passato prossimo

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At the bottom of this page are all of the verbs used in this exercise, including the ones with irregular past participles.

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Al presente:  Oggi... (use the regular present indicative,)	Al passato prossimo:  Ieri... (use passato prossimo with avere)
I’ll wash (I’m washing) the dishes. lavare	I washed the dishes
I’m putting my keys here. mettere	I put my keys here.
I’m having (taking) a salad. prendere	I had a salad.
I’m trying the wine. provare	I tried the wine
I’m listening to the song. ascoltare	I listened to the song.
I remember the number. ricordare	I remembered the number.
I’m doing the grocery shopping. fare	I did the grocery shopping.
I’m holding the glass. tenere	I held the glass.
I’m helping Cinzia. aiutare	I helped Cinzia.
I see you. vedere	I saw you.
I’m walking. camminare	I walked.
I’m having breakfast. fare colazione	I had breakfast.

 

Oggi, tu...	Ieri, tu...
Are you looking for the station? cercare	Did you look for the station?
When are you calling Silvio? chiamare	When did you call Silvio?
You sing well. cantare	You sang well.
Are you preparing dinner? preparare	Did you prepare dinner?
Are you opening the door? aprire	Did you open the door?
Are you finding the shoes? trovare	Did you find the shoes?
Are you forgetting something? dimenticare	Did you forget something?
What are you reading? leggere	What did you read?
Do you have something to eat? avere	Did you have something to eat?
What are you studying? studiare	What did you study?
What are you ordering? ordinare	What did you order?

 

Oggi, Lei, lui, lei...	Ieri, Lei, lui, lei...
What is he eating? mangiare	What did he eat?
What are you eating, signora? mangiare	What did you eat, signora?
She knows Daniela. conoscere	She met Daniela.
She’s paying for dinner. pagare	She paid for dinner.
He’s playing the guitar. (suonare)	He played the guitar.
Who’s watching TV? (guardare la tv)	Who watched TV?
Who is meeting Maurizio? incontrare	Who met Maurizio?
Who is writing the letter?  scrivere	Who wrote the letter?
You dance very well, signora. ballare	You danced very well signora.
He’s spending a lot of money. spendere	He spent a lot of money.
Signor Conti, are you starting a new job? cominciare	Signor Conti, did you start a new job?

 

Oggi, noi...	Ieri, noi...
What are we learning? imparare	What did we learn?
What are we bringing? portare	What did we bring?
We are putting the room in order. (mettere in ordine)	We put the room in order.
We are telling some jokes. (raccontare delle barzellette)	We told some jokes.
We are thinking of going. pensare	We thought of going.
We are drinking some water. bevere	We drank some water.
We are finishing. finire	We finished.
Why are we leaving our suitcases there? lasciare	Why did we leave our suitcases there?
Every (ogni) morning, we lose the passports. perdere	We lost the passports.
Why don’t we talk? parlare	Why didn’t we talk?

 

Oggi, voi...	Ieri, voi...
Are you making some polenta?  fare	Did you make some polenta?
Are you taking the train to Rome? prendere	Did you take the train to Rome?
Are you having lunch? avere	Did you have lunch?
Are you waiting for your friends? aspettare	Did you wait for your friends?
Are you giving Mario a present? dare	Did you give Mario a present?
Do you understand? capire	Did you understand?
Do you know her name? sapere	Did you find out her name?
Are you deciding? decidere	Did you decide?
Why are you buying that? comprare	Why did you buy that?

 

Oggi, loro...	Ieri, loro...
They are following us. seguire	They followed us.
They receive the letter. ricevere	They received the letter.
They are starting to eat. (cominciare a mangiare)	They started to eat.
They are smiling. sorrire	They smiled.
They prefer to walk. camminare	They preferred to walk.
They are laughing. ridere	They laughed.
They are taking a walk. (fare una passeggiata)	They took a walk.
They are playing cards. (giocare a carte)	They played cards.
They admire that author. ammirare	They admired that author.
They are stopping smoking. (smettere di fumare)	They stopped smoking.
They rent a house. (affittare)	They rented a house.
They rent a car. (noleggiare)	They rented a car.
Where are they working? lavorare	Where did they work?
They cross the street. (attraversare)	They crossed the street.

 

Here is a list of all the verbs in this exercise, including the irregular participles.

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io

lavare

mettere messo

prendere preso

provare

ascoltare

ricordare

fare fatto

tenere

aiutare

vedere veduto (reg) visto (irreg)

camminare

fare fatto

 

tu

cercare

chiamare

cantare

preparare

aprire aperto

trovare

dimenticare

leggere letto

avere

studiare

ordinare

 

Lei lui lei

mangiare

mangiare

conoscere

pagare

suonare

guardare

incontrare

scrivere scritto

ballare

spendere speso

cominciare

 

noi

imparare

portare

mettere messo

raccontare

pensare

bere bevuto

finire

lasciare

perdere perso (irreg) perduto (reg)

parlare

 

voi

fare fatto

prendere preso

pranzare

aspettare

dare

capire

sapere

decidere deciso

comprare

 

loro

seguire

ricevere

cominciare

sorridere sorriso

preferire

ridere riso

fare fatto

giocare

ammirare

smettere smesso

affittare

noleggiare

lavorare

attraversare