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Past Participles w/ Essere (reg & irregular) Flashcards

1
Q

When do you use “Essere” for passato prossimo (past tense)?

(2 points)

A

With “intransitive” verbs

Usually with verbs of motion (or non-motion) or states of being

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What does “intransitive” mean?

What 4 questions does it usually answer?

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Not having or containing a direct object (action is NOT done onto someone or something).

1) where?
2) when?
3) how?
4) how long?

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What is special about the possato prossimo of the primary verb?

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It must agree with gender and number with the subject

  • masculine or feminine (-o or -a)
    • io, tu, lui, lei
  • singular or plural (-i or -e)
    • noi, voi, loro
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I (female) went to the library

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Sono andata in biblioteca

(Andare)

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Laura arrived home at six.

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Laura è arrivata a casa alle sei.

(arrivato)

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You and Giacomo (males) left for Sicily?

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tu e Giacomo siete partiti per la Sicilia?

(partire)

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They (females) went to the movies

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Loro sono andate al cinema.

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I (female) arrived late to class

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Sono arrivata a lezione in ritardo

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To go

(4 forms of past participle)

A

Andare
“went”

Andato
Andata
Andati
Andate

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To leave/depart

(4 forms of past participle)

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Partire
“left/departed”

Partito
Partita
Partiti
Partite

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To arrive

(4 forms of past participle)

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Arrivare
“arrived”

Arrivato
Arrivata
Arrivati
Arrivate

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To go out

(4 forms of past participle)

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Uscire
“went out”

Uscito
Uscita
Usciti
Uscite

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To stay / remain

(4 forms of past participle)

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Restare
“stayed / remained”

Restato
Restata
Restati
Restate

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To return

(4 forms of past participle)

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Tornare
“returned”

Tornato
Tornata
Tornati
Tornate

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To come

(4 forms of past participle)

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Venire (irregular)
“came”

Venuto
Venuta
Venuti
Venuta

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To be born

(4 forms of past participle)

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Nascere (irregular)
“born”

Nato
nata
Nati
Nate

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To become

(4 forms of past participle)

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Diventare
“became”

Diventato
Diventata
Diventati
Diventate

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To die

(4 forms of past participle)

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Morire
“died”

Morito
Morita
Moriti
Morite

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To succeed / to manage

(4 forms of past participle)

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Riuscire
“succeeded”

Riuscito/a/i/e

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To stay

(4 forms of past participle)

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Rimanere (irregular)
(ree-man-err-ay)

“stayed”

Rimasto
Rimasta
Rimasti
Rimaste

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To be

(4 forms of past participle)

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Essere (irregular)
“been”

Stato
Stata
Stati
State

22
Q

What verbs share the same form of past participle?

A

Essere & Stare

*use context to figure out the meaning

23
Q

I (male) have never been to Venice

A

Non sono mai stato a Venezia

Essere = to be (irregular = stato/a/i/e)

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I (male) stayed home last night

A

Sono stato a casa ieri sera

Starre = to stay (irregular = stato/a/i/e)

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Marco came to our party
Marco è venuto alla nostra festa Venire = to come (irregular = venuto/a/i/e)
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My sisters were born on August 16
Le mie sorelle sono nate il sedici agosto Nascere = born (irregular = nato/a/i/e)
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We (male) stayed at home all weekend
Noi siamo rimasti a casa tutto il fine settimana Rimanere = to stay/remain (irregular = rimasto/a/i/e)
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You (plural) were born
Voi siete nate Nascere = born (irregular = nato/a/i/e)
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Did you like the movie?
vi è piaciuto il film? Piacere = piaciuto/a/i/e
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The students went to the museum
Gli studenti sono andati al museo Andare = andato/a/i/e
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You returned home
(Tu) sei tornato a casa Tornare = tornato/a/i/e
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You (plural, male) really stayed in the pool all day?
Davvero siete rimasti in piscina tutto il giorno? Rimasto / a / i / e = to stay/remain
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The uncle of carla went on vacation in paris
lo zio di carla è andato in vacanza a parigi Andare = andato/a/i/e
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My little sisters fell from a tree
Le mie sorelline sono cadute da un albero cadere = to fall (caduto/a/i/e)
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I stayed in the library to study
Io sono rimasto in biblioteca a studiare Rimanere = irregular rimasto/a/i/e
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The tickets for the opera cost two hundred euro
I biglietti per l'opera sono costati duecentro euro. Costare = costato/a/i/e (to cost)
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We got off the train together
Noi siamo scese dal treno insieme Scendere = to get off = sceso/a/i/e
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I was sick last saturday
Io sono stata male sabato scorso Essere = to be (irregular = stato/a/i/e)
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His granddaughter was born last year
Sua nipote è nata l'anno scorso Nascere = born (irregular = nato/a/i/e)
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I went downtown
Io sono andato in centro Andare = andato/a/i/e
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We stayed in the ice cream shop
Noi abiamo restati nella gelateria Restare = Restato/a/i/e
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They (male) entered
(loro) sono entrati Entrare = entrato/a/i/e
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Tommaso liked her
a Tommaso piaceva Piacere = piaciuto/a/i/e
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We returned there
Siamo tornati lì Tornare = tornato/a/i/e
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It was a fun afternoon!
È stato un pomeriggio divertente Essere = to be (irregular = stato/a/i/e)
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To fall (4 forms of past participle)
cadere "fell" Caduto Caduta Caduti Cadute
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To cost To be worth (4 forms of past participle)
Costare (cost / past tense) (was worth / past tense) Costato Costata Costati Costate
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To enter
Entrare "entered" Entrato Entrata Entrati Entrate
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To climb To go up To get on (bus/train) (4 forms of past participle)
Salire "climbed" "went up" Salito Salita Saliti Salite *can be used with essere or avere
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To go down To get down (4 forms of past participle)
Scendere (got down) (went down) Sceso Scesa Scesi Scese *can be used with essere or avere

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