EPISODE #4 | BEGINNER LEVEL

When to use passato prossimo and imperfetto

In this episode we learn about the two main types of past tense in Italian: passato prossimo and imperfetto. Their use is not interchangeable, and here we cover when to use one or the other.

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Click here to listen to episode #14 covering how to conjugate verbs in Italian.

Click here to listen to episode #1 covering how to choose between essere and avere in the passato prossimo.

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