Italian Continuers · Week 1A · Lesson 4
We are learning to give a one-minute presentation about ourselves and to answer a follow-up question.
Play, students echo twice. Press E to show the English.
Sì, ho la patente da un anno.
Yes, I have had my licence for a year.
Students say it before you press E.
No, non ho ancora la patente, ma ho il foglio rosa.
No, I do not have my licence yet, but I have my learner's permit.
Students say it before you press E.
Prenderò la patente l'anno prossimo.
I will get my licence next year.
Students say it before you press E.
To say how long something has been going on, Italian uses the present tense + da: Ho la patente da un anno = I have had my licence for a year.
Ask with Da quanto tempo…?
| Da quanto tempo studi l'italiano? | How long have you been studying Italian? |
| Studio l'italiano da cinque anni. | I have been studying Italian for five years. |
| Abito qui da due anni. | I have lived here for two years. |
Gioco a calcio da quando avevo sei anni. · I have played soccer since I was six.
Ho il foglio rosa da tre mesi. · I have had my learner's permit for three months.
Each student gives the one-minute presentation; the teacher notes one target.
Then the oral question: Hai la patente? Push for a reason and a detail.