Q1 PT Review - Passato Prossimo vs Imperfetto — Recognition & Patterns

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Passato prossimo

completed event or action

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Imperfetto B.O.H.D (b o hd?)

background, ongoing habitual, or descriptive action

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Completed event

one finished occurrence

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Ongoing action

an action in progress

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Habitual action

an action that happened repeatedly

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Background

information that sets the scene

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Description

what something was like

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Age

usually imperfetto when stating how old someone was

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Weather

usually imperfetto when describing weather

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Time

usually imperfetto when stating the time

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Physical or emotional state

usually imperfetto for how someone felt

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Mentre

usually introduces an action in progress with imperfetto

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Mentre pattern

imperfetto action + passato prossimo event

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Imperfetto clues D.O.S.M.D. “Did other smiths make dolls?”

da piccolo, ogni domenica, sempre, mentre, and descriptions

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Passato prossimo clues I.D.L.S.C “I didn’t like solid colors.”

ieri, due anni fa, la settimana, scorsa stamattina, and completed events

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Specific time

not automatically passato prossimo

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Quando describing age

imperfetto

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Quando describing background

imperfetto

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Quando describing a completed event

passato prossimo

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Tense rule

choose based on what the verb is expressing not just the clue word

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Quando avevo 10 anni —> what verb, and what tense?

avevo, imperfetto

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Quando ho cominciato a giocare —> what verb, and what tense?

ho cominciato, passato prossimo

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Ieri faceva freddo —> what verb, and what tense?

faceva, imperfetto

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Ogni domenica andavo al parco

andavo

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Da piccola giocavo sempre fuori

giocavo

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Ieri faceva caldo

faceva

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La settimana scorsa ho studiato per l'esame

ho studiato

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Due anni fa ho visitato Roma

ho visitato

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Stamattina ho fatto colazione

ho fatto

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Mentre mangiavo

Marco ha telefonato

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Mentre mangiavo

Marco ha telefonato

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Quando ero piccola

vivevo in California

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Quando ero piccola

vivevo in California

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Ieri pioveva

pioveva

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Quando avevo 15 anni

facevo danza

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Mentre guardavo la televisione

mio fratello è entrato

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Mentre guardavo la televisione

mio fratello è entrato

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