Italian Phrase
Facciamo i test la settimana prossima.
Meaning
The sentence means ‘We will do the tests next week.’ It uses the present tense to talk about a planned activity that will happen in the near future, a very common way to schedule events in everyday Italian.
When to use
Use this phrase when you and a group (classmates, coworkers, teammates) are confirming the date of upcoming exams, assessments, or any kind of test that will take place the following week.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Facciamoitestlasettimanaprossima
Facciamo (fare)
‘Facciamo’ is the first‑person plural present indicative of ‘fare’ (to do/make). In Italian the present can express a scheduled future event.
Article‑noun agreement
‘i test’ uses the masculine plural article ‘i’ to match the plural noun ‘test’.
Time expression placement
‘la settimana prossima’ (next week) normally follows the verb and the direct object, giving a clear future reference.
🗨In Conversation
Facciamo i test la settimana prossima.
We’ll do the tests next week.
Perfetto, così abbiamo tempo per studiare.
Perfect, that gives us time to study.
✕Common Mistakes
Faccio i test la settimana prossima.
‘Faccio’ is first‑person singular; you need the plural ‘Facciamo’ for ‘we’.
Facciamo i test prossima settimana.
The article ‘la’ must precede the whole time expression: ‘la settimana prossima’.
Facciamo i testi la settimana prossima.
‘Testi’ means ‘texts’; the correct noun for exams is ‘test’.
↔Alternatives
Faremo i test la settimana prossima.
We will do the tests next week.
Svolgeremo i test la prossima settimana.
We will carry out the tests the next week.
I test saranno la prossima settimana.
The tests will be next week.
Cultural Tip
In Italian schools and many workplaces, exams are often scheduled weeks in advance. Italians frequently use the present tense (as in ‘Facciamo…’) to talk about a future plan, especially in informal conversation. Remember to keep the article‑noun agreement (i test) and the full time expression (la settimana prossima) for natural sounding speech.