Exercise on Italian possessive pronouns - Fill in the blanks
Mine: il mio/la mia/i miei/le mie
Yours: il tuo/la tua/i tuoi/le tue
His/her/its: il suo/la sua/i suoi/le sue
Ours: il nostro/la nostra/i nostri/le nostre
Yours: il vostro/la vostra/i vostri/le vostre
Theirs: il loro/la loro/i loro/le loro
Own: il proprio, la propria, i propri, le proprie
Others': altrui
Don't forget the article!
1. Di chi è stata questa idea? Sicuramente non ____.
- Whose idea was this? Surely not yours.
2. Marco ha deciso di andare in Spagna con ____ auto.
- Marco decided to go to Spain with his own car.
3. Siete sicuri che questi pattini siano ____?
- Are you sure these ice skates are yours? (plural You)
4. Non toccare questi panini. Sono ____
- Don't touch these sandwiches. They're theirs.
5. Le nostre amiche sono venute ieri a casa nostra, e ____?
Our girl friends came yesterday to our house, and yours?
6. Non si chiede lo stipendio ____!
You shouldn't ask about other people's/others' wages!
7. Ci sono molte persone al mondo ma lei è ____ preferita.
- There are many people in the Wolrd, but she is my favourite.
8. Per errore non ho preso le mie chiavi di casa, ma ____.
- By accident I didn't take my home keys, but his/hers.
9. Mattia ha detto a tutti di incontrarsi a casa ____.
- Mattia told everyone to meet up at his (own) place.
10. La casa discografica ha deciso di rilasciare il suo CD la prossima settimana e ____ domani. Dita incrociate!
The record label decided to release his/her album next week and mine tomorrow. Fingers crossed!
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