Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io comincio
- tu cominci
- lui / lei comincia
- noi cominciamo
- voi cominciate
- loro cominciano
to begin
Regular verb, ci, gi lose their i, gerund cominciando, past participle cominciato, auxiliary essere.
Avere or essere
Here cominciare takes essere: la lezione è cominciata. With a direct object it takes avere: ho cominciato il libro.
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.