The Past Tense (Il Passato Prossimo) Flashcards
Conjugate avere
Ho Hai Ha Abbiamo Avete Hanno
Conjugate essere
Sono Sei È Siamo Siete Sono
When do you use essere?
If you can’t put a noun straight after the verb
With reflexive verbs
What is the past participle of -are verbs?
-ato / -ata
What is the past participle of -ere verbs?
-uto / -uta
What is the past participle of -ire verbs?
-ito / -ita
What is the past participle of restare? (regular)
Sono restato
What is the past participle of ricevere? (regular)
Ho ricevuto
What is the past participle of partire? (regular)
Sono partito
With what verb does the gender of the past participle have to agree with the subject?
Essere
The children arrived
I bambini sono arrivati
Past participle of dire
Ho detto
Past participle of bere
Ho bevuto
Past participle of chiedere
Ho chiesto
Past participle of chiudere
Ho chiuso
Past participle of correggere
Ho corretto
Past participle of correre
Ho corso
Past participle of cuocere
Ho cuoco