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### Connecting Verbs with "a"

When two verbs are used together in Italian, the second verb stays in its infinitive form. While some verbs connect directly, many common action verbs require the preposition **a** to link them.

### Provare a (to try to)

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### Insegnare a (to teach to)

Use **a** before the infinitive, and also before the person being taught (like *al pubblico*, which combines *a* + *il*).

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### Riuscire a (to manage to)

**Riuscire a** means to manage to or succeed in doing something.

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### Other verbs taking "a"

You will also use **a** before the infinitive with verbs like **iniziare** (to start), **aiutare** (to help), and **imparare** (to learn).

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Linking verbs with 'a' (a + infinitive)

adjective

adjective/adverb

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

proper noun

sentence

verb

Subject pronouns and the verb to be (io sono)

Singular definite articles (il, la)

Singular demonstratives (questo, questa)

Basic verbal negation (non)

Yes/No questions

Coordinating conjunctions (e, ma, o)

Regular plurals and definite articles (-i, -e, i, le)

Plural verb to be (noi siamo, voi siete)

Plural demonstratives (questi, queste)

Nouns ending in -e

Special singular articles (lo, l')

The plural article (gli)

Special indefinite articles (uno, un')

Demonstrative adjectives (quello, quella)

Adjective endings (-o, -a, -i, -e)

Expressing quantity (molto, poco, tanto)

The verb to have (ho, hai, ha...)

There is / there are (c'è, ci sono)

The preposition of (di)

Singular possessives (il mio, la mia)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, due, tre...)

Numbers 11 to 20 (undici, dodici...)

Numbers 21 to 100 (trenta, quaranta...)

Idiomatic avere (avere fame, avere anni)

Plural possessive adjectives (i miei, le mie)

Possessives with family members (mio padre)

Formal address (dare del Lei)

Present tense of -are verbs (-o, -i, -a)

Question words (chi, cosa, dove)

Present tense of -ere verbs (-o, -i, -e)

Question words (quando, come, perché)

Question word agreement (quanto, quanta, quanti, quante)

Regular -ire verbs

Verbs with -isc- (capisco, capisci, capisce)

Pronouns after prepositions (me, te, lui)

The verb fare (faccio, fai, fa)

The verb andare (vado, vai, va)

The verb stare (sto, stai, sta)

The verb venire (vengo, vieni, viene)

The verb uscire (esco, esci, esce)

Location and destination (a, in)

Origin and movement (da)

Articulated prepositions with a (al, alla)

Articulated prepositions with in (nel, nella)

Articulated prepositions with di and da (del, dal)

Simple prepositions (con, per, su, tra)

Articulated prepositions with su (sul, sulla)

Months of the year

Telling time (sono le...)

Dates (il + number)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primo, secondo, terzo...)

The verb to want (volere)

The verb can (potere)

The verb must (dovere)

The verb to know (sapere)

Reflexive verbs (mi lavo, ti lavi)

Indirect object pronouns (gli, le, ci...)

Expressing preferences (mi piace)

Plural preferences (mi piacciono)

Comparatives (più... di, meno... di)

The passato prossimo with avere (ho parlato)

Irregular past participles (fatto, letto, preso)

The passato prossimo with essere (sono andato)

Reflexive verbs in the past (mi sono svegliato)

Time adverbs with the past tense (già, mai, ancora)

Third-person direct object pronouns (lo, la, li, le)

First and second-person direct object pronouns (mi, ti, ci, vi)

The four seasons

Prepositions of place (vicino a, davanti a)

Conversational words (beh, allora, davvero)

Indefinite adjectives for some (qualche, alcuni)

Indefinite adjectives for every and all (ogni, tutti)

Indefinite pronouns (qualcosa, qualcuno)

Noun suffixes (-ino, -one)

Adverbs of manner (-mente)

Comparisons of equality (così... come)

The relative superlative (il più)

The absolute superlative (-issimo)

Irregular comparatives (migliore, peggiore)

Present progressive (stare + -ando, -endo)

Imminent actions (stare per)

The locative pronoun (ci)

The partitive pronoun (ne)

Pronoun placement with modal verbs

Impersonal subjects (si)

Prepositions of time (da, per, tra, fra)

Past participle agreement with pronouns

Question	Answer
the magician	il mago
the trick	il trucco
The magician tries to explain this trick.	Il mago prova a spiegare questo trucco.
to teach	insegnare
the audience	il pubblico
I teach the audience to watch carefully.	Insegno al pubblico a guardare attentamente.
the illusionist	l'illusionista
to manage / to succeed	riuscire
the rabbit	il coniglio
The illusionist manages to find the rabbit in the box.	L'illusionista riesce a trovare il coniglio nella scatola.
to amaze	stupire
the wand	la bacchetta
The magician tries to amaze the audience with the wand.	Il mago prova a stupire il pubblico con la bacchetta.
The illusionist starts to show the trick.	L'illusionista inizia a mostrare il trucco.
I try to understand this magic trick.	Provo a capire questo trucco magico.
The old magician helps the illusionist to prepare the show.	Il vecchio mago aiuta l'illusionista a preparare lo spettacolo.
You do not manage to hide the wand in the pocket.	Non riesci a nascondere la bacchetta nella tasca.
to applaud	applaudire
The audience applauds a lot, but the magician is tired.	Il pubblico applaude molto, ma il mago è stanco.
I teach the magician to use the wand.	Insegno al mago a usare la bacchetta.
The illusionist learns to hide the rabbit.	L'illusionista impara a nascondere il coniglio.
The magician manages to amaze the audience and we applaud.	Il mago riesce a stupire il pubblico e noi applaudiamo.