INDEX a , uses of 59–60, 62, 63–4 adjectives 17–22; in  -co  and  -go  18–19; with articles 14; de fi nition of 187; demonstrative 20; possessive 22–3; preceding the noun 19–20; singular and plural 17–19, 158 adverbial expressions 48–9 adverbs 46–8; from adjectives 46; de fi nition of 187; with the past perfect 140; with the present perfect 90 agreement: of adjectives and nouns 17; de fi nition of 187 alcuno  121, 122 anche  101 andare : future 133; imperative 152; present 41; present conditional 165 articles: de fi nite 9–11; de fi nition of 187; inde fi nite 11–13; uses of 13–14, 22–3 auxiliary verbs: de fi nition of 187–8,  see also  avere ;  essere avere : future 132; imperative 151; imperfect 112; present 28; present conditional 164; present perfect 88; used as auxiliary 86–7, 88–90; uses of 31–2 bastare  81 bello  20 bere : future 134; imperative 152; imperfect 113; past participle 86; present 42; present conditional 165 buono  21 cadere : future 133; present conditional 165 c’è / ci sono  32–3; in imperfect 113; in present perfect 88 che  (relative pronoun) 104–5 che / che cosa?  69, 71 chi  68, 107 ci : with  avere  ( ce ) 54; with  si  as an impersonal pronoun 159–60; ‘there’ 125 colui / colei / coloro  106–7 come?  69, 70, 71, 101 compound prepositions 65 con , uses of 61 conditional  see  present conditional conjugations 37 conoscere  39; vs  sapere  42–3 cosa?  69, 71 cui  104, 105 da , uses of 36–7, 60 dare : future 132; imperative 151; present 41; present conditional 165 de fi nite article 9–11, 13–14; with possessives 22–3; with prepositions 57–8 demonstrative adjectives 20 demonstrative pronouns 24; de fi nition of 189 di , uses of 58–9, 63 dire : imperative 151; imperfect 113; past participle 86; present 42 direct object, de fi nition of 188 direct object pronouns 52–4; formal form 54; with the imperative 154; with the present perfect (or any other compound tense) 94–5, 95–6; stressed forms 99–101 dove  69, 71, 106 dovere  43; future 133; present 42; present conditional 165; present perfect 91