How do you decide whether to use 'essere' or 'avere' as an auxiliary verb?
There are certain general rules for these auxiliary verbs: verbs that take on a direct object usually use 'AVERE'. Instead verbs that do not take a direct object but rather refer to a movement or state of being usually use 'ESSERE'.
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