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Italian Verb Forms: Tenses, Moods, and Non-Finite Constructions

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Summary

Italian verbs change form to show features such as person, number, tense, mood, and aspect. This lesson introduces the main infinitive classes and explains how the present tense works.

Some verbs ending in -ire insert -isc- in several present-tense forms, as in finire: finisco (I finish), finisci (you finish), finisce (he/she finishes), and finiscono (they finish). The infix is absent in finiamo and finite.

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How is the Italian passato prossimo formed?
Use a present-tense form of avere or essere with a past participle.
How does a past participle agree when essere is the auxiliary?
It agrees with the subject in gender and number.
What does the Italian imperfect commonly describe?
Past habits, ongoing actions, states, and background details.
How is the Italian past conditional formed?
Use the conditional of avere or essere with a past participle.
What is the function of the Italian gerund?
It functions adverbially and does not agree in gender or number.

Quiz questions

  1. Which type of Italian verb uses essere as its auxiliary in compound tenses?Answer: Reflexive verbs
  2. What meanings commonly prompt the use of the Italian subjunctive in a subordinate clause?Answer: Possibility, opinion, desire, or doubt
  3. Where does an object pronoun go in a familiar affirmative Italian command?Answer: Attached to the end of the verb
  4. What is the future stem of andare?Answer: andr-
  5. In which context is the Italian passato remoto especially associated with written use in many regions?Answer: Stories and historical narration

Based on the Wikipedia article Italian conjugation, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Adapted into a summary, flashcards and quizzes.

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