When do I use the auxiliary verb "essere" and when "avere" in compound tenses?
When building a compound tense it is necessary to use the auxiliar "essere" when the verb is a reflexive verb, and/or when the verb is intransitive ( it cannot take a direct object). It is instead necessary to use the auxiliary verb "avere" when the verb is transitive and non-reflexive
AB
Related Italian A Level answers
All answers ▸How do I answer a question in the writing part of the exam?
Periodo ipotetico: how to use different tenses in the hypotetical phrases?
when should I use the subjunctive in Italian?
How should I approach a long piece of writing to be able to answer questions about it?