Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io mi fermo
- tu ti fermi
- lui / lei si ferma
- noi ci fermiamo
- voi vi fermate
- loro si fermano
to stop
Regular -are verb, gerund fermandosi, past participle fermato, auxiliary essere.
Mi, ti, si
The pronoun comes before the verb, mi fermo, and before the auxiliary: mi sono fermato. It attaches to commands, fermati, and to the infinitive and the gerund. A ban to tu has two orders: non fermarti / non ti fermare.
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.