Learn how to form the present perfect tense of third conjugation Italian verbs
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Consuelo: Ciao |
| Marco: Marco here. Absolute Beginner Season 1, Lesson 19 – Haven’t You Done Enough Italian Work Today? |
| Consuelo: Hello, everyone. I’m Consuelo and welcome to ItalianPod101.com. |
| Marco: With us, you learn to speak Italian with fun and effective lessons. |
| Consuelo: We also provide you with cultural insights. |
| Marco: And tips you won’t find in a textbook. In today’s class, we will focus on the passato prossimo tense, present perfect, of third conjugation -ire verbs. |
| Consuelo: This conversation takes place at Alessio and Melissa workplace. |
| Marco: It’s between Alessio, Ilaria, and Melissa. |
| Consuelo: The speakers are friends. Therefore, they will be speaking informally. |
| Marco: Let’s listen to the conversation. |
Lesson conversation |
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| Ilaria: Oggi è venerdì. |
| Melissa: Scrivo questa e-mail e ho finito. |
| (Alessio entra nella stanza.) |
| Alessio: Ragazze, dopo il lavoro andiamo a bere un aperitivo, venite? |
| Ilaria: Va bene, offri tu? |
| Alessio: Volentieri! |
| Melissa: Allora vengo anche io! |
| Marco: Let’s hear it slowly now. |
| Ilaria: Oggi è venerdì. |
| Melissa: Scrivo questa e-mail e ho finito. |
| (Alessio entra nella stanza.) |
| Alessio: Ragazze, dopo il lavoro andiamo a bere un aperitivo, venite? |
| Ilaria: Va bene, offri tu? |
| Alessio: Volentieri! |
| Melissa: Allora vengo anche io! |
| Marco: And now with a translation. |
| Ilaria Oggi è venerdì. |
| Marco Today is Friday. |
| Melissa Scrivo questa e-mail e ho finito. |
| Marco I write this e-mail and I've finished. |
| (Alessio entra nella stanza.) |
| Marco(Alessio enters the room.) |
| Alessio Ragazze, dopo il lavoro andiamo a bere un aperitivo, venite? |
| Marco Girls, we're going to drink an aperitif after work, are you coming? |
| Ilaria Va bene, offri tu? |
| Marco All right, is it your treat? |
| Alessio Volentieri! |
| Marco With pleasure! |
| Melissa Allora vengo anche io! |
| Marco In that case, I'm coming too! |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Marco: Consuelo, "aperitivo" is the Italian happy hour, right? |
| Consuelo: Yes, that's just another of our traditions… |
| Marco: Another occasion to enjoy food and drinks! |
| Consuelo: Yes, it's very popular nowadays. When drinking "aperitivo," Italians chat at the bar with friends or colleagues while enjoying a cocktail or eating chips… |
| Marco: What drink do you suggest? |
| Consuelo: I heartily recommend the so-called "spritz." |
| Marco: Ah, it's famous! |
| Consuelo: Spritz is a mix of Aperol or Campari blended with Prosecco or Spumante. |
| Marco: Sounds good. |
| Consuelo: It comes from the region of Veneto, but it became a national phenomenon in the last few years. |
| Marco: Thank you for your advice, Consuelo! |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Marco: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. The first word we shall see is… |
| Consuelo venerdì [natural native speed] |
| Marco Friday |
| Consuelo venerdì [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Consuelo venerdì [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Consuelo dopo [natural native speed] |
| Marco after, afterwards, later |
| Consuelo dopo [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Consuelo dopo [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Consuelo bere [natural native speed] |
| Marco to drink |
| Consuelo bere [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Consuelo bere [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Consuelo aperitivo [natural native speed] |
| Marco aperitif |
| Consuelo aperitivo [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Consuelo aperitivo [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Consuelo offrire [natural native speed] |
| Marco to offer, to pay |
| Consuelo offrire [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Consuelo offrire [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Consuelo volentieri [natural native speed] |
| Marco willingly, gladly, sure, with pleasure |
| Consuelo volentieri [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Consuelo volentieri [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES |
| Marco: Consuelo, what words are we studying today? |
| Consuelo: The Italian "giorni della settimana." |
| Marco: "Weekdays." |
| Consuelo: Yes, Marco "giorni" is the plural form of "giorno." |
| Marco: "Day." |
| Consuelo: …and "settimana" means… |
| Marco: "Week." |
| Consuelo: Okay, let's start from… |
| Marco: Thursday! |
| Consuelo: No, hey, come on. Let's start in the conventional way, from Monday… |
| Marco: Ah ah, as you prefer! Go ahead! |
| Consuelo: "Lunedì." |
| Marco: "Monday." |
| Consuelo: "Martedì." |
| Marco: "Tuesday." |
| Consuelo: "Mercoledì." |
| Marco: "Wednesday." |
| Consuelo: "Giovedì." |
| Marco: "Thursday." |
| Consuelo: "Venerdì." |
| Marco: "Friday." |
| Consuelo: "Sabato." |
| Marco: "Saturday." |
| Consuelo: "Domenica." |
| Marco: "Sunday." |
| Consuelo: I have a question for our listeners. "Che giorno è oggi?" |
| Marco: "What day is today?" |
Lesson focus |
| Consuelo: Let's take a look at today's grammar point. |
| Marco: In today's lesson, we focus on the "passato prossimo" tense, present perfect, of the third conjugation "-ire" verbs. |
| Consuelo: The "passato prossimo" is used for actions or events that were completed in the past. |
| Marco: In previous lessons, we explained how to form it. |
| Consuelo: Okay, Marco, it's never enough, let's say it again! |
| Marco: Sure. Take the present indicative of the auxiliary verbs "essere" or "avere"… |
| Consuelo: and add the past participle of the main verb. |
| Marco: It is better to look the verb up in a dictionary to find its past participle and which auxiliary verb we need to use. |
| Consuelo: Please remember that when "avere" is the auxiliary verb, the past participle always ends in "-o" regardless of the subject of the verb. |
| Marco: On the other hand, the past participle of verbs requiring "essere" changes the ending according to the gender and number of the subject. It simply behaves like an adjective. |
| Consuelo: Let's see some examples with "-ire" verbs conjugated at the first singular person "io"… |
| Marco: Good idea! |
| Consuelo: "Io sono partito/a." |
| Marco: "I have left" or "I left." |
| Consuelo: "Io sono salito/-a." |
| Marco: "I have got on" or "I got on." |
| Consuelo: "Io sono venuto/a." |
| Marco: "I have come" or "I came." Let's continue with those "-ire" verbs that need the auxiliary "avere." |
| Consuelo: "Io ho capito." |
| Marco: "I have understood" or "I understood." |
| Consuelo: "Io ho dormito." |
| Marco: "I have slept" or "I slept." |
| Consuelo: "Io ho aperto." |
| Marco: "I have opened" or "I opened." |
| Consuelo: In the dialogue, Melissa uses the verb "finire." |
| Marco: "To finish." Consuelo, let's see the full conjugation of this verb. |
| Consuelo: Okay, let's start with "io ho finito." |
| Marco: "I have finished" or "I finished." |
| Consuelo: "Tu hai finito." |
| Marco: "You have finished" or "you finished." |
| Consuelo: "Lui/lei ha finito." |
| Marco: "He/she has finished" or "he/she finished." |
| Consuelo: "Noi abbiamo finito." |
| Marco: "We have finished" or "we finished." |
| Consuelo: "Voi avete finito." |
| Marco: "You have finished" or "you finished." |
| Consuelo: "Loro hanno finito." |
| Marco: "They have finished" or "they finished." |
| Consuelo: So, Marco, "abbiamo finito?" |
| Marco: Yes, "we've finished" for today! |
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