Your mission
Say what you did with the passato prossimo, choosing avere or essere correctly.
You should be able to do this from memory, without a hint, in a familiar situation.
- A2
- About 12 minutes
- 01Learn
Activity 01 · Orientation
Build the idea
Start with the essential idea and connect it to language you can use.
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The passato prossimo is Italian's everyday past tense — used for anything finished, whether it happened an hour ago or thirty years ago.
Like French, it's built from a helper verb plus a participle, and picking the right helper is what takes practice.