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Da quando?

Appointments and birth dates

Since when? Dates and duration with da

Use to say when something started and is still true now: This means you started feeling bad on Saturday and you still feel bad.

To ask, use For example:

For birthdays and personal information, learn or as a useful chunk. You can also say the full date: / .

Use for “earlier” or “before”: = “Is earlier possible?”

Sto male da sabato.I have been ill since Saturday.
Da quando ti fa male la gola?Since when has your throat hurt?
Sono nato nel 1995.I was born in 1995.
Sono nata nel 1995.I was born in 1995.
È possibile prima?Is it possible earlier?
Abito qui da due settimane.I have lived here for two weeks.
La signora Rossi vive qui da cinquant'anni.Mrs Rossi has lived here for fifty years.
Sono qui da lunedì.I have been here since Monday.
C'è un posto libero prima del ventotto?Is there a free slot before the twenty-eighth?

Practice 1/6 · Finding words

Tap the form practised in this unit.

Practice 2/6 · The right form

Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.

Sto male sabato.
I have been ill since Saturday.
ti fa male la gola?
Since when has your throat hurt?
Sono nel 1995.
I was born in 1995.
Sono nel 1995.
I was born in 1995.
È possibile ?
Is it possible earlier?
Abito qui due settimane.
I have lived here for two weeks.
La signora Rossi vive qui cinquant'anni.
Mrs Rossi has lived here for fifty years.
Sono qui lunedì.
I have been here since Monday.
C'è un posto libero del ventotto?
Is there a free slot before the twenty-eighth?

Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

Sono nel 1995.
I was born in 1995.
Sono nel 1995.
I was born in 1995.
È possibile ?
Is it possible earlier?
Abito qui due settimane.
I have lived here for two weeks.
La signora Rossi vive qui cinquant'anni.
Mrs Rossi has lived here for fifty years.
Sono qui lunedì.
I have been here since Monday.
C'è un posto libero del ventotto?
Is there a free slot before the twenty-eighth?

Practice 4/6 · Building sentences

Put the words in order.

Practice 5/6 · In situations

Choose the right words for the situation.

I have been ill since Saturday.
You say:
I have been ill since Saturday.
You say:
Since when has your throat hurt?
You say:
Since when has your throat hurt?
You say:
I was born in 1995.
You say:
I was born in 1995.
You say:
Is it possible earlier?
You say:
Is it possible earlier?
You say:

Practice 6/6 · Matching

Match the pairs.

Unit complete

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