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Trapassato Remoto[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]

Trapassato Remoto is a compound tense in the Italian language that expresses an action that was completed before another action in the past. In this lesson, we will learn how to form and use Trapassato Remoto.

Formation[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]

To form Trapassato Remoto, you need to use the auxiliary "essere" or "avere" in the Passato Remoto tense and add the past participle of the main verb. Here is how it looks like:

Subject	Avere	Essere
Io	ebbi avuto	fui stato/a
Tu	avesti avuto	fosti stato/a
Egli/ella	ebbe avuto	fu stato/a
Noi	avemmo avuto	fummo stati/e
Voi	aveste avuto	foste stati/e
Essi/esse	ebbero avuto	furono stati/e

Here are some examples:

Io avevo mangiato la pizza prima di uscire. (I had eaten pizza before going out.)
Tu eri andato/a a scuola prima che io arrivassi. (You had gone to school before I arrived.)

Usage[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]

1. Trapassato Remoto is used to express actions that were completed before another past action.

Example: Quando Marco arrivò, Paolo era già partito. (When Marco arrived, Paolo had already left.)

2. Trapassato Remoto is used in narratives, stories, or descriptions of past events.

Example: La settimana scorsa abbiamo visitato Roma. Lì, abbiamo ammirato il Colosseo, che era stato costruito nel 70 d.C. (Last week we visited Rome. There, we admired the Colosseum, which had been built in 70 AD.)

3. Trapassato Remoto is used to express hypothetical or imagined past events.

Example: Se fossi nato/a in Italia, avresti parlato italiano fluente. (If you had been born in Italy, you would have spoken fluent Italian.)

4. Trapassato Remoto is also used in literature and poetry to describe past events or emotions.

Example: Chiuse gli occhi e vide Giulia, la ragazza che aveva amato tanto. (He closed his eyes and saw Giulia, the girl he had loved so much.)

Irregular verbs[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]

Some verbs have an irregular past participle, which changes in the Trapassato Remoto tense. Here are some examples:

Infinitive	Past Participle	Trapassato Remoto
Bere	Bevuto	Ebbi bevuto, avesti bevuto, ecc.
Fare	Fatto	Ebbi fatto, avesti fatto, ecc.
Dire	Detto	Ebbi detto, avesti detto, ecc.
Scrivere	Scritto	Ebbi scritto, avesti scritto, ecc.
Essere	Stato	Fui stato/a, fosti stato/a, ecc.
Avere	Avuto	Ebbi avuto, avesti avuto, ecc.
Fare	Fatto	Ebbi fatto, avesti fatto, ecc.

Exercises[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]

Translate the following sentences into Italian and use the Trapassato Remoto tense:

1. They had already arrived when we left.

2. Maria had studied French before going to Paris.

3. The books you had read were very interesting.

4. If you had told me, I would have helped you.

5. John had walked 20 km before resting.

Conclusion[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]

Congratulations! Now you know how to form and use the Trapassato Remoto tense in Italian. Keep practicing and you will soon become an expert!

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