Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io affondo
- tu affondi
- lui / lei affonda
- noi affondiamo
- voi affondate
- loro affondano
to sink
Regular -are verb, gerund affondando, past participle affondato, auxiliary avere.
Avere or essere
Here affondare takes avere: ha affondato la nave. Without a direct object it takes essere: la nave è affondata.
Lei, the polite you, takes the form of lui / lei: Lei parla.
Enough to talk about now, your plans, and the past.
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
The everyday past for a finished action: avere or essere plus the participle.
Past habits, descriptions, and what was going on.