Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io mi scaldo
- tu ti scaldi
- lui / lei si scalda
- noi ci scaldiamo
- voi vi scaldate
- loro si scaldano
to warm up
Regular -are verb, gerund scaldandosi, past participle scaldato, auxiliary essere.
Mi, ti, si
The pronoun comes before the verb, mi scaldo, and before the auxiliary: mi sono scaldato. It attaches to commands, scaldati, and to the infinitive and the gerund. A ban to tu has two orders: non scaldarti / non ti scaldare.
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.