Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io scendo
- tu scendi
- lui / lei scende
- noi scendiamo
- voi scendete
- loro scendono
to descend
Irregular verb, gerund scendendo, past participle sceso, auxiliary essere.
Avere or essere
Here scendere takes essere: siamo scesi lungo il sentiero. With a direct object it takes avere: ho sceso le scale.
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.