past Flashcards
io ho guardato
i have watched
tu hai venduto
you have sold
lui / lei ha finito.
he she has finished
noi abbiamo mangiato
we have eaten
voi avete saputo
you have known
loro hanno sentito..
they have heard
to see: vedere - visto
irregular past
to do: fare - fatto
irregular past
to say: dire - detto
irregular past
to read: leggere - letto
irregular past
- to form the participle: we replace “-are” with “-ato”, “-ere” with “-uto” and “-ire” with “-ito”.
past participle
- we form it with the verbs “essere” or “avere” in the present followed by a past participle;
past participle
-replace er with uto
past participle
We always use the verb “avere” with verbs that can be followed by a direct object (underlined below):
past participle
We use the verb “essere” with reflexive verbs (verbs we use when we perform an action on ourselves). As you can see, “essere” goes between the pronoun and the past participle.
past participle