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
