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Past Participles w/ Essere (reg & irregular) Flashcards

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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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2
Q

What does “intransitive” mean?

What 4 questions does it usually answer?

A

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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3
Q

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

A

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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4
Q

I (female) went to the library

A

Sono andata in biblioteca

(Andare)

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5
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Laura arrived home at six.

A

Laura è arrivata a casa alle sei.

(arrivato)

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6
Q

You and Giacomo (males) left for Sicily?

A

tu e Giacomo siete partiti per la Sicilia?

(partire)

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7
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They (females) went to the movies

A

Loro sono andate al cinema.

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8
Q

I (female) arrived late to class

A

Sono arrivata a lezione in ritardo

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9
Q

To go

(4 forms of past participle)

A

Andare
“went”

Andato
Andata
Andati
Andate

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10
Q

To leave/depart

(4 forms of past participle)

A

Partire
“left/departed”

Partito
Partita
Partiti
Partite

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11
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To arrive

(4 forms of past participle)

A

Arrivare
“arrived”

Arrivato
Arrivata
Arrivati
Arrivate

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12
Q

To go out

(4 forms of past participle)

A

Uscire
“went out”

Uscito
Uscita
Usciti
Uscite

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13
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To stay / remain

(4 forms of past participle)

A

Restare
“stayed / remained”

Restato
Restata
Restati
Restate

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14
Q

To return

(4 forms of past participle)

A

Tornare
“returned”

Tornato
Tornata
Tornati
Tornate

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15
Q

To come

(4 forms of past participle)

A

Venire (irregular)
“came”

Venuto
Venuta
Venuti
Venuta

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16
Q

To be born

(4 forms of past participle)

A

Nascere (irregular)
“born”

Nato
nata
Nati
Nate

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17
Q

To become

(4 forms of past participle)

A

Diventare
“became”

Diventato
Diventata
Diventati
Diventate

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18
Q

To die

(4 forms of past participle)

A

Morire
“died”

Morito
Morita
Moriti
Morite

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19
Q

To succeed / to manage

(4 forms of past participle)

A

Riuscire
“succeeded”

Riuscito/a/i/e

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20
Q

To stay

(4 forms of past participle)

A

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

“stayed”

Rimasto
Rimasta
Rimasti
Rimaste

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21
Q

To be

(4 forms of past participle)

A

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)

24
Q

I (male) stayed home last night

A

Sono stato a casa ieri sera

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

25
Q

Marco came to our party

A

Marco è venuto alla nostra festa

Venire = to come (irregular = venuto/a/i/e)

26
Q

My sisters were born on August 16

A

Le mie sorelle sono nate il sedici agosto

Nascere = born (irregular = nato/a/i/e)

27
Q

We (male) stayed at home all weekend

A

Noi siamo rimasti a casa tutto il fine settimana

Rimanere = to stay/remain (irregular = rimasto/a/i/e)

28
Q

You (plural) were born

A

Voi siete nate

Nascere = born (irregular = nato/a/i/e)

29
Q

Did you like the movie?

A

vi è piaciuto il film?

Piacere = piaciuto/a/i/e

30
Q

The students went to the museum

A

Gli studenti sono andati al museo

Andare = andato/a/i/e

31
Q

You returned home

A

(Tu) sei tornato a casa

Tornare = tornato/a/i/e

32
Q

You (plural, male) really stayed in the pool all day?

A

Davvero siete rimasti in piscina tutto il giorno?

Rimasto / a / i / e = to stay/remain

33
Q

The uncle of carla went on vacation in paris

A

lo zio di carla è andato in vacanza a parigi

Andare = andato/a/i/e

34
Q

My little sisters fell from a tree

A

Le mie sorelline sono cadute da un albero

cadere = to fall (caduto/a/i/e)

35
Q

I stayed in the library to study

A

Io sono rimasto in biblioteca a studiare

Rimanere = irregular rimasto/a/i/e

36
Q

The tickets for the opera cost two hundred euro

A

I biglietti per l’opera sono costati duecentro euro.

Costare = costato/a/i/e (to cost)

37
Q

We got off the train together

A

Noi siamo scese dal treno insieme

Scendere = to get off = sceso/a/i/e

38
Q

I was sick last saturday

A

Io sono stata male sabato scorso

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

39
Q

His granddaughter was born last year

A

Sua nipote è nata l’anno scorso

Nascere = born (irregular = nato/a/i/e)

40
Q

I went downtown

A

Io sono andato in centro

Andare = andato/a/i/e

41
Q

We stayed in the ice cream shop

A

Noi abiamo restati nella gelateria

Restare = Restato/a/i/e

42
Q

They (male) entered

A

(loro) sono entrati

Entrare = entrato/a/i/e

43
Q

Tommaso liked her

A

a Tommaso piaceva

Piacere = piaciuto/a/i/e

44
Q

We returned there

A

Siamo tornati lì

Tornare = tornato/a/i/e

45
Q

It was a fun afternoon!

A

È stato un pomeriggio divertente

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

46
Q

To fall

(4 forms of past participle)

A

cadere
“fell”

Caduto
Caduta
Caduti
Cadute

47
Q

To cost
To be worth

(4 forms of past participle)

A

Costare
(cost / past tense)
(was worth / past tense)

Costato
Costata
Costati
Costate

48
Q

To enter

A

Entrare
“entered”

Entrato
Entrata
Entrati
Entrate

49
Q

To climb
To go up
To get on (bus/train)

(4 forms of past participle)

A

Salire
“climbed”
“went up”

Salito
Salita
Saliti
Salite

*can be used with essere or avere

50
Q

To go down
To get down

(4 forms of past participle)

A

Scendere
(got down)
(went down)

Sceso
Scesa
Scesi
Scese

*can be used with essere or avere

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