Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io cresco
- tu cresci
- lui / lei cresce
- noi cresciamo
- voi crescete
- loro crescono
to grow
Irregular verb, gerund crescendo, past participle cresciuto, auxiliary essere.
Avere or essere
Here crescere takes essere: i bambini sono cresciuti. With a direct object it takes avere: ha cresciuto tre figli.
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.