| there is | c'è |
| there are | ci sono |
| there was | c'era |
| there were | c'erano |
| once /one time | una volta |
| the child | il bambino |
| the children | i bambini |
| four | quattro |
| four children | quattro bambini |
| Once there were four children | C'erano una volta quattro bambini |
| which /that | che |
| to be called | si chiamare |
| The child is called Peter | Il bambino si chiama Peter |
| The children were called Peter and Edmund. | I bambini si chiamano Peter ed Edmund. |
| Peter and Susan | Peter e Susan |
| Susan and Edmund | Susan ed Edmund |
| The child was called Peter. | Il bambino si chiamava Peter. |
| The children were called Peter, Edmund, Susan and Lucy. | I bambini si chiamavano Peter, Edmund, Susan e Lucy. |
| Once there were four children, which were called Peter, Edmund, Susan and Lucy. | C'erano una volta quattro bambini, che si chiamavano Peter, Edmund, Susan e Lucy. |