Regular Past Participles w/ Avere Flashcards
When do you use “Avere” for passato prossimo (past tense)?
What 2 questions do you ask?
When the verb is “transitive” = the action is going onto something or someone else.
1) What
2) Who
What does a “transitive” verb mean?
What 2 questions are answered?
The action goes onto something or someone else
Answers “What” or “Who”
If a regular verb ends in -ARE, what is it’s past participle?
-ATO
If a regular verb ends in -ERE, what is it’s past participle?
-UTO
If a regular verb ends in -IRE, what is it’s past participle?
-ITO
When using compound verb forms, where do common adverbs of time go in the sentence?
Ex: mai, sempre, ancora
BETWEEN avere & the past participle
We spoke
(noi) abbiamo parlato
(parlare)
You bought (sing, informal)
(tu) hai comprato
(comprare)
Did you look for (sing, informal)
(tu) hai cercato
(cercare)
I found
(Io) ho trovato
(trovare)
You (plur) preferred
(voi) avete preferito
(preferire)
They found
(loro) hanno trovoto
(trovare)
We brought
(noi) abbiamo portato
(portare)
I paid
(io) ho pagato
(pa-gat-oh)
g=”go”
(pagare)
They swam
(loro) hanno nuotato
(new-ah-TAH-toe)
(nuotare)
