Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io faccio
- tu fai
- lui / lei fa
- noi facciamo
- voi fate
- loro fanno
to do, to make
Irregular verb, gerund facendo, past participle fatto, auxiliary avere.
fa' / fai
The command to tu is fa' / fai. Before a pronoun the short form doubles its consonant: fallo. Gli does not double it: fagli.
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.