Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io mi proteggo
- tu ti proteggi
- lui / lei si protegge
- noi ci proteggiamo
- voi vi proteggete
- loro si proteggono
to protect oneself
Irregular verb, gerund proteggendosi, past participle protetto, auxiliary essere.
Mi, ti, si
The pronoun comes before the verb, mi proteggo, and before the auxiliary: mi sono protetto. It attaches to commands, proteggiti, and to the infinitive and the gerund. A ban to tu has two orders: non proteggerti / non ti proteggere.
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.