Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io salto
- tu salti
- lui / lei salta
- noi saltiamo
- voi saltate
- loro saltano
to jump
Regular -are verb, gerund saltando, past participle saltato, auxiliary essere.
Avere or essere
Here saltare takes essere, for a movement to or from a place: è saltato sul divano. For the action itself it takes avere: ha saltato per un'ora.
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.