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Perifrasi Verbali — Verbal Periphrases·Exercise 43 — Translating English Progressive/Aspectual Forms
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Rule reminder

English aspectual forms (was -ing, is about to, keeps -ing, used to, has just finished, etc.) each map to a specific Italian periphrasis. Matching the aspect precisely is key at B2 level.

Exercise 43 — Translating English Progressive/Aspectual Forms1 / 10

**'He is about to call you.'** Which is the best Italian translation?

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→ Exercise 41 — Error Identification in Verbal Periphrases→ Exercise 42 — Near-Synonymous Periphrases by Context→ Exercise 44 — Complex Sentences with Nested Periphrases→ Exercise 45 — Register and Style: Choosing the Right Periphrasis
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