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Il progressivo
Question | Answer |
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What is it used for? | Describe an action in progress or an acion taking place at the moment. |
How is the presente progressivo formed? | present of stare + gerund sto +mangiando/leggendo/finendo stai sta stiamo state stanno |
How is the imperfetto progressivo formed? | imperfect form of stare + gerund stavo stavi + mangiando/leggendo/finendo stava stavamo stavate stavano |
How are gerunds formed? | adding the ending -ando (-are verbs) or -endo (-ere verbs -ire verbs) to the stem of the verb. |
Irregular Gerunds? | fare-facendo bere-bevendo dire-dicendo verbs ending in -urre and -orre (produrre, tradurre) change to producendo, traducendo (porre, proporre) change to ponendo, proponendo |