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Episode 04 - The Moment Everything Changes - Passato Prossimo Part 1
We learn Italian step by step | Impariamo l'italiano piano piano
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🎙 Podcast Episode Four: Impariamo l’italiano piano piano - Un impegno quotidiano
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In this episode, we take our first deep dive into the passato prossimo, the Italian past tense used for completed actions. Whether you’re still a novice in the realm of italian past tenses or if you've been practicing for a while, this tense helps you share past experiences with clarity and precision.
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🌟 Highlights:
✔️ What makes passato prossimo different from imperfetto? A snapshot vs. a looping video!
✔️ How to form passato prossimo using avere + the past participle.
✔️ Practical examples drawn from Mariella’s story as she takes the first steps toward a life-changing discovery.
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Listen, pause, and say the Italian before I do! With structured exercises, you’ll get hands-on experience forming sentences and internalizing this key tense. Plus, an assignment awaits to help you actively mettere in pratica (put into practice) what you've learned.
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⏳ CHAPTERS
00:00 Passato Prossimo Examples
02:55 Examples with Italian Translation
03:53 Episode Intro
07:31 Formation of Passato Prossimo
08:39 Conjugation of *Avere*
13:17 Formation of the *Participio Passato*
16:14 *Avere* or *Essere*?
17:37 Vocabulary for Practice Exercise
18:25 Practice Putting It All Together
23:01 Assignment Explained
26:35 First Playback of Part 3
29:41 Second Playback of Part 3
31:57 Wrap Up
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Chapters
1. Passato Prossimo Examples (00:00:00)
2. Examples with Italian translation (00:03:13)
3. Episode intro (00:04:11)
4. Formation of passato prossimo (00:07:49)
5. Conjugation of avere (00:08:57)
6. Formation of the participio passato (00:13:35)
7. Avere or essere? (00:16:32)
8. Vocabulary for practice exercise (00:17:55)
9. Practice putting it all together (00:18:43)
10. Assignment explained (00:24:14)
11. First playback of Part 3 (00:27:48)
12. Second playback of part 3 (00:30:54)
13. Wrap up (00:33:10)
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