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What are the two auxiliary verbs in Italian grammar?

The 2 auxiliary verbs are essere (to be) and avere (to have).
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How do I approach an Italian text?

Read the whole text first, then underline the key words related to it. If there is an exercise section underneath make sure you read all the questions first. Although Italians tend to use a lot of words, jus...
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Da chi e' composta la tua famiglia? (who is in your family?)

la mia famiglia e' composta da mia madre, mio padre e il mio cane.
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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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