Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io duro
- tu duri
- lui / lei dura
- noi duriamo
- voi durate
- loro durano
to last
Regular -are verb, gerund durando, past participle durato, auxiliary essere.
Avere or essere
Both are correct: la riunione è durata un'ora, la riunione ha durato un'ora. The tables use essere.
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.