s kind invitation.
In today’s lesson, we will be studying some features of continuous Italian tenses. Additionally, we will be considering how to organize and deal with dates in Italy, commenting local habits and expectations.
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