Italian grammar · Pearson Edexcel GCSE 1IN0

Every grammar point Pearson Edexcel GCSE Italian asks for

Pearson Edexcel's GCSE Italian specification (1IN0) prescribes 112 grammar structures. This is the full list, with the tier each one is examined at and the lesson on this site that teaches it. Where we only partly teach a structure, or do not teach it yet, the list says so rather than leaving it out.

Foundation candidates are assessed on the 84 Foundation structures. Higher candidates need those and the 28 marked Higher.

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Nouns (6)

Structure	Tier	Status	Taught in
Gender	Foundation	Taught	Italian Plurals and Gender: -o, -a, -e and the Exceptions
Plural formation: regular -o, -a, -e endings	Foundation	Taught	Italian Plurals and Gender: -o, -a, -e and the Exceptions
Common irregular plurals: la mano, le mani; l'uomo, gli uomini	Foundation	Taught	Italian Plurals and Gender: -o, -a, -e and the Exceptions
Invariable noun il cinema	Foundation	Taught	Italian Noun Exceptions: il cinema and il/la ciclista
Common-gender profession nouns in -ista: il/la ciclista	Foundation	Taught	Italian Noun Exceptions: il cinema and il/la ciclista
Less common irregular plurals: il dito, le dita	Higher	Taught	Italian Plurals and Gender: -o, -a, -e and the Exceptions

Articles (3)

Structure	Tier	Status	Taught in
Definite article (il, lo, la, l', i, gli, le)	Foundation	Taught	Italian Articles: Il, Lo, La, Gli and the Rule Behind Them
Indefinite article (un, uno, una, un')	Foundation	Taught	Italian Articles: Il, Lo, La, Gli and the Rule Behind Them
Partitive article (del, della... as 'some')	Foundation	Taught	Italian Articulated Prepositions: del, nella, sul and the Chart

Adjectives (12)

Structure	Tier	Status	Taught in
Adjective agreement (gender and number)	Foundation	Taught	Italian Adjectives and Adverbs: Agreement, Position and -mente
Adjective position (before or after the noun)	Foundation	Taught	Italian Adjectives and Adverbs: Agreement, Position and -mente
Comparative and superlative: regular (più... di, meno... di, il più, il meno, tanto... quanto, così... come)	Foundation	Taught	Italian Comparatives and Superlatives: più, meno, il più
Demonstrative adjectives questo, quello	Foundation	Taught	Italian Demonstrative Adjectives: questo and quello
Indefinite adjectives: tutto, ogni, altro, qualche, alcuni	Foundation	Taught	Italian Indefinite Adjectives: tutto, ogni, altro, qualche
Possessive adjectives, short and long forms	Foundation	Taught	Italian Possessive Adjectives: il mio, la mia and the Article
Interrogative adjective quale (qual, quale, quali)	Foundation	Taught	Italian Question Words: chi, cosa, dove, quando, perché
Use of di and che after comparatives	Foundation	Taught	Italian Comparatives and Superlatives: più, meno, il più
Ecco	Foundation	Taught	Italian Object Pronouns: Direct and Indirect, lo, la, gli, le
Bello before a noun (declines like the definite article)	Higher	Taught	Italian Adjectives and Adverbs: Agreement, Position and -mente
Quello before a noun (declines like the definite article)	Higher	Taught	Italian Demonstrative Adjectives: questo and quello
Common irregular comparative and superlative: il migliore, il peggiore	Higher	Partly taught	Italian Adjectives and Adverbs: Agreement, Position and -mente

Adverbs (7)

Structure	Tier	Status	Taught in
Adverb formation (-mente)	Foundation	Taught	Italian Adjectives and Adverbs: Agreement, Position and -mente
Adverb comparative and superlative (regular)	Foundation	Taught	Italian Comparatives and Superlatives: più, meno, il più
Interrogative adverbs come, quando	Foundation	Taught	Italian Question Words: chi, cosa, dove, quando, perché
Adverbs of time and place: oggi, domani, qui, qua	Foundation	Partly taught	Italian Future Tense: One Set of Endings for Every Verb
Common adverbial phrases	Foundation	Partly taught	Italian Imperfetto: The Past Tense for What Was Going On
Common expressions of quantity: abbastanza, mezzo, molto, poco, un po', tanto, troppo, quanto, quarto	Foundation	Partly taught	Italian Adjectives and Adverbs: Agreement, Position and -mente
Common irregular comparative and superlative adverbs: meglio, peggio	Higher	Partly taught	Italian Adjectives and Adverbs: Agreement, Position and -mente

Pronouns (23)

Structure	Tier	Status	Taught in
Subject pronouns io, tu, lui, lei, noi, voi, loro	Foundation	Taught	Italian Subject Pronouns: The Ones You Are Meant to Drop
Impersonal si (one, people, you in general)	Foundation	Taught	Italian Reflexive Verbs: When the Action Loops Back
Object pronouns: direct and indirect	Foundation	Taught	Italian Object Pronouns: Direct and Indirect, lo, la, gli, le
Direct and indirect object pronoun after an infinitive or gerund (R)	Foundation	Partly taught	Italian Object Pronouns: Direct and Indirect, lo, la, gli, le
Position and order of object pronouns (R)	Foundation	Partly taught	Italian Object Pronouns: Direct and Indirect, lo, la, gli, le
Reflexive pronouns	Foundation	Taught	Italian Reflexive Verbs: When the Action Loops Back
Relative pronouns che, cui	Foundation	Taught	Italian Relative Pronouns: che, cui, il quale, quello che
Disjunctive/emphatic pronouns after a preposition: me, te, lui, lei, noi, voi, loro	Foundation	Taught	Italian Object Pronouns: Direct and Indirect, lo, la, gli, le
Demonstrative pronouns (questo etc)	Foundation	Taught	Italian Indefinite Pronouns: nessuno, qualcuno, ognuno, questo
Indefinite pronouns: nessuno, niente, ogni, qualcuno, qualcosa, qualche, uno, ognuno	Foundation	Taught	Italian Indefinite Pronouns: nessuno, qualcuno, ognuno, questo
Possessive pronouns (il mio etc) (R)	Foundation	Taught	Italian Possessive Adjectives: il mio, la mia and the Article
Interrogative pronouns: chi, che, cosa, che cosa, quanto/a, quanti/e	Foundation	Taught	Italian Question Words: chi, cosa, dove, quando, perché
Object pronoun position after ecco	Foundation	Taught	Italian Object Pronouns: Direct and Indirect, lo, la, gli, le
Use of ci, vi (R)	Foundation	Partly taught	Ci and Ne in Italian: The Two Words That Replace Whole Phrases
Use of ci, ne	Higher	Taught	Ci and Ne in Italian: The Two Words That Replace Whole Phrases
Combinations of direct and indirect pronouns and their modifications	Higher	Partly taught	Italian Object Pronouns: Direct and Indirect, lo, la, gli, le
Position and order of object pronouns	Higher	Partly taught	Italian Object Pronouns: Direct and Indirect, lo, la, gli, le
Impersonal si with a following plural noun (si fanno i compiti)	Higher	Partly taught	Italian Reflexive Verbs: When the Action Loops Back
Use of plural adjectives after si	Higher	Taught	Italian Indefinite Pronouns: nessuno, qualcuno, ognuno, questo
Direct and indirect object pronoun after an infinitive or gerund	Higher	Partly taught	Italian Object Pronouns: Direct and Indirect, lo, la, gli, le
Relative pronouns: il quale, il cui, quello che	Higher	Taught	Italian Relative Pronouns: che, cui, il quale, quello che
Possessive pronouns/adjectives (il mio etc)	Higher	Taught	Italian Possessive Adjectives: il mio, la mia and the Article
Less common indefinite: ciascuno, parecchi, qualsiasi, qualunque	Higher	Taught	Italian Indefinite Pronouns: nessuno, qualcuno, ognuno, questo

Verbs (33)

Structure	Tier	Status	Taught in
Regular verb conjugation (-are, -ere, -ire)	Foundation	Taught	Italian Verb Conjugation: -are, -ere, -ire and Irregulars
Irregular verbs	Foundation	Taught	Italian Verb Conjugation: -are, -ere, -ire and Irregulars
Reflexive verbs	Foundation	Taught	Italian Reflexive Verbs: When the Action Loops Back
All persons of the verb, singular and plural	Foundation	Taught	Italian Verb Conjugation: -are, -ere, -ire and Irregulars
Negative verb forms (non + verb)	Foundation	Partly taught	Italian Object Pronouns: Direct and Indirect, lo, la, gli, le
Interrogative verb forms (question formation)	Foundation	Taught	Italian Question Words: chi, cosa, dove, quando, perché
Modes of address: tu, voi, Lei	Foundation	Taught	Italian Subject Pronouns: The Ones You Are Meant to Drop
Impersonal verbs (fa, bisogna)	Foundation	Partly taught	Ci and Ne in Italian: The Two Words That Replace Whole Phrases
Verbs followed by an infinitive, with or without a preposition	Foundation	Partly taught	Italian Verb Conjugation: -are, -ere, -ire and Irregulars
Present tense	Foundation	Taught	Italian Verb Conjugation: -are, -ere, -ire and Irregulars
Stare + gerund (R)	Foundation	Partly taught	Italian Imperfetto: The Past Tense for What Was Going On
Imperfect: avere, essere, stare, fare (other common verbs (R))	Foundation	Taught	Italian Imperfetto: The Past Tense for What Was Going On
Immediate future (vengo subito, vado a fare la spesa)	Foundation	Taught	Italian Future Tense: One Set of Endings for Every Verb
Future tense	Foundation	Taught	Italian Future Tense: One Set of Endings for Every Verb
Perfect tense with avere, essere + agreement	Foundation	Taught	Italian Passato Prossimo: How to Form and Use the Everyday Past
Conditional (vorrei + mi piacerebbe only)	Foundation	Taught	Italian Conditional: Would, Should and the Polite Request
Pluperfect (R)	Foundation	Partly taught	Italian Past Participles: -ato, -uto, -ito and the Irregulars
Imperative: common forms, including negative	Foundation	Taught	Italian Imperative: Commands, Informal and Polite
Passive voice: present tense (R)	Foundation	Taught	Italian Passive Voice: essere and venire With the Participle
Gerund	Foundation	Taught	The Italian Gerund: Forming and Using -ando and -endo
Dependent infinitives (far vedere)	Higher	Partly taught	Italian Imperative: Commands, Informal and Polite
Perfect infinitive e.g. after dopo (dopo aver mangiato)	Higher	Taught	Italian Perfect Infinitive and Past Subjunctive: dopo aver mangiato
Impersonal constructions (si dice, si crede)	Higher	Taught	Italian Reflexive Verbs: When the Action Loops Back
Stare + gerund	Higher	Partly taught	Italian Imperfetto: The Past Tense for What Was Going On
Imperfect tense	Higher	Taught	Italian Imperfetto: The Past Tense for What Was Going On
Future tense	Higher	Taught	Italian Future Tense: One Set of Endings for Every Verb
Conditional	Higher	Taught	Italian Conditional: Would, Should and the Polite Request
Pluperfect	Higher	Partly taught	Italian Past Participles: -ato, -uto, -ito and the Irregulars
Future perfect (R)	Higher	Taught	Italian Future Tense: One Set of Endings for Every Verb
Conditional perfect (R)	Higher	Taught	Italian Conditional: Would, Should and the Polite Request
Passive voice	Higher	Taught	Italian Passive Voice: essere and venire With the Participle
Subjunctive mood: present, in commonly used expressions	Higher	Taught	Italian Subjunctive: The Congiuntivo and When to Use It
Subjunctive past (R)	Higher	Taught	Italian Perfect Infinitive and Past Subjunctive: dopo aver mangiato

Negatives (13)

Structure	Tier	Status	Taught in
Non (plain negation)	Foundation	Partly taught	Italian Object Pronouns: Direct and Indirect, lo, la, gli, le
Non... alcuno/a	Foundation	Taught	Italian non... che, né... né and non solo... ma anche
Non ancora	Foundation	Taught	Italian Passato Prossimo: How to Form and Use the Everyday Past
Non... che (only)	Foundation	Taught	Italian non... che, né... né and non solo... ma anche
Non... mai	Foundation	Taught	Italian Passato Prossimo: How to Form and Use the Everyday Past
Non... né... né	Foundation	Taught	Italian non... che, né... né and non solo... ma anche
Non... niente	Foundation	Taught	Ci and Ne in Italian: The Two Words That Replace Whole Phrases
Non... nessuno	Foundation	Taught	Italian Negative Words: nessuno, nulla, più, nemmeno
Non... nulla	Foundation	Taught	Italian Negative Words: nessuno, nulla, più, nemmeno
Non... più	Foundation	Taught	Italian Negative Words: nessuno, nulla, più, nemmeno
Non solo... ma anche	Foundation	Taught	Italian non... che, né... né and non solo... ma anche
Neanche	Foundation	Taught	Italian Subject Pronouns: The Ones You Are Meant to Drop
Nemmeno	Foundation	Taught	Italian Negative Words: nessuno, nulla, più, nemmeno

Prepositions (5)

Structure	Tier	Status	Taught in
Common prepositions: a, da, di, in, su, con, entro, fra, per, senza, tra	Foundation	Partly taught	Italian Prepositions: di, a, da, in, con, su, per, tra
Common compound prepositions: vicino a, senza di, lontano da	Foundation	Partly taught	Italian Prepositions: di, a, da, in, con, su, per, tra
Contracted forms of prepositions with the definite article	Foundation	Taught	Italian Articulated Prepositions: del, nella, sul and the Chart
Use of da with the present tense	Foundation	Taught	Italian Prepositions: di, a, da, in, con, su, per, tra
Use of da with the imperfect tense	Higher	Taught	Italian Imperfetto: The Past Tense for What Was Going On

Conjunctions (5)

Structure	Tier	Status	Taught in
Coordinating conjunctions: e/ed, ma, o... o, oppure	Foundation	Taught	Italian Conjunctions: e, ma, o, anche se, poiché
Subordinating conjunction quando (when)	Foundation	Taught	Passato Prossimo vs Imperfetto: How to Pick the Right Past
Subordinating conjunction perché (why/because)	Foundation	Taught	Italian Question Words: chi, cosa, dove, quando, perché
Subordinating conjunction se (if)	Foundation	Taught	Italian Conditional: Would, Should and the Polite Request
Subordinating conjunctions anche se, poiché	Foundation	Taught	Italian Conjunctions: e, ma, o, anche se, poiché

Number, quantity, dates and time (5)

Structure	Tier	Status	Taught in
Cardinal numbers	Foundation	Taught	Italian Numbers and Dates: Cardinals, Ordinals, il Primo
Ordinal numbers	Foundation	Taught	Italian Numbers and Dates: Cardinals, Ordinals, il Primo
Common quantities	Foundation	Partly taught	Italian Adjectives and Adverbs: Agreement, Position and -mente
Time (telling the time)	Foundation	Partly taught	Italian Articulated Prepositions: del, nella, sul and the Chart
Dates	Foundation	Taught	Italian Numbers and Dates: Cardinals, Ordinals, il Primo

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Prescribed structures taken from the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Italian (1IN0) specification. Coverage checked against each lesson by hand, last on 2026-09-27. "Partly taught" means a structure appears in a lesson but is not taught there as a rule of its own. Kilo Lingo is not affiliated with or endorsed by Pearson Edexcel.