Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io volo
- tu voli
- lui / lei vola
- noi voliamo
- voi volate
- loro volano
to fly
Regular -are verb, gerund volando, past participle volato, auxiliary essere.
Avere or essere
Here volare takes essere, for a movement to or from a place: sono volate verso sud. For the action itself it takes avere: ha volato per due ore.
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.