Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io lievito
- tu lieviti
- lui / lei lievita
- noi lievitiamo
- voi lievitate
- loro lievitano
to rise
Regular -are verb, gerund lievitando, past participle lievitato, auxiliary essere.
Avere or essere
Here lievitare takes essere: l'impasto è lievitato. With a direct object it takes avere: ha lievitato l'impasto.
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.