\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{MartinoRabaioli} \pdfinfo{ /Title (the-secrets-of-italian-irregular-past-participles.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (MartinoRabaioli) /Subject (The secrets of Italian irregular past participles Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{1717A3} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F0F0F9} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{The secrets of Italian irregular past participles Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{MartinoRabaioli} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/21303/cs/4051/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}MartinoRabaioli \\ \uline{cheatography.com/martinorabaioli} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Not Yet Published.\\ Updated 12th May, 2016.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{What this cheat sheet is about}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{In this easy-to-read cheat sheet you are going to find some (and the list will be updated...) of the most used IRREGULAR past participles in the Italian language. \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 4) The purpose is to provide a quick reference, hoping that the ease of consultation will also help retain in the memory the "apparently senseless" exceptions in the construction of the past participles. \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 5) The different chart also indicates whether the specific verb is going to have {\emph{AVERE}} or {\emph{ESSERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}}. Also in this case I hope that this quick reference will help your memory. \newline % Row Count 13 (+ 4) I really hope you will find it of great use! Keep up the good learning of Italian!% Row Count 15 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.50124 cm} p{0.62655 cm} x{1.42018 cm} x{1.62903 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The most wanted Italian irregular past participles}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{accendere} & \seqsplit{acceso} & to turn on / turned on & {\emph{AVERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{aprire} & \seqsplit{aperto} & to open / opened & {\emph{AVERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{chiEdere} & \seqsplit{chiesto} & to ask / asked & {\emph{AVERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{chiUdere} & \seqsplit{chiuso} & to close / closed & {\emph{AVERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{comporre} & \seqsplit{composto} & to compose / composed & {\emph{AVERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{condurre} & \seqsplit{condotto} & to conduce / conduced & {\emph{AVERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 3) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{decidere} & \seqsplit{deciso} & to decide / decided & {\emph{AVERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 3) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} dire & detto & to say / said & {\emph{AVERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 3) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} fare & fatto & to do (to make) / done (made) & {\emph{AVERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 3) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{leggere} & letto & to read / read & {\emph{AVERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 3) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.50124 cm} p{0.62655 cm} x{1.42018 cm} x{1.62903 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The most wanted Italian irregular past participles (cont)}} \tn % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{mettere} & messo & to put / put & {\emph{AVERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{offrire} & \seqsplit{offerto} & to offer / offered & {\emph{AVERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{perdere} & \seqsplit{perso/perduto} & to lose / lost & {\emph{AVERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{prendere} & preso & to take / taken & {\emph{AVERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 3) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{rispondere} & \seqsplit{risposto} & to answer / answered & {\emph{AVERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 3) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{scrivere} & \seqsplit{scritto} & to write / written & {\emph{AVERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 3) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{spegnere} & \seqsplit{spento} & to turn off / turned off & {\emph{AVERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 3) % Row 17 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{spendere} & speso & to spend / spent & {\emph{AVERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 3) % Row 18 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{vedere} & \seqsplit{visto/veduto} & to see / seen & {\emph{AVERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 3) % Row 19 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{vincere} & vinto & to win / won & {\emph{AVERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 3) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.50124 cm} p{0.62655 cm} x{1.42018 cm} x{1.62903 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The most wanted Italian irregular past participles (cont)}} \tn % Row 20 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{produrre} & \seqsplit{prodotto} & to produce / prodotto & {\emph{AVERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4177 cm} p{0.4177 cm} x{1.71257 cm} x{1.62903 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The most wanted Italian irregular past participles}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{cadere} & \seqsplit{caduto} & to fall / fallen & {\emph{ESSERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{costare} & \seqsplit{costato} & to cost / costed & {\emph{ESSERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{diventare} & \seqsplit{diventato} & to become / become & {\emph{ESSERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{entrare} & \seqsplit{entrato} & to enter / entered & {\emph{ESSERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{essere} & stato & to be / been & {\emph{ESSERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{morire} & morto & to die / died & {\emph{ESSERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 3) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{nascere} & nato & to be born / born & {\emph{ESSERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 3) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{rimanere} & \seqsplit{rimasto} & to remain (stay) / remained (stayed) & {\emph{ESSERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 3) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{scendere} & sceso & to do down / gone down & {\emph{ESSERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 3) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{venire} & \seqsplit{venuto} & to come / come & {\emph{ESSERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 3) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4177 cm} p{0.4177 cm} x{1.71257 cm} x{1.62903 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The most wanted Italian irregular past participles (cont)}} \tn % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{vivere} & \seqsplit{vissuto} & to live / lived & {\emph{ESSERE}} in the {\emph{passato prossimo}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}