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Trapassato Prossimo

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

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

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

Some verbs have irregular past participles in Italian. Below are some examples:

Infinitive	Past participle
Bere	Bevuto
Fare	Fatto
Scrivere	Scritto
Vedere	Visto

Exercise

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

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!

Innehållsförteckning - Italienskakurs - 0 till A1

• Kurspresentation

Introduktion till italienska språket

• Italienska alfabetet
• Substantiv och artiklar
• Presens av regelbundna verb
• Adjektiv och adverb
• Presens av oregelbundna verb

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Vardagsuttryck

• Hälsningar och introduktioner
• Mat och dryck
• Transport
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Italiensk kultur och tradition

• Italienska regioner och städer
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Preteritum och futurum

• Passato Prossimo
• Futuro Semplice
• Imperfekt form
• Condizionale Presente

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Socialt och arbetsliv

• Familj och relationer
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Italiensk litteratur och film

• Kända italienska författare och poeter
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Konjunktiv och imperativstil

• Presens subjunktiv
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Sammanfogade tempus

• Trapassato Prossimo
• Trapassato Remoto
• Futuro Anteriore
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• Mode och design
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