Language/Italian/Grammar/Trapassato-Prossimo/sv
Trapassato Prossimo[redigera | redigera wikitext]
Trapassato Prossimo is a compound tense in Italian that is commonly used to express an action that took place in the past before another past event. In Swedish, this tense is known as "förgånget perfekt". In this lesson, we will learn how to form and use the Trapassato Prossimo tense in Italian.
Formation[redigera | redigera wikitext]
To form the Trapassato Prossimo tense in Italian, you need to conjugate the auxiliary verb "essere" or "avere" in the imperfetto tense and add the past participle of the main verb.
Below are the conjugations for "essere" and "avere" in the imperfetto tense:
Person | Avere | Essere |
---|---|---|
Io | avevo | ero |
Tu | avevi | eri |
Lui/lei | aveva | era |
Noi | avevamo | eravamo |
Voi | avevate | eravate |
Loro | avevano | erano |
Below are some examples of how to form the Trapassato Prossimo tense:
- Io avevo mangiato. (I had eaten.)
- Tu eri andato/a. (You had gone.)
- Lui/lei aveva visto. (He/she had seen.)
- Noi eravamo rimasti/e. (We had stayed.)
- Voi avevate parlato. (You had talked.)
- Loro erano partiti/e. (They had left.)
Note: The past participle of the verb "essere" is "stato/stata/stati/state".
Usage[redigera | redigera wikitext]
The Trapassato Prossimo tense is used to describe an action that occurred before another past action. It is often used in combination with the passato prossimo tense to give a more detailed description of events that happened in the past.
Below are some examples of how to use the Trapassato Prossimo tense in Italian:
- Quando arrivai a casa, mio marito era già andato al lavoro. (When I arrived home, my husband had already gone to work.)
- Il film era già iniziato quando siamo arrivati al cinema. (The movie had already started when we arrived at the cinema.)
- Quando mi svegliai, la mia famiglia aveva già fatto colazione. (When I woke up, my family had already had breakfast.)
Irregular Past Participles[redigera | redigera wikitext]
Some verbs have irregular past participles in Italian. Below are some examples:
Infinitive | Past participle |
---|---|
Bere | Bevuto |
Fare | Fatto |
Scrivere | Scritto |
Vedere | Visto |
Exercise[redigera | redigera wikitext]
Conjugate the following verbs in the Trapassato Prossimo tense:
1. Io (andare) a Roma. 2. Tu (fare) la spesa. 3. Lui (prendere) il treno. 4. Noi (mangiare) la pizza. 5. Voi (leggere) un libro. 6. Loro (uscire) con gli amici.
Conclusion[redigera | redigera wikitext]
In this lesson, we learned how to form and use the Trapassato Prossimo tense in Italian. We also practiced conjugating some verbs in this tense to reinforce our understanding of its usage. Keep practicing and you will soon master this tense!
Andra lektioner[redigera | redigera wikitext]
- 0 till A1-kurs → Grammatik → Passato Prossimo
- Complete 0 to A1 Italienskakurs → Grammatik → Trapassato Remoto
- 0 till A1-kurs → Grammatik → Imperfekt tid
- 0 till A1 Kurs → Grammatik → Betingat Subjunktiv
- 0 till A1-kurs → Grammatik → Condizionale Presente
- 0 till A1-kurs → Grammatik → Italienska alfabetet
- 0 till A1 Kurs → Grammatik → Present Subjunktiv
- 0 till A1-kurs → Grammatik → Presenttid av oregelbundna verb
- 0 till A1 kurs → Grammatik → Adjektiv och Adverb
- 0 till A1 Kurs → Grammatik → Presens av regelbundna verb
- 0 till A1 kurs → Grammatik → Enkel förfluten subjunktiv
- 0 till A1-kurs → Grammatik → Futuro Semplice
- 0 till A1-kurs → Grammatik → Imperativform
- 0 to A1 Course