Passato Prossimo =
perfect tense
Es. Io ho parlato
=
I spoke/ I have spoken
Io ho portato
=
I’ve brought / I brought
Io ho passato 5 anni a Roma = I spent 5 years in Rome.
Formazione / Formation - For all the verbs that express
action;
the present of the verb “ avere” = to have + the past
participle of the verb.
For –ARE verbs, remove the –re and change it to -to
For –IRE verbs, remove the –re and change it to –to
•Ex Tu hai ascoltato la lezione - The verb is in the
perfect tense = passato prossimo
Look carefully, we have two part; the part 1.” hai” – it
is the present of the verb to have and the part 2.
“ascoltato” it is the past participle of the verb ascoltare.
The present of the verb to have +
Io ho
Tu hai
Lui/lei ha
Noi abbiamo
Voi avete
Loro hanno
Past participle
portato
ascoltato
comprato
passato
pagato
mangiato
The verb avere represent the form of the verb; the
past participle represent the meaning and the past
participle do not change passing from one person to
the other- this mean from io, tu, lui, lei etc.