Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io colo
- tu coli
- lui / lei cola
- noi coliamo
- voi colate
- loro colano
to drip
Regular -are verb, gerund colando, past participle colato, auxiliary essere.
Avere or essere
Here colare takes essere: il miele è colato. With a direct object it takes avere: ha colato la pasta.
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.