Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io mi arriccio
- tu ti arricci
- lui / lei si arriccia
- noi ci arricciamo
- voi vi arricciate
- loro si arricciano
to curl
Regular verb, ci, gi lose their i, gerund arricciandosi, past participle arricciato, auxiliary essere.
Mi, ti, si
The pronoun comes before the verb, mi arriccio, and before the auxiliary: mi sono arricciato. It attaches to commands, arricciati, and to the infinitive and the gerund. A ban to tu has two orders: non arricciarti / non ti arricciare.
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.