The past tense

Question 1

Which verb is used to turn verbs into the past tense?

Answer 1

Have - avere

Question 2

I visited

Answer 2

Ho (I have) visitato (visit+ato)

Question 3

To ask a question in italian you only have to raised your voice at the end of the sentence! eg you have visited rome?

Answer 3

Ha (you have) visitato (visited) Roma?

io ho
tu hai
lui, lei ha
noi abbiamo
voi avete
loro hanno

Question 4

in Italian, the words for “I”, “he”, “she”, “you”, “we” and “they” do not always need
to be included in a sentence in the way they would be in English.

In fact, they tend to be left out. If you do include one of these words, however, such as the word for “I”, which is io, it simply makes the sentence far more emphatic

Question 5

I have not prepared the cafe

You have not -

Answer 5

Non ho (i have not) preparato (prepared) il caffe

Non ha

Question 6

For you
For me

Answer 6

Per (for) Lei (you)
Per me

Question 7

I have
you have
she has
He has

We have
You all have
They have

Answer 7

Ho
Ha (?Hai informal)
Ha
Ha

Abbiamo
Avete
Hanno (“ano”)

Question 8

Words that end in -ation (eg decoration) can be altered to form past tense (I have ____ )

minus -ation and add -ato

Answer 8

preparato

Question 9

I have formed

Answer 9

Ho formato

Question 10

The villa

Answer 10

La villa

Question 11

the piazza

Answer 11

La piazza

Question 12

The cake

Answer 12

La torta

Question 13

I have decorated the cake, I
decorated the cake, I did decorate the cake. In Italian, these are all expressed in the same
way, simply as: “I have decorated the cake”, which in Italian is: Ho decorato la torta.
The above three sentences can therefore be served by the same single tense in Italian.

Question 14

a petition

Answer 14

Una petizione

Minus -ition from petition, leaving pet- and then plus -izione, giving petizione

Question 15

You have decorated the cake (formal)
You have decorated the cake (informal)

Answer 15

Ha decorate la torta
Hai decorato la torta

Question 16

“You” in italian

Answer 16

As you may have noticed above, there are several words that mean “you”
in Italian.

Lei means “you” when you are talking to just one person. It is the formal word for
“you”, meaning that it is polite and is what you will use when you first meet someone;
it is the most important one to learn.

Tu is also used for talking to just one person but it is for use with family, close friends
and for talking to children. It is the informal word for “you”. English speakers often do
not know when it is appropriate to start using tu with Italian speakers. The rule-of thumb is: don’t use it first! Wait until a native speaker initiates it with you and then it should be all right to use it back.

Voi means “you” when you are talking to more than one person – it is the plural ➜ 1
“you”. You can use this with any group of people, whether you know them well or not