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What is passato prossimo? |
The past tense used to express an action that was recently completed or that you still have a relationship too emotionally. |
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Passato prossimo form. |
avere + past participle
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essere + past participle |
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When to use AVERE |
Use AVERE with transitive verbs
Transitive Verbs Must: 1. Be an action verb, expressing a doable activity like kick, want, paint, write, eat, clean, etc.
2. It must have a direct object, something or someone who receives the action of the verb.
With transitive verbs you can ask SUBJECT + VERB + WHAT? WHOM?
My dad is driving Fred to his friend's house. My dad is driving whom? Fred. That's the direct object. Therefore, drive is a transitive verb. |
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When to use ESSERE |
Use ESSERE with intransitive verbs
unlike a transitive verb, it will not have a direct object receiving the action |
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Aprire - to open |
avere + aperto
opened |
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Bere- to drink |
avere + bevuto
drunk |
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Dire - said |
avere + detto
said / told |
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Chiudere - to close |
avere + chiuso
closed |
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Conoscere - to know |
avere + conoscuito
known |
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Leggere - to read |
avere + letto
read |
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Mettere - to put |
avere + messo
put/ placed |
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Nascere - to be born |
essere + nato/a/i/e
born
must agree in number and subject (essere) |
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Offrire - to offer |
avere + offerto
offered |
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Prendere - to take |
avere + preso
taken |
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Rimanere - to remain |
avere + riposto
answered |
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Scrivere - to write |
avere + scritto
written |
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Spendere - to spend |
avere + speso
spent
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Vedere - to see |
avere + visto
seen |
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Venire - to come |
essere + venuto/a/i/e
Come
Must agree in gender and number (essere) |
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Imparare - to learn |
avere + imparato
Learned |
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Spedire - to mail |
avere + spedito
mailed |
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Arrivare - to arrive |
essere + arrivato/a/i/e
arrived
agree in gender and in number |
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Entrare- to enter |
essere + entrato/a/i/e
entered |
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Andare - to go |
essere + andato/a/i/e + a
went
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Partire - to leave, depart |
essere + partito/a/i/e/
left |
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Ritornare - to return, to go back |
essere + ritornato/a/i/e
returned |
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Stare - to be, exist |
essere + stato/a/i/e
I was |
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Uscire - to exit |
essere + uscito
exited |
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Avere - to have |
avere + avuto
had |
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Essere - to be |
essere + stato
i was, have been |
