Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io passo
- tu passi
- lui / lei passa
- noi passiamo
- voi passate
- loro passano
to pass
Regular -are verb, gerund passando, past participle passato, auxiliary essere.
Avere or essere
Here passare takes essere: il tempo è passato. With a direct object it takes avere: ho passato l'esame.
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.