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.
& j* b* @' J x3 \ Here are a few examples of how the passato prossimo appears in Italian:
, \1 |& N9 R1 j1 t7 d! X5 g Ho appena chiamato. (I just called.)/ U' q3 W9 z$ t& J
Mi sono iscritto all'università quattro anni fa. (I entered the university four years ago.)
8 s* p# q8 x5 E' o7 ~* R U Questa mattina sono uscito presto. (This morning I left early.)
& B8 L! g$ r% v% l+ C" d- U# o9 R! b Il Petrarca ha scritto sonetti immortali. (Petrarca wrote enduring sonnets.)- A" [# y$ U% K; K) d* y
The following table lists some adverbial expressions that are often used with the passato prossimo:
n2 r# g, T/ ~& j0 y( q+ G COMMON ADVERBIAL EXPRESSIONS5 ? I1 y: J. A% Y
ieri
& }0 d: G1 [* T1 s yesterday
& @6 p& l5 Y {* }5 Z ieri pomeriggio
* E8 x: d' T$ S4 b& G1 K8 p yesterday afternoon b; X2 k# E5 O5 |% E
ieri sera1 W/ n: |2 D, q4 k" p
last night1 b) {0 o7 O7 ]- \
il mese scorso" S' B. g* A) t
last month& t" L* r: S1 d7 F2 p) B' ]5 c/ i
l'altro giorno1 ^ C2 }0 B8 l& B& |+ Y
the other day& X& u( {# z' Y
stamani( [; P1 p5 g" `, p" y
this morning
; F1 C% `! \0 P3 K7 D) o0 A tre giorni fa3 i/ _& R" Y0 f5 M+ ?% e/ T& P
three days ago |
发表于 2012-8-17 13:41:37
