| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Ho (pause with a tap of the finger) la cena per tutta la famiglia. |
| Ho (pause with a tap of the finger) la cena per tutta la famiglia. |
| cucinato |
| cucinato |
| Ho cucinato la cena per tutta la famiglia. |
| Ho cucinato la cena per tutta la famiglia. |
| "I cooked dinner for the whole family." |
| We use cucinato in this sentence because cucinare is a regular -are verb. |
| With a regular verb that expresses an action as cucinare, we use the verb avere in the present - ho - and add the past participle cucinato, given by the base form of the verb cucin, plus the ending ato. |
| That gives us: ho cucinato — "I cooked." |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Marco ha (pause with a tap of the finger) il suo progetto ieri sera. |
| Marco ha (pause with a tap of the finger) il suo progetto ieri sera. |
| finito |
| finito |
| Marco ha finito il suo progetto ieri sera. |
| Marco ha finito il suo progetto ieri sera. |
| "Marco finished his project last night." |
| We use finito here because finire is a regular -ire verb. |
| We use the verb avere in the present, ha, plus the past participle finito given by the base of the verb finire, fin, and the ending ito. |
| So Marco ha finito means "Marco finished." |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Luisa ha (pause with a tap of the finger) alle sue parole. |
| Luisa ha (pause with a tap of the finger) alle sue parole. |
| creduto |
| creduto |
| Luisa ha creduto alle sue parole. |
| Luisa ha creduto alle sue parole. |
| "Luisa believed his words." |
| We use creduto in this sentence because credere is a regular -ere verb. |
| We use the verb avere in the present, ha, and the past participle creduto given by the base of the verb credere, cred, and the ending uto. |
| So Luisa ha creduto means "Luisa believed." |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| Ready? |
| Hai |
| Hai trovato |
| Hai trovato le |
| Hai trovato le chiavi |
| Hai trovato le chiavi della |
| Hai trovato le chiavi della macchina? |
| "Did you find the car keys?" |
| Hai trovato le chiavi della macchina? |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Avete (comprato or comprito) il pane e il latte? |
| Avete (comprato or comprito) il pane e il latte? |
| comprato |
| comprato |
| Avete comprato il pane e il latte? |
| "Did you (plural) buy the bread and the milk?" |
| Comprato is used here because comprare is a regular -are verb. |
| We use the present tense of avere — avete — and the past participle, comprato. |
| So avete comprato means "you bought." |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Hanno (visto or veduto) un bel film al cinema. |
| Hanno (visto or veduto) un bel film al cinema. |
| visto |
| visto |
| Hanno visto un bel film al cinema. |
| "They saw a nice movie at the cinema." |
| Visto is the correct answer because it's the past participle of vedere, which is irregular. |
| Even though vedere ends in -ere, the past participle is visto, not veduto. |
| Hanno visto means "they saw." |
| Let's translate some sentences into Italian. |
| Translate "I cleaned my room this morning." into Italian. |
| Ho, the first person singular present of the verb avere, meaning "I have," |
| followed by |
| pulito, the past participle of the regular verb pulire, meaning "cleaned," |
| next |
| la mia stanza, meaning "my room," |
| followed by |
| stamattina, meaning "this morning." |
| Ho pulito is used here because pulire is a regular -ire verb, and we use the past participle with avere + -ito. |
| Ho pulito la mia stanza stamattina. |
| Ho pulito la mia stanza stamattina. |
| "I cleaned my room this morning." |
| Translate "Lucia wrote a letter to her friend." into Italian. |
| Lucia, the subject, |
| followed by |
| ha, the third person singular present of the verb avere, meaning "has," |
| next |
| scritto, the past participle of the irregular verb scrivere, meaning "written," |
| followed by |
| una lettera, meaning "a letter," |
| next |
| alla sua amica, meaning "to her friend." |
| Ha scritto is used here because scrivere is an irregular verb, and we use avere plus the irregular past participle scritto. |
| Lucia ha scritto una lettera alla sua amica. |
| Lucia ha scritto una lettera alla sua amica. |
| "Lucia wrote a letter to her friend." |
| Translate "We received a reply from the hotel." into Italian. |
| Abbiamo, the first person plural present of the verb avere, meaning "we have," |
| next |
| ricevuto, the past participle of the regular verb ricevere, meaning "received," |
| followed by |
| una risposta, meaning "a reply," |
| next |
| dall'hotel, meaning "from the hotel." |
| Abbiamo ricevuto is used here because ricevere is a regular -ere verb, and we use avere + -uto to form the past participle. |
| Abbiamo ricevuto una risposta dall'hotel. |
| Abbiamo ricevuto una risposta dall'hotel. |
| "We received a reply from the hotel." |
| Listen to me as I speak. Which verb in the past participle form is used in the sentence? |
| Ho cucinato la cena per tutta la famiglia. |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Ho cucinato la cena per tutta la famiglia. |
| Did you hear, cucinato? |
| Cucinato, meaning "cooked," is the past participle of the regular -are verb cucinare. |
| We use ho, the present tense of avere, meaning "I have," together with cucinato to talk about a completed action in the past. |
| How about...? |
| Hanno visto un bel film al cinema. |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Hanno visto un bel film al cinema. |
| Did you hear, visto? |
| Visto, meaning "seen," is the past participle of the irregular verb vedere. |
| Here we use hanno + visto to talk about a completed past action. |
| Next… |
| Ho pulito la mia stanza stamattina. |
| One more time. |
| Ho pulito la mia stanza stamattina. |
| Did you hear, pulito? |
| Pulito, meaning "cleaned," is the past participle of the regular -ire verb pulire. |
| This sentence uses ho + pulito to say "I cleaned." |
| And... |
| Abbiamo ricevuto una risposta dall'hotel. |
| One more time. |
| Abbiamo ricevuto una risposta dall'hotel. |
| Did you hear, ricevuto? |
| Ricevuto, meaning "received," is the past participle of the regular -ere verb ricevere. |
| Here we use abbiamo + ricevuto to talk about a completed action. |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to give an account of past events and outcomes in Italian. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway. |
| A presto! |
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