Trapassato prossimo (past perfect)
how to form trapassato prossimo?
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avere (in the imperfect) + past participle |
Avevo comprato una macchina. |
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essere (in the imperfect) + past participle |
Eravamo partiti per la Spagna. |
how to form past participle?
a) regularly:
b) irregular past participle
examples: rompere – rotto, nascere – nato, essere – stato, etc.
when to use trapassato prossimo?
Trapassato prossimo is used similarly as past perfect in English (I had worked)
it indicates an action (or state) completed further in the past than some other action (or state) in the past
