Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io dico
- tu dici
- lui / lei dice
- noi diciamo
- voi dite
- loro dicono
to say, to tell
Irregular verb, gerund dicendo, past participle detto, auxiliary avere.
di'
The command to tu is di'. Before a pronoun the short form doubles its consonant: dimmi. Gli does not double it: digli.
Lei, the polite you, takes the form of lui / lei: Lei parla.
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.