Using Passato Prossimo with the Verb: Essere

[@1piobaireachd]

Thanks!

[@wowjef]

Short, sharp and really clear. Thanks

[@BlueTomBlue]

Thanks for these videos - they're very clear and concise.

[@JV-km9xk]

Thanks! Clear and concise as always. Essere has been a pain and you helped a lot.

[@shelleyjennings4344]

Thank you so much! I just discovered your videos and as a language teacher (Spanish and English), in my professional opinion they are excellent. Grazie!

[@thepoet9138]

Thanks you so much . I enjoy learning from you. Keep up the good work.

[@thegfam6234]

Great video. Thanks. But kinda tricky putting "nascere" in that last practice sentence. It doesn't follow the regular pattern. I wrote "sono nascute" ??

[@kipkie5732]

I think nascere is an irregular verb, so it’s supposed to become nato?

[@CristinaLopez-nt7zh]

Gracias

[@morrischimenemwahurulo1772]

Thanks, Prof! I am being put on a very impacting trans, making my learning easier...

[@lucianox49]

In the comprehension check Can you explain why is it Invitati and not Invitato?

[@theophonchana6307]

piovere and nevicare are impersonal verbs.

[@xxo_leah6908]

hey prof really helpful vid! just wondering what is the difference between an intransitive verb and a transitive verb?

[@cyranodebergerac158]

Hi. A transitive verb may be followed by an object, i.e I ate an apple; while an intransitive verb cannot be followed by an object, i.e I went.. to school. So verbs such as eat, drink, take, buy are called transitive verbs, and verbs such as go, come, become, rise are called intransitive ones. Hope this helps. Best regards..

[@xxo_leah6908]

@@cyranodebergerac158 grazie!

[@bebe-u6u]

your my go to italian guy

[@Ahmad-mg5wo]

At 5:00 shouldn't it be ''siamo andiamo'' rather than ''siamo andati''?

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

nope nope

[@Ahmad-mg5wo]

@@ProfessorDaveExplains can you explain why?

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

unfortunately not very articulately, these come from my mom's curriculum and she could explain the grammar clearly, i just look at that and know it's wrong but can't really explain why! i mean other than that the translation would be "we are let's go", which sounds weird.

[@littleantony8944]

I'm not italian, but based on my on language, I would say you can't conjugate the main verb. The auxialiary is responsible for the concordance.

[@BlueTomBlue]

Andiamo would suggest that you are speaking in present tense. In order to speak in past tense, the verb andare must be conjugated to andati.

[@marionwalsh8687]

can you explain what verb form is "essere state" ? it is in a book of italian stories and used with the meaning of "have been" . Google translate agrees with this translation, but i cannot find this verb form in my book of italian verbs. I know that "sono state" means have been so how can essere state mean the same?

[@thepoet9138]

Marion Walsh it is verb to be . I am, you are etc.

[@marionwalsh8687]

@@thepoet9138 thank you for answering. I know the verb is "to be" but what tense is it? As I mentioned, I have an Italian verb book which gives each verb in all of the tenses and there is no "essere state". So I am puzzled.

[@yourLocalSentientThing]

Sono state = I have been Essere state = to have been (infinitive)

[@matthewgerman1618]

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[@perlitasantos9866]

Graziemille

[@curtpiazza1688]

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