ITALIAN PAST TENSES EXPLAINED: Passato Prossimo, Imperfetto, Trapassato Prossimo, and Passato Remoto

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  • @pillbugm8914
    @pillbugm8914 Рік тому +5

    Thank you for being one of the few channels to actually give a comprehensive review of the tenses

  • @mostafataghipour4424
    @mostafataghipour4424 2 роки тому +3

    you are perfect, and i understand if you do not have a lot of subscribers as much as you deserve, but please continue and keep up. people will find you, i am sure.

  • @cheryldonegan4111
    @cheryldonegan4111 2 місяці тому +1

    thank you! I am learning on DuoLingo and they introduced the Passato Remoto without this explanation so I had no idea how to distinguish it!!! Now I understand it is like the Passé Simple in French! ( literary tense! Phew!)

  • @hitbalkan602
    @hitbalkan602 Рік тому +1

    Probably the best way to explain past tenses in Italian. Questo video è il migliore dei tutti. Grazie mille❤

  • @matthewgo2391
    @matthewgo2391 7 місяців тому +1

    After 2 years, somebody is learning from your wonderful teaching videos.
    tnx a lot for the time put

  • @amosakennedycosmas4088
    @amosakennedycosmas4088 2 роки тому

    Tante grazie sorella. La tua spiegazione era chiara davvero. Dio ti benedica sempre. Ho imparato tanto da te. Sono Kennedy, un studente all'Universita` di Urbaniana. Wish to see you one day. Best wishes please

  • @sphychedelic
    @sphychedelic 2 роки тому +1

    thanks for this explanation! I can't stand grammar but you made this much clearer.

  • @BigmanBigmoney
    @BigmanBigmoney 2 роки тому

    And your English is better than my wow and am taking years to learn Italian language thank God I find this Chanel

  • @gregcarter661
    @gregcarter661 4 місяці тому +1

    Wow, you are good. Thanks for the effort you put into these videos.

  • @gordoncaylor7684
    @gordoncaylor7684 2 роки тому

    Sono un studiante nuovo di italiano e queste video é molto utile per mi. Grazie mille

  • @gilliankirkpatrick6829
    @gilliankirkpatrick6829 10 місяців тому

    This is so helpful! Having it explained in English is a relief! :)

  • @donotoole3415
    @donotoole3415 11 місяців тому

    Brilliant, clear explanation of the Italian past tenses

  • @karlas_vibe
    @karlas_vibe Рік тому

    Omg you’re just killing it!! Can’t think of any better explanation. Thank you so much!

  • @sarahpoff8669
    @sarahpoff8669 3 роки тому +3

    Hi :) I really enjoy your channel. You have such sparkle! I'm also an English teacher and have been for almost 25 years. My specialty is grammar. Your explanations were spot on with one tiny exception. In English, in general, if we use a specific time, we can't use present perfect. For that reason, "Mario has gone out a 5:00 pm" isn't correct. We would have to use "went". Simple past is for specific times while present perfect is for unspecific. You *could* say "Mario has been out SINCE 5:00" because we are using since, and he is still out (verb = be). We also could not say "Mario has gone out since 5:00" because even though we used since, you can not continue to go out...it happens once, so it is simple past as well :)

    • @user-cx2ho9hg2r
      @user-cx2ho9hg2r 2 роки тому

      Thank you!

    • @marudebaka6041
      @marudebaka6041 2 роки тому +3

      I came to this comment section to make the same point. 'Mario has gone out at 5:00 pm' is a very awkward construction, and one that would almost never be used.
      I can think of only one situation in which it might make sense, but the set-up is a bit complicated. Let's say that Mario is known to go out every Friday evening, and that one of his acquaintances wants to go to Mario's house to give him something before he goes out. Maybe he isn't sure what time Mario usually goes out, so he asks one of Mario's closest friends, 'Is it possible that Mario might go out early on a Friday night?' In that case, the friend could say, 'Well, Mario has gone out at 5:00 before,' as a way of saying that it's possible he might already be gone because at least on some occasions he has gone out early.
      But again, it requires a pretty convoluted set of circumstances for that sentence to sound like standard English.

  • @lilylovesitaly3932
    @lilylovesitaly3932 Рік тому

    Sei un’insegnante fantastica. Grazie per le ottime spiegazioni.

  • @stevenforrest3020
    @stevenforrest3020 4 місяці тому

    What a fabulous teacher 🎉

  • @Anon-gd4mj
    @Anon-gd4mj Рік тому

    Ciao Martina, thank you ever so much for this illuminating explanation of the past tenses!

  • @slitrovaart
    @slitrovaart 4 місяці тому

    Very clear, concise video. Thank you :)

  • @bobmetzger51
    @bobmetzger51 Рік тому

    Very helpful in wrapping my head around these past tenses. Thank you.

  • @Jey187
    @Jey187 Рік тому

    Marvelously explained, now I can make sense of these

  • @arockiasamy249
    @arockiasamy249 Рік тому

    Bravissimo insegnante... Grazie mille... Samy da India...

  • @swampy1234
    @swampy1234 8 місяців тому

    I can already tell that I am going to learn heaps from you! Thanks for explaining these concepts so succinctly.

  • @ellenskorka9716
    @ellenskorka9716 7 місяців тому

    Grazie Mille. A very clear explanation that can be remembered easily

  • @srr2717
    @srr2717 2 роки тому

    Saluti da Parigi. Ho imparato molto, grazie!

  • @sudhakarbojja6212
    @sudhakarbojja6212 Рік тому

    Very nice teaching madam thanks a lot ❤❤

  • @globaltesoro
    @globaltesoro 8 місяців тому

    I appreciate your honesty with the remote passato. 👏

  • @darryls7931
    @darryls7931 3 роки тому +2

    Mille grazie Martina! Great video as always! - Darryl

    • @ItalianBites
      @ItalianBites  3 роки тому

      Grazie mille a te Darryl per essere qui!! I am so glad you like my videos!! 💛

  • @TheMar2092
    @TheMar2092 Рік тому

    Thank you - so useful 🙂

  • @antoniett1404
    @antoniett1404 3 роки тому +1

    È una spiegazione perfetta del tempo passato! Grazie^^

    • @ItalianBites
      @ItalianBites  3 роки тому

      Grazie a te per essere qui! Sono contenta che tu l'abbia trovata utile/interessante! 💛

  • @jameskirke9340
    @jameskirke9340 2 роки тому

    That was really clear. Thank you.

  • @rsmith9482
    @rsmith9482 6 місяців тому

    Thank you for helping me with Italian. What do you think of the application/site Reverso.

  • @jenniferg.ruggiero5996
    @jenniferg.ruggiero5996 3 роки тому

    Grazie, grazie, grazie! Così utile. Avevo tanto bisogno di questa recensione!!

    • @ItalianBites
      @ItalianBites  3 роки тому

      Grazie a te Jennifer!! Sono contenta che tu l'abbia trovata utile!! :)

  • @lindarellaslc
    @lindarellaslc 2 роки тому

    Grazie! So helpful!!

  • @davemyers1601
    @davemyers1601 Рік тому

    Beautifully and clearly explained - grazie! You are a very clear teacher...well done!

  • @brucestagfield
    @brucestagfield Рік тому

    I like your explanations. I feel like I have a bit better understanding of the difference between passato prossimo and imperfetto. Thanks

  • @PaulaRaduan
    @PaulaRaduan 3 місяці тому

    Thank you so much ❤

  • @ElisabettaMaccani
    @ElisabettaMaccani 3 роки тому

    Ciao Martina, te lo devo dire: sei davvero eccezionale!!! Complimenti per davvero. Si vede che insegni con il cuore ❤️

    • @ItalianBites
      @ItalianBites  3 роки тому +1

      Ciao Elisabetta! Wow, un commento così, da una grande come te è un onore!! Grazie mille per essere passata di qui 😍

  • @oscarkoenders3107
    @oscarkoenders3107 Рік тому

    Brilliant video. Thank you. I have started with Olly’s course and am glad I also found your channel!

  • @irenezvieger1298
    @irenezvieger1298 3 роки тому

    I love the way you explain things ! Una ottima e molto chiara spiegazione..Grazie.

    • @ItalianBites
      @ItalianBites  3 роки тому

      Grazie mille Irene!! I am so glad that you find it useful!!! :)

  • @dans7262
    @dans7262 Рік тому

    Thank you very much, Martina! It was a lesson to really make sense in no time!

  • @adriancook7078
    @adriancook7078 3 роки тому +2

    beautifully explained but I was so hoping to get an explanation for the Trapassato Remoto. Is Trapassato Prossimo chronological and Trapassato Remoto relationship. For example: ''When I got to the station the train had already left'' (Trapassato Prossimo) but ''The show began only after everyone had arrived'' (Trapassato Remoto)

  • @corrinasparidaans6803
    @corrinasparidaans6803 Рік тому

    Grazie to explain this you helpt mi understand sorry i am lurning long time olmost every day Italiaan but its diffelcut Grazie mille per aiutare lingue italiano studiare 1 anno quasi tutte giorno ma molto dificele . Sono olandese ma imperare di solo englise e adesso familia in March vorrei imperare.

  • @heeyeon2027
    @heeyeon2027 2 роки тому

    this is amazing!!! thank you so much for this video!! really helped a lot understand past tense s difference !!

  • @10219781978
    @10219781978 2 роки тому

    U make it so clear, thankee 😍

  • @jorgeangeleri9516
    @jorgeangeleri9516 2 роки тому

    Mí e piaciuto moltissimo!

  • @norahoconnor9078
    @norahoconnor9078 Рік тому

    Grazie mille ❤

  • @iam-yc5rl
    @iam-yc5rl Рік тому

    Very useful

  • @thorstenwestheiderphotogra7722
    @thorstenwestheiderphotogra7722 3 роки тому

    I tuoi video sono sempre utili e divertenti, grazie mille! Mi piacerebbe fare un quiz su questi tempi, forse un'idea per il prossimo video? :-)

    • @ItalianBites
      @ItalianBites  3 роки тому +1

      Un'ottima idea per un prossimo video!! In realtà sto pensando anche a qualcosa in diretta/live per fare pratica, che ne dici?
      Grazie mille per essere qui e per guardare i miei video, i tuoi commenti mi rallegrano sempre la giornata! 💛

    • @thorstenwestheiderphotogra7722
      @thorstenwestheiderphotogra7722 3 роки тому

      @@ItalianBites Che bella idea! Parteciperei sicuramente, a patto che non dorma a quell'ora (fuso orario diverso). Come ha detto un altro tuo studente qui su YT, è evidente che insegnare l'italiano è una tua passione! :-)

  • @liaqatkhattak6316
    @liaqatkhattak6316 5 місяців тому

    very nice video.

  • @nomannishat7396
    @nomannishat7396 2 роки тому +3

    As a language lover,I highly like your easy method of language teaching. Great!
    I am here to learn Italian after Learning Arabic,English, Persian, little bit Japanese and spanish. Moreover, My mother Lang is Bangla.

  • @mahirnurdin1144
    @mahirnurdin1144 2 роки тому

    Grazie mille

  • @Greenplastics
    @Greenplastics 3 роки тому +2

    Una domanda: dove e come hai imparato l'inglese? Sei molto brava!
    Riguardo il passato remoto usato al sud. Parlo per il siciliano, che è la mia seconda lingua. I siciliani che usano il passato remoto in italiano, stanno semplicemente parlando in italiano regionale, traducendo letteralmente il passato siciliano, che ha più o meno solo un tempo per avvenimenti recenti e remoti, ed è simile al passato remoto italiano.
    In siciliano non si usa una versione composta per il passato, tipo il passato prossimo.
    Forse è solo una mia impressione, ma avevo letto qualcosa al riguardo. Esiste una specie di imperfetto, e forse anche trapassato prossimo. Ma probabilmente hanno un utilizzo leggermente diverso e forse anche specifico delle varie versioni del siciliano.

    • @ItalianBites
      @ItalianBites  2 роки тому +1

      Interessantissimo!! Non lo sapevo! Devo approfondire, grazie! 🥰

  • @AlfredHelmerich
    @AlfredHelmerich 2 місяці тому

    How would you say: Once upon a time there was a king. Is it a case for passato remoto?

  • @Fortuna22166
    @Fortuna22166 2 роки тому

    Grazie

  • @aramjamil5285
    @aramjamil5285 3 роки тому

    You’re great!

  • @Luigi-mc7nc
    @Luigi-mc7nc 3 місяці тому

    Perfetto nn ho capito nulla
    Perché cercavo una lezione di inglese sul past Perfect
    Quindi credo di aver trovato un ottima insegnante
    Anche perché spiega anche come usare would al passato
    Brava

  • @mathiasodem2730
    @mathiasodem2730 6 місяців тому

    Brava

  • @nicholasnavarini7067
    @nicholasnavarini7067 Рік тому

    When you use google translate does that correctly use the proper tenses in Italian. ?

  • @colinmccarthy7921
    @colinmccarthy7921 Рік тому

    Is there a Remoto Prosommo,or a
    Prosommo Trassopato Remeto.
    I don’t understand any of it.
    I am doing an Italian Course.I
    would say I get one out of ten.
    I do my best,but my best is
    not good enough.

  • @AlessandroCelani-y2x
    @AlessandroCelani-y2x Місяць тому

    Sarebbe fantàstico se imparasse (sempreché non la conosca già) la melodiosa e difficilíssima lingua castigliana per poi insegnarla sía alle persone anglòfone che a quelle italòfone.
    N.B. Da cosa crede derívino gli accenti indébiti che ho messo in entrambi i testi?

  • @biplobchawdhuryrocko
    @biplobchawdhuryrocko 4 місяці тому

    You're beautiful! Mean, I love the way you explain. ❤

  • @em1355
    @em1355 2 роки тому

    Why not speak in Italian from the very beginning and then list your lessons for basic, intermediate or advanced? Ho appena trovato il tuo sito web e l'ho trovato fantastico, ma poi hai iniziato a parlare inglese e avresti preferito che lo spiegassi in italiano. Per gli studenti di base, potresti avere i sottotitoli in inglese.

  • @anisayang4250
    @anisayang4250 9 місяців тому

    ❤❤

  • @vivekrajput1922
    @vivekrajput1922 2 роки тому

    These are all past tenses right? 4 ?

  • @mehditila7424
    @mehditila7424 3 роки тому

    💙💙💙

    • @ItalianBites
      @ItalianBites  3 роки тому

      thank you so much for being always among the first ones to comment on my videos, I really appreciate it!! 💛

  • @minskwak6310
    @minskwak6310 Рік тому

    so cute

  • @Tiggeraira
    @Tiggeraira 2 роки тому +1

    One of your English examples is flawed. I think one would say 'Mario went out at 5pm' rather than 'Mario has gone out at 5pm'

  • @mooganstooker2419
    @mooganstooker2419 8 місяців тому

    OMG What?

  • @homamombeni8727
    @homamombeni8727 8 місяців тому

    Dear teacher it’s a pretty complicated subject. You speak too fast to follow you. I’m really interested in learning this lesson ! Thank you

  • @OlivaBravoPorras
    @OlivaBravoPorras Рік тому

    Speak too much and don't give examples!!

  • @ชัยยศขําเพ็ง
    @ชัยยศขําเพ็ง 5 місяців тому

    Grazie