Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io mi oriento
- tu ti orienti
- lui / lei si orienta
- noi ci orientiamo
- voi vi orientate
- loro si orientano
to find one’s way
Regular -are verb, gerund orientandosi, past participle orientato, auxiliary essere.
Mi, ti, si
The pronoun comes before the verb, mi oriento, and before the auxiliary: mi sono orientato. It attaches to commands, orientati, and to the infinitive and the gerund. A ban to tu has two orders: non orientarti / non ti orientare.
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.