Passato prossimo with "avere" Flashcards
Passato prossimo with “avere”
Express actions or states of being that ended in the past, one off deals, one shot deals. Most verbs use “avere”.
How to form the passato prossimo with “avere”
Present tense of the “avere” plus the past participle; avere “ho, hai, ha, abbiamo, avete, hanno”
Ending for “are”
Drop the “are” and add “ato”
Ending for “ere”
Drop the “ere” and add “uto”
Ending for “ire”
Drop the “ire” and add “ito”
Examples in English
“I spoke”, “I have spoken”, “We printed”, “We have printed”
“Ere” verbs
Most of the “ere” verbs are irregular
Key words to look for
ieri, scorso/a, fa (this is important)
Place common adverbs of time between “avere” and the past participle of the verb
Adverbs include “sempre”, “mai”, “non…mai”,…“già”, “non…ancora” “Non ho mai mangiato”, “Hai già perso i guanti?
Accendare (to turn on, to switch on)
acceso
Aprire (to open)
aperto
Chiedere (to ask)
chiesto
Chiudere (to close)
chiuso
Comporre (to compose)
composto
Decidere (to decide)
deciso
Dire (to say)
detto
Fare (to do, to make)
fatto
Leggere (to read)
letto
Mettere (to put)
messo
Offrire (to offer)
offerto
Perdere (to lose)
perso/perduto
Prendere (to take)
preso
Rispondere (to respond)
risposto
Scrivere (to write)
scritto
Spegnere (to turn off, to switch off)
spento
Spendere (to spend)
speso
Vedere (to see)
visto/veduto
Vincere (to win)
vinto
Correre (to run)
corso
Avere (to have)
avuto
Time expressions used
iera sera, l’altro ieri, Il mese scorso, la settimana scorso, dieci giorno fa, un anno fa
