The Passato Prossimo in Italian: Passato Prossimo, Essere and Avere
At a glance Formation: essere or avere in the present tense + past participle Regular endings: -ato (-are), -uto (-ere), -ito (-ire) With essere: the past participle agrees with the subject Pronominal verbs: always use essere Common pitfall: some verbs use a different auxiliary than in English The Italian present perfect tense, called passato prossimo, […]