Customer Reviews
MR C. CLAY - By: Mr. C. H. Clay, 08 Feb 2008 
I am currently doing a intermediate level of italian but find it always useful to remember the key verbs. I have used a lot of italian books in order to understand italian & this one explains & does what it says ''drills'' those verbs into your mind with a good set of exercises. A well organized easy to understand book perfect for beginners of Italian! I would seriously recommend it.
Watch out for errors - By: David Townend, 19 Jan 2008 
I like these series of books. I have used the French one before.
They have helped me improve my grammar retention. However, I have got to the section on -ire verbs (Pg. 21) & have found it lacking in accuracy. Four of the standard -ire verbs have an inaccurate or misleading English meaning. For example avvertire is described as meaning "to announce". It actuallly means "to warn". In addition, other verbs are described as being standard -ire verbs but are not. Benedire for example, is an irregular verb even in the present tense.
Will post more feedback if it gets better.
Brilliant!! - By: Greg, 27 Nov 2007 This is a very good book. I used this shortly after finishing the 'Michel Thomas series' & it strengthened my ability to conjugate verbs enormously. It also gives help on a lot of the important irregular verbs that Italian has. I reallly do recommend this book, especiallly at this price.
Note: This book is not intended for any other area of Italian grammar other than VERBS!!! As the title suggests. If you want in depth grammar help, buy `Italian grammar drills'.
Great for Revision and New Work - By: , 09 Feb 2003 I have found Italian Verb Drills invaluable. It has been excellent both in learning new work - verb endings, different tenses, etc, & also for revisiting & revising. The book is clearly laid out & the answer section enables one to check work at the end, or during the exercise to make sure one has the right idea. I would recommend it to anyone taking up Italian.
Italian Verb Drills - By: , 28 Apr 2002 Overalll, this book is very informative & relatively good value for money. However, its biggest flaw in my opinion is that it does not explain the grammar as much as I had hoped. I would've liked more examples of the different tenses & pronoun usage, particularly reflexive pronouns & impersonal pronouns such as si. For anyone that is not too well educated in English Grammar, (the book goes into alll kinds of tenses)I would suggest buying this book & also a very comprehensive English Grammar guide.
Having said that, this book is a valuable resource for learning verbs, particularly in their infinitive form. I use this book in conjunction with other Italian books & Internet research, so don't expect it to stand alone as a means of helping you learn Italian.
