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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 be...
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Answered by Romila S. • Italian tutor
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How do you form the passive form of verbs?

You need to combine the auxiliary form of the verb 'essere' with a past participle.
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What is the difference between the passato prossmo/remoto and the imperfetto?

The passato prossimo or passato remoto are used for an action that occured only once or at a specific time, whereas the imperfetto is used for actions that occured repeatedly.
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What is the difference between the passato prossimo and the passato remoto?

The passato prossimo is used to describe a more recent past while the passato remoto is used to describe a distant or historic past. Nowadays in daily conversation the passato prossimo is often used in subst...
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What is respiration?

Respiration is the process by which people (and other organisms) break down glucose (from sugars and charbohydrates in their food) in order to release energy. This process requires oxygen which we breath in....
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