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Quale forma di governo ha lo stato italiano?

L'Italia è una repubblica democratica
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How do I form the trapassato prossimo (pluperfect) tense in Italian? When do I use it?

The pluperfect in Italian is a composite (or if you want to sound fancy, a periphrastic) tense, like the passato prossimo (e.g. ho finito , 'I have finished'), so we make it by combining an auxiliary verb wi...
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Can you explain me, with examples, what the CONGIUNTIVO tense is and how do you form it?

While we use the present indicative tense to talk about certainty and facts, we use the present subjunctive form after a verb or expression of emotion, opinion, desire, uncertainty or a command in the presen...
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When should you use ‘Imperfetto’ tense and when ‘Passato Prossimo’ one?

‘Imperfetto’ is used to describe actions and situations in the past, to describe something you used to do in the past and for simultaneous actions in the past. On the other hand, ‘Passato Prossimo’ is used t...
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When should you use the 'imperfetto' and when should you use the 'passato prossimo'?

The imperfetto (eg. facevo, era) is used for a continuous or repeated action or a description in the past. For example, if something happened everyday you would use the imperfetto, (eg. 'Ogni giorno mangiavo...
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