Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io mi specchio
- tu ti specchi
- lui / lei si specchia
- noi ci specchiamo
- voi vi specchiate
- loro si specchiano
to look in the mirror
Regular -are verb, gerund specchiandosi, past participle specchiato, auxiliary essere.
Mi, ti, si
The pronoun comes before the verb, mi specchio, and before the auxiliary: mi sono specchiato. It attaches to commands, specchiati, and to the infinitive and the gerund. A ban to tu has two orders: non specchiarti / non ti specchiare.
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.