Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io sto
- tu stai
- lui / lei sta
- noi stiamo
- voi state
- loro stanno
to stay, to be
Irregular verb, gerund stando, past participle stato, auxiliary essere.
sta' / stai
The command to tu is sta' / stai. Before a pronoun the short form doubles its consonant: stammi vicino. Gli does not double it: stagli vicino.
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.