Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io gocciolo
- tu goccioli
- lui / lei gocciola
- noi goccioliamo
- voi gocciolate
- loro gocciolano
to drip
Regular -are verb, gerund gocciolando, past participle gocciolato, auxiliary avere.
Avere or essere
When the subject is what holds the liquid, gocciolare takes avere: il rubinetto ha gocciolato. When it is the liquid itself, essere: l'acqua è gocciolata.
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.