Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io mi tuffo
- tu ti tuffi
- lui / lei si tuffa
- noi ci tuffiamo
- voi vi tuffate
- loro si tuffano
to dive
Regular -are verb, gerund tuffandosi, past participle tuffato, auxiliary essere.
Mi, ti, si
The pronoun comes before the verb, mi tuffo, and before the auxiliary: mi sono tuffato. It attaches to commands, tuffati, and to the infinitive and the gerund. A ban to tu has two orders: non tuffarti / non ti tuffare.
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.