The passato prossimo—grammatically referred to as the present perfect—is a compound tense (tempo composto) that expresses a fact or action that happened in the recent past or that occurred long ago but still has ties to the present.( K# c0 z# \4 q
Here are a few examples of how the passato prossimo appears in Italian:
3 K' O& g5 b) B9 I$ v Ho appena chiamato. (I just called.)" O% L2 P' j2 {& p* G- E" Q, e! s
Mi sono iscritto all'università quattro anni fa. (I entered the university four years ago.)
' z; K1 |# |/ t/ v$ A% x+ H0 \ Questa mattina sono uscito presto. (This morning I left early.)
0 W2 O, h0 {" K3 ~; s3 {4 [% r Il Petrarca ha scritto sonetti immortali. (Petrarca wrote enduring sonnets.), x+ \0 S4 ~, T# [$ D) ?
The following table lists some adverbial expressions that are often used with the passato prossimo:4 w1 m$ e: A4 B' b0 ]2 Z
COMMON ADVERBIAL EXPRESSIONS
2 ~+ j$ ]/ \4 w1 |0 T$ g" R ieri! n" m7 V" H# D
yesterday& p% H4 J, B x, l, Q' [
ieri pomeriggio
2 Z9 S( L6 G9 J ? yesterday afternoon
* Q3 B! A, T% c7 P2 v0 r ieri sera& c- y$ V& E5 }* f2 u0 E5 s
last night) m! [( i7 B) b# n' U
il mese scorso
6 _$ V- J( W8 g4 d: V( e) ` last month
0 O0 b/ ^: P& @( p/ g7 X% F l'altro giorno% V2 ^& ^+ [3 X
the other day
* ^* I: ?1 Q" I0 }: q/ c' J stamani
8 I3 c; _: G: g! f8 y/ a7 h this morning0 C/ }" [* z& F# E: e2 Q
tre giorni fa4 Z) c7 W8 m- @( U. U0 ]; i' M3 g4 }
three days ago |
发表于 2012-8-17 13:41:37
