Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io cambio
- tu cambi
- lui / lei cambia
- noi cambiamo
- voi cambiate
- loro cambiano
to change
Regular -are verb, gerund cambiando, past participle cambiato, auxiliary avere.
Avere or essere
Here cambiare takes avere: ho cambiato i mobili. Without a direct object it takes essere: la città è cambiata.
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.