Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io mi copro
- tu ti copri
- lui / lei si copre
- noi ci copriamo
- voi vi coprite
- loro si coprono
to cover oneself
Regular verb, irregular participle, gerund coprendosi, past participle coperto, auxiliary essere.
Mi, ti, si
The pronoun comes before the verb, mi copro, and before the auxiliary: mi sono coperto. It attaches to commands, copriti, and to the infinitive and the gerund. A ban to tu has two orders: non coprirti / non ti coprire.
Passato remoto
The passato remoto has two series: coprii, coprì, coprirono, shown here, and copersi, coperse, copersero, also correct but less common.
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.