Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io mi zittisco
- tu ti zittisci
- lui / lei si zittisce
- noi ci zittiamo
- voi vi zittite
- loro si zittiscono
to fall silent
Regular -ire verb, -isc-, gerund zittendosi, past participle zittito, auxiliary essere.
Mi, ti, si
The pronoun comes before the verb, mi zittisco, and before the auxiliary: mi sono zittito. It attaches to commands, zittisciti, and to the infinitive and the gerund. A ban to tu has two orders: non zittirti / non ti zittire.
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.