Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io siedo
- tu siedi
- lui / lei siede
- noi sediamo
- voi sedete
- loro siedono
to sit
Irregular verb, gerund sedendo, past participle seduto, auxiliary essere.
Two forms
The tables show the common forms, siedo, siederò, che io sieda. Also correct, but rarer: seggo, sederò, che io segga.
Passato remoto
The passato remoto has two series: sedetti, sedette, sedettero, shown here, and sedei, sedé, sederono, also correct but less common.
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.