Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io mi asciugo
- tu ti asciughi
- lui / lei si asciuga
- noi ci asciughiamo
- voi vi asciugate
- loro si asciugano
to dry oneself
Regular verb, ch, gh before e and i, gerund asciugandosi, past participle asciugato, auxiliary essere.
Mi, ti, si
The pronoun comes before the verb, mi asciugo, and before the auxiliary: mi sono asciugato. It attaches to commands, asciugati, and to the infinitive and the gerund. A ban to tu has two orders: non asciugarti / non ti asciugare.
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.