Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io cuocio
- tu cuoci
- lui / lei cuoce
- noi cuociamo
- voi cuocete
- loro cuociono
to cook
Irregular verb, gerund cuocendo, past participle cotto, auxiliary essere.
Avere or essere
Here cuocere takes essere: le verdure sono cotte. With a direct object it takes avere: ho cotto le verdure.
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.