Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io mi alzo
- tu ti alzi
- lui / lei si alza
- noi ci alziamo
- voi vi alzate
- loro si alzano
to get up
Regular -are verb, gerund alzandosi, past participle alzato, auxiliary essere.
Mi, ti, si
The pronoun comes before the verb, mi alzo, and before the auxiliary: mi sono alzato. It attaches to commands, alzati, and to the infinitive and the gerund. A ban to tu has two orders: non alzarti / non ti alzare.
Lei, the polite you, takes the form of lui / lei: Lei parla.
After essere, the participle agrees with the subject: andato, andata, andati, andate.
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.