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.
- j7 z& j) J% H8 b% k Here are a few examples of how the passato prossimo appears in Italian:" z; S e' r! k$ L
Ho appena chiamato. (I just called.)& J/ x) D# A, `2 s
Mi sono iscritto all'università quattro anni fa. (I entered the university four years ago.)
n" Y* v8 w2 q' p% z3 }8 L Questa mattina sono uscito presto. (This morning I left early.)
) |8 T! e: Z; y6 t7 s; T" F Il Petrarca ha scritto sonetti immortali. (Petrarca wrote enduring sonnets.): n8 u. d3 `0 Z! y, ~0 ?4 e/ b0 G
The following table lists some adverbial expressions that are often used with the passato prossimo:2 A/ I) \ q# `0 w* N# c% T6 ^/ F
COMMON ADVERBIAL EXPRESSIONS
" [6 ^6 {! c# h4 W1 c8 E- v ieri* e/ S% g. a6 O; Z# _
yesterday
. F H4 }' X) R ieri pomeriggio; {. |7 J! Z/ M
yesterday afternoon/ c- j1 z# ~, d$ P
ieri sera
4 [* l. g% N/ H' |* C+ B last night1 P. }8 D4 w! I$ z- L: T( O+ s
il mese scorso
1 s& X3 _% S" Z, k7 }7 Q$ | last month
1 n' q8 W2 A9 m! H5 L l'altro giorno, S8 H$ i* ^/ }& X+ b
the other day
9 f& h% k' J; J) c stamani' M) H" N- g% p! R+ J
this morning- {; K7 r3 i/ F0 h' ~; d0 b
tre giorni fa
8 m( x" ?+ {, v three days ago |
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