{"id":21427,"date":"2019-01-19T23:50:56","date_gmt":"2019-01-19T14:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=21427"},"modified":"2026-05-16T19:23:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T10:23:35","slug":"italian-passato-remoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-passato-remoto\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Passato Remoto: Forms, Use and the Psychology Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>In short.<\/strong> The <strong>italian passato remoto<\/strong> (or <em>perfetto semplice<\/em>) is the simple past that marks a finished event with no link to the present: <em>Dante scrisse la Commedia<\/em>, <em>i Romani conquistarono l&#8217;Europa<\/em>. Regular endings split by conjugation (<em>cantai, temei, dormii<\/em>), but the high-frequency verbs are irregular and root-stressed in the 1st\/3rd singular and 3rd plural (<em>feci, fece, fecero<\/em>; <em>dissi, venni, nacque<\/em>). The choice between passato remoto and passato prossimo is not about how long ago: it is about psychological involvement, plus a strong north-south regional split. It is essential for reading literature, history and journalism, even where you would speak the passato prossimo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get the italian passato remoto right and Italian narrative prose finally reads at full speed: novels, biographies, news features all run on it. By the end you will form the regular and irregular paradigms and apply the psychology rule that decides remoto versus prossimo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-toc-21427\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-toc-h-21427 gb-headline-text\" style=\"text-align:center;font-size:24px\">Cosa impareremo oggi<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffb Jump to section<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#what\">What the passato remoto is<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#regular\">Regular forms: -ai, -ei, -ii<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#irregular\">Irregular: the 1-3-3 root-stressed pattern<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#variants\">Variants and verbs that lack it<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#psychology\">The psychology rule: remoto vs prossimo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#regional\">North versus South<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#when\">When you actually need it<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#families\">The irregular families in detail<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#narration\">Passato remoto and imperfetto in a story<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#trapassato\">The anterior partner: trapassato remoto<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet: italian passato remoto<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mistakes\">Common mistakes English speakers make<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dialog\">Dialog: a museum tour in Lucca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#related\">Related guides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#quiz\">Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what\">What the italian passato remoto is<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The italian passato remoto, also called <em>perfetto semplice<\/em>, is a simple (one-word) past tense of the indicative. It states that an event happened and is finished, with no link of any kind to the present: <em>Galileo costru\u00ec il suo primo telescopio a Padova<\/em>. The distance it expresses is both chronological and, more importantly, psychological.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two things make the italian passato remoto demanding for learners. The forms of common verbs are deeply irregular, and the choice between it and the passato prossimo is governed by feeling, not by the calendar, with a heavy regional layer on top. This guide takes the forms first, then the usage rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"regular\">Regular forms: -ai, -ei, -ii<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regular verbs form the italian passato remoto predictably. The first and second persons share endings across all conjugations; the third-person forms differ by conjugation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Person<\/th><th>parlare<\/th><th>temere<\/th><th>dormire<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>io<\/td><td>parlai<\/td><td>temei<\/td><td>dormii<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>tu<\/td><td>parlasti<\/td><td>temesti<\/td><td>dormisti<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>lui \/ lei<\/td><td>parl\u00f2<\/td><td>tem\u00e9<\/td><td>dorm\u00ec<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>noi<\/td><td>parlammo<\/td><td>tememmo<\/td><td>dormimmo<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>voi<\/td><td>parlaste<\/td><td>temeste<\/td><td>dormiste<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>loro<\/td><td>parlarono<\/td><td>temerono<\/td><td>dormirono<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two anchors hold this. The <em>tu<\/em>, <em>noi<\/em>, <em>voi<\/em> stems match the imperfect subjunctive (<em>cantasti<\/em> \/ <em>cantassi<\/em>), and the third plural is always <em>-rono<\/em>. Get the regular italian passato remoto solid first; it is the irregulars that need real memory work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"irregular\">Irregular: the 1-3-3 root-stressed pattern<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most high-frequency verbs are irregular, and the irregularity hits exactly three cells: <em>io<\/em>, <em>lui\/lei<\/em> and <em>loro<\/em>. These are root-stressed; the other three persons (<em>tu, noi, voi<\/em>) stay regular. Learn the <em>io<\/em> form and the rest follows: <em>io feci<\/em> gives <em>tu facesti, lui fece, noi facemmo, voi faceste, loro fecero<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>fare<\/em> to <em>feci, fece, fecero<\/em> \u00b7 <em>dire<\/em> to <em>dissi, disse, dissero<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>vedere<\/em> to <em>vidi, vide, videro<\/em> \u00b7 <em>venire<\/em> to <em>venni, venne, vennero<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>nascere<\/em> to <em>nacqui, nacque, nacquero<\/em> \u00b7 <em>scrivere<\/em> to <em>scrissi, scrisse, scrissero<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>essere<\/em> to <em>fui, fu, furono<\/em> (note <em>noi fummo<\/em>, the one stem exception) \u00b7 <em>avere<\/em> to <em>ebbi, ebbe, ebbero<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recurring shapes help: many second-conjugation verbs make the irregular cells in <em>-si<\/em> (<em>dissi, presi, misi, chiusi<\/em>) or in a doubled consonant (<em>venni, tenni, volli, seppi<\/em>). Spotting the family cuts the italian passato remoto memory load sharply.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-focus-133-21427\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>The 1-3-3 shortcut.<\/strong> For an irregular italian passato remoto, only <em>io<\/em>, <em>lui\/lei<\/em> and <em>loro<\/em> are irregular, and <em>loro<\/em> is just the <em>io<\/em> stem plus <em>-ero<\/em> (<em>feci to fecero<\/em>, <em>scrissi to scrissero<\/em>). The other three persons are always regular. Memorise one form, derive five.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"variants\">Variants and verbs that lack it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few verbs have competing forms in the italian passato remoto, and you should recognise both even if you produce only the common one.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>dare<\/em>: the everyday form is <em>diedi<\/em> (from Latin <em>dedi<\/em>); <em>detti<\/em> is also correct and common.<\/li>\n<li><em>bere<\/em>: <em>bevvi<\/em> is standard; <em>bevei<\/em> and <em>bevetti<\/em> exist but are weaker.<\/li>\n<li><em>aprire<\/em> and family (<em>coprire, offrire<\/em>): <em>aprii<\/em> is normal; the older <em>apersi<\/em> is now dated.<\/li>\n<li>A handful of verbs barely use the italian passato remoto and prefer a periphrasis or the imperfetto, so do not force it on every verb.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The takeaway: the irregular paradigm is large but finite, and reading does most of the work. You meet <em>diedi<\/em>, <em>bevve<\/em>, <em>tenne<\/em> hundreds of times in any novel, and the italian passato remoto sticks through exposure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"psychology\">The psychology rule: remoto vs prossimo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the heart of the italian passato remoto. The labels <em>remoto<\/em> and <em>prossimo<\/em> suggest distance in time, but that is misleading. What decides the choice is psychological involvement: the passato prossimo is for an event still felt as connected to the present, the passato remoto for one felt as over and done with.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Ieri <strong>ho dato<\/strong> una mano a un collega, mi ha fatto piacere.<\/em><br>(passato prossimo: I still feel the connection)<\/li>\n<li><em>Ieri <strong>detti<\/strong> una mano a un collega, ma decisi di non farlo pi\u00f9.<\/em><br>(passato remoto: closed, set aside)<\/li>\n<li><em>Il nonno di Pietro <strong>nacque<\/strong> a Modena nel 1920.<\/em><br>(remoto: a finished biographical fact)<\/li>\n<li><em>Stamattina <strong>hanno riaperto<\/strong> l&#8217;autostrada.<\/em><br>(prossimo: recent, still relevant)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note that an event one thousand years old can take the passato prossimo if the speaker feels its consequences now, and a five-minute-old event can take the italian passato remoto if it is psychologically sealed off. Time is a tendency, involvement is the rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"regional\">North versus South<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Geography reshapes the rule. In northern Italian the passato prossimo has largely swallowed the spoken italian passato remoto; in the far south the passato remoto is alive even for recent events (<em>stamattina mangiai<\/em>). Educated northern speakers may go years without uttering one, yet write and read it constantly.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>North, spoken:<\/strong> passato prossimo almost everywhere; the remoto feels bookish out loud.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Centre and South, spoken:<\/strong> the italian passato remoto is normal, sometimes even for this morning.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Written and formal everywhere:<\/strong> the passato remoto is standard for narrated, concluded facts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a learner the practical message is: you may rarely produce the italian passato remoto in conversation, especially with a northern model, but you must read it fluently, because written Italian relies on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"when\">When you actually need it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concrete domains where the italian passato remoto is the default, not an option:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Literature and fiction:<\/strong> the narrative backbone of novels and short stories.<\/li>\n<li><strong>History and biography:<\/strong> <em>Le mura di Lucca furono completate nel Seicento<\/em>; <em>Galileo insegn\u00f2 a Padova<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Journalism and reportage:<\/strong> background events presented as detached from the current focus.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fairy tales and anecdotes:<\/strong> <em>C&#8217;era una volta un re che viveva&#8230; un giorno decise&#8230;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In all of these the italian passato remoto carries the completed events while the imperfetto paints the background, exactly the remoto-imperfetto pairing you already know from <em>passato prossimo<\/em> narration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"families\">The irregular families in detail<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The irregular cells of the italian passato remoto are not random: they fall into a few recurring shapes. Learning the family, not the single verb, is what makes the paradigm manageable at C1.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The -si family.<\/strong> Many second-conjugation verbs make the io cell in <em>-si<\/em>: <em>dire<\/em> to <em>dissi<\/em>, <em>prendere<\/em> to <em>presi<\/em>, <em>mettere<\/em> to <em>misi<\/em>, <em>chiudere<\/em> to <em>chiusi<\/em>, <em>scrivere<\/em> to <em>scrissi<\/em>, <em>chiedere<\/em> to <em>chiesi<\/em>, <em>rispondere<\/em> to <em>risposi<\/em>, <em>decidere<\/em> to <em>decisi<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The doubled-consonant family.<\/strong> The io cell doubles a consonant: <em>venire<\/em> to <em>venni<\/em>, <em>tenere<\/em> to <em>tenni<\/em>, <em>volere<\/em> to <em>volli<\/em>, <em>sapere<\/em> to <em>seppi<\/em>, <em>cadere<\/em> to <em>caddi<\/em>, <em>tacere<\/em> to <em>tacqui<\/em>, <em>piacere<\/em> to <em>piacqui<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The -qu family.<\/strong> A small but frequent group: <em>nascere<\/em> to <em>nacqui<\/em>, <em>piacere<\/em> to <em>piacque<\/em>, <em>tacere<\/em> to <em>tacque<\/em>, <em>nuocere<\/em> to <em>nocqui<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The fully suppletive few.<\/strong> <em>essere<\/em> to <em>fui<\/em>, <em>avere<\/em> to <em>ebbi<\/em>, <em>fare<\/em> to <em>feci<\/em>, <em>stare<\/em> to <em>stetti<\/em>, <em>dare<\/em> to <em>diedi<\/em>: just memorise these one by one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you map a new verb onto one of these shapes, its whole italian passato remoto paradigm is predictable, because the irregular io cell drives <em>lui<\/em> (drop the final <em>i<\/em>, add the thematic ending) and <em>loro<\/em> (io stem plus <em>-ero<\/em>). <em>Scrissi<\/em> gives <em>scrisse<\/em> and <em>scrissero<\/em>; <em>venni<\/em> gives <em>venne<\/em> and <em>vennero<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"narration\">Passato remoto and imperfetto in a story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In narrative the italian passato remoto does not work alone. It pairs with the imperfetto exactly as the passato prossimo does in conversation: the remoto carries the foreground, completed events that move the plot, while the imperfetto paints the background, descriptions, ongoing states and habits.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><strong>Pioveva<\/strong> e la strada <strong>era<\/strong> deserta quando Pietro <strong>arriv\u00f2<\/strong> alla stazione.<\/em><br>(imperfetto background, passato remoto foreground)<\/li>\n<li><em>Caterina <strong>cuciva<\/strong> in silenzio; a un tratto <strong>alz\u00f2<\/strong> gli occhi e <strong>vide<\/strong> Elena sulla porta.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Ogni estate la famiglia <strong>tornava<\/strong> a Lucca; quell&#8217;anno per\u00f2 <strong>decisero<\/strong> di restare a Padova.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The test is the same one you already use with the imperfetto and the passato prossimo: ask whether the verb advances the story (italian passato remoto) or sets the scene (imperfetto). The aspectual logic does not change between spoken and literary registers; only the perfective tense does, from prossimo to remoto. Practise this on a real page: take a paragraph of a novel, underline every verb, and label each one foreground or background before checking. After a few pages the italian passato remoto stops looking like a separate grammar and becomes simply how Italian narrates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"trapassato\">The anterior partner: trapassato remoto<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The italian passato remoto has a dedicated anterior tense, the <em>trapassato remoto<\/em>, built with the passato remoto of the auxiliary plus the past participle: <em>ebbi fatto<\/em>, <em>fui partito<\/em>. It marks an event completed immediately before another passato remoto, and it is triggered by time conjunctions meaning &#8220;as soon as&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Appena <strong>ebbe finito<\/strong> di parlare, Pietro usc\u00ec senza salutare.<\/em><br>(trapassato remoto + passato remoto)<\/li>\n<li><em>Dopo che <strong>furono arrivati<\/strong> a Padova, cercarono subito l&#8217;albergo.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Quando <strong>ebbe letto<\/strong> la lettera, Caterina la ripose nel cassetto.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It appears only in narrative or formal prose, alongside the italian passato remoto, and only after <em>dopo che<\/em>, <em>(non) appena<\/em>, <em>quando<\/em>, <em>una volta che<\/em>, <em>finch\u00e9 non<\/em>. In everyday speech and most modern writing it is replaced by the trapassato prossimo (<em>aveva finito<\/em>) or simply the passato remoto. Recognise it; you will rarely need to produce it, but it is part of the same literary system the italian passato remoto belongs to. Seeing the two together in a page of fiction is a good sign that your reading control of the italian passato remoto has reached C1 level, where recognition matters far more than production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet: italian passato remoto<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The whole system on one card. Keep it open while you read a novel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Point<\/th><th>Rule<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Regular endings<\/td><td>-ai\/-asti\/-\u00f2 ; -ei\/-esti\/-\u00e9 ; -ii\/-isti\/-\u00ec<\/td><td><em>parlai, temei, dormii<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3rd plural<\/td><td>always -rono<\/td><td><em>parlarono, fecero<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Irregular cells<\/td><td>only io, lui\/lei, loro<\/td><td><em>feci, fece, fecero<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Loro shortcut<\/td><td>io stem + -ero<\/td><td><em>scrissi to scrissero<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Common irregulars<\/td><td>fui, ebbi, feci, dissi, venni, nacque<\/td><td><em>fu, ebbe, disse<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Choice rule<\/td><td>psychological involvement, not time<\/td><td><em>nacque \/ ha riaperto<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Register<\/td><td>spoken North rare, South alive, written standard<\/td><td><em>Galileo insegn\u00f2&#8230;<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mistakes\">Common mistakes English speakers make with the italian passato remoto<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Choosing it by time, not feeling.<\/strong> \u274c thinking &#8220;long ago = remoto&#8221;. \u2705 ask whether the event is still felt as connected.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Regularising irregulars.<\/strong> \u274c <em>facei, dicei, venii<\/em>. \u2705 <em>feci, dissi, venni<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Making all six persons irregular.<\/strong> \u274c <em>noi feciammo<\/em>. \u2705 <em>noi facemmo<\/em> (only io\/lui\/loro change).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Forcing it in casual northern speech.<\/strong> \u274c <em>stamattina andai al bar<\/em> in Milan-style conversation. \u2705 spoken there it is <em>sono andato<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mixing remoto and prossimo at random in one narrative.<\/strong> Keep one backbone tense per stretch unless you mean a deliberate involvement shift.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the contrast with the everyday past, see our guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-passato-prossimo-vs-imperfetto\/\">passato prossimo vs imperfetto<\/a>. For the anterior variant, the <a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-trapassato-remoto\/\">Italian trapassato remoto<\/a>. For the background tense in narration, the <a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-imperfetto-conversational-uses\/\">Italian imperfetto<\/a>. The institutional reference is the Accademia della Crusca note on the <a href=\"https:\/\/accademiadellacrusca.it\/it\/consulenza\/sulluso-del-passato-remoto\/126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">uso del passato remoto<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-1-21427\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-challenge.<\/strong> Put the verb into the passato remoto, or choose remoto vs prossimo. Read each one aloud once.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Galileo _____ (insegnare) a Padova per molti anni.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Caterina _____ (aprire) la sartoria nel 2005.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Quel giorno Pietro _____ (dire) la verit\u00e0 e _____ (uscire).<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Stamattina _____ (loro, riaprire) l&#8217;autostrada. (remoto o prossimo?)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Dante _____ (scrivere) la Commedia durante l&#8217;esilio.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Il nonno di Elena _____ (nascere) a Modena e _____ (vivere) novant&#8217;anni.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>1. <em>insegn\u00f2<\/em> \u00b7 2. <em>apr\u00ec<\/em> \u00b7 3. <em>disse<\/em>, <em>usc\u00ec<\/em> \u00b7 4. <em>hanno riaperto<\/em> (passato prossimo: recente, rilevante) \u00b7 5. <em>scrisse<\/em> \u00b7 6. <em>nacque<\/em>, <em>visse<\/em><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dialog\">Dialog: a museum tour in Lucca<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elena guides Pietro through a small history museum in Lucca. She narrates in the italian passato remoto for the historical facts and switches to the passato prossimo for what still matters today.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dialog-21427\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Elena:<\/strong> Questa sala racconta il Cinquecento. Le mura della citt\u00e0 <strong>furono<\/strong> completate proprio allora.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Pietro:<\/strong> E chi le <strong>volle<\/strong> cos\u00ec imponenti?<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Elena:<\/strong> Il consiglio cittadino. <strong>Decisero<\/strong> di rinforzarle dopo che un assedio <strong>mise<\/strong> a rischio la citt\u00e0. L&#8217;architetto <strong>arriv\u00f2<\/strong> da Padova e <strong>diresse<\/strong> i lavori per anni.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Pietro:<\/strong> Interessante. E quel ritratto?<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Elena:<\/strong> Un mercante che <strong>nacque<\/strong> qui, <strong>fece<\/strong> fortuna a Lione e <strong>torn\u00f2<\/strong> da vecchio. <strong>Lasci\u00f2<\/strong> tutto alla citt\u00e0.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Pietro:<\/strong> Bella storia. Senti, <strong>ho letto<\/strong> da qualche parte che il museo <strong>ha appena ricevuto<\/strong> un finanziamento per il restauro.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Elena:<\/strong> Esatto, ed \u00e8 per questo che la sala accanto \u00e8 chiusa: <strong>hanno cominciato<\/strong> i lavori la settimana scorsa.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Pietro:<\/strong> Capisco la differenza: i fatti antichi al passato remoto, quelli che contano ancora al passato prossimo.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notice the split: <em>furono, volle, decisero, mise, arriv\u00f2, diresse, nacque, fece, torn\u00f2, lasci\u00f2<\/em> for the closed historical facts; <em>ho letto, ha ricevuto, hanno cominciato<\/em> for what is still relevant. 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Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Pick the right past tense<\/h3>\n<p>Elena, guida del museo civico di Lucca, accompagna un visitatore di nome Pietro attraverso le sale del Cinquecento. Mentre osservano dipinti, mura e ritratti, Elena racconta storie chiuse del passato e risponde alle domande sul presente. La passato remoto domina il racconto storico; il passato prossimo emerge appena si parla di lavori in corso o notizie fresche.<\/p>\n<p><em>The italian passato remoto marks a closed event with no link to the present. The passato prossimo marks an event still felt as connected. Choose by psychological involvement, not by time elapsed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f <strong>If your keyboard doesn&#8217;t have Italian accents<\/strong>, you can type an apostrophe instead, e.g. <em>e&#8217;<\/em> for <em>\u00e8<\/em>, <em>insegno&#8217;<\/em> for <em>insegn\u00f2<\/em>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6419\"\n                                data-type=\"cloze_answer\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                        <hr\/><ul><li>Galileo (insegner\u00e0, insegnava, insegn\u00f2) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"8\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(insegn\u00f2, insegno')<\/span><\/span> all'universit\u00e0 di Padova per molti anni dal 1592.<br><br><em>Galileo taught at the University of Padova for many years from 1592.<\/em><\/li><li>Dante (fece, f\u00e0, fa) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"4\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(fece)<\/span><\/span> un viaggio attraverso l'oltretomba che divenne il cuore della Commedia.<br><br><em>Dante made a passage through the afterlife that became the heart of the Commedia.<\/em><\/li><li>Le mura di Lucca (sono state, furono, erano) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(furono)<\/span><\/span> completate nel Cinquecento dopo trent'anni di lavori.<br><br><em>The walls of Lucca were completed in the sixteenth century after thirty years of work.<\/em><\/li><li>Quel pomeriggio Pietro (dice, ha detto, disse) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(disse)<\/span><\/span> la verit\u00e0 a Elena e usc\u00ec dalla sala in silenzio.<br><br><em>That afternoon Pietro told the truth to Elena and left the room in silence.<\/em><\/li><li>Il bisnonno di Elena (nacque, nasceva, \u00e8 nato) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(nacque)<\/span><\/span> a Modena nel 1898 e visse novant'anni in una casa appena fuori le mura.<br><br><em>Elena's great-grandfather was born in Modena in 1898 and lived ninety years in a house just outside the walls.<\/em><\/li><li>Quel mattino Pietro (vedeva, vide, ha visto) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"4\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(vide)<\/span><\/span> Elena per la prima volta, davanti al portone del museo di Lucca, con i capelli ancora bagnati di pioggia.<br><br><em>That morning Pietro saw Elena for the first time, in front of the museum gate in Lucca, with her hair still wet from the rain.<\/em><\/li><li>Dante (scrisse, scriveva, ha scritto) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"7\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(scrisse)<\/span><\/span> la Divina Commedia durante gli anni dell'esilio da Firenze.<br><br><em>Dante wrote the Divina Commedia during the years of his exile from Florence.<\/em><\/li><li>L'architetto delle mura (\u00e8 venuto, viene, venne) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(venne)<\/span><\/span> da Padova nel 1572 e diresse i lavori per dodici anni.<br><br><em>The walls' architect came from Padova in 1572 and led the works for twelve years.<\/em><\/li><li>Il mercante (era, ebbe, aveva) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"4\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(ebbe)<\/span><\/span> un'idea brillante: investire l'eredit\u00e0 nella seta e lasciare la sartoria al figlio maggiore.<br><br><em>The merchant had a brilliant idea: invest the inheritance in silk and leave the tailor's shop to his eldest son.<\/em><\/li><li>Stamattina al museo (hanno riaperto, riaprirono, aprivano) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"14\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(hanno riaperto)<\/span><\/span> la sala del Cinquecento, \u00e8 la prima visita aperta al pubblico dopo i lavori di restauro.<br><br><em>This morning at the museum they reopened the sixteenth-century room, it's the first visit open to the public after the restoration works.<\/em><\/li><li>Il pittore (d\u00e0, dava, diede) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(diede)<\/span><\/span> il quadro alla citt\u00e0, perch\u00e9 tornare a Lucca dopo trent'anni gli sembrava un dovere.<br><br><em>The painter gave the painting to the city, because returning to Lucca after thirty years seemed a duty.<\/em><\/li><li>Il restauro della cappella di destra (cominci\u00f2, \u00e8 cominciato, era cominciato) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"13\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(\u00e8 cominciato, e' cominciato)<\/span><\/span> la settimana scorsa, perci\u00f2 la sala non si pu\u00f2 visitare in questi giorni.<br><br><em>The restoration of the right chapel began last week, so the room can't be visited these days.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><hr\/>                                    <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>12 right out of 12.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>Review the irregular cells (1-3-3 pattern only, tu\/noi\/voi stay regular):<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;margin:8px 0\">\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">Verb<\/th>\n<th style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">io<\/th>\n<th style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">lui\/lei<\/th>\n<th style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">loro<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\"><strong>fare<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">feci<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">fece<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">fecero<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\"><strong>dire<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">dissi<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">disse<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">dissero<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\"><strong>vedere<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">vidi<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">vide<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">videro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\"><strong>venire<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">venni<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">venne<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">vennero<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\"><strong>nascere<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">nacqui<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">nacque<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">nacquero<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\"><strong>scrivere<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">scrissi<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">scrisse<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">scrissero<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\"><strong>essere<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">fui<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">fu<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">furono<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\"><strong>avere<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">ebbi<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">ebbe<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">ebbero<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_tipp\" style=\"display: none; position: relative;\">\n                                <div>\n                                    <h5 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Hint<\/h5>\n                                    <p>The 1-3-3 shortcut for irregulars: only <em>io<\/em>, <em>lui\/lei<\/em> and <em>loro<\/em> are root-stressed and irregular. The other three persons (<em>tu, noi, voi<\/em>) stay regular. And <em>loro<\/em> is just the <em>io<\/em> stem + <em>-ero<\/em>: <em>feci&rarr;fecero<\/em>, <em>scrissi&rarr;scrissero<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The choice rule: <strong>psychological involvement<\/strong>, not how long ago. <em>Galileo insegn\u00f2 a Padova<\/em> (closed historical fact), but <em>stamattina hanno riaperto la sala<\/em> (still relevant). Time is a tendency; involvement is the rule.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"tip\" value=\"Hint\"\n                                   class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton wpProQuiz_TipButton\"\n                                   style=\"float: left !important; display: inline-block; margin-right: 10px !important;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Spot the correct version<\/h3>\n<p><em>Choose the one sentence that uses the right past tense and the right irregular form. Look at involvement, regular vs irregular cells, and the trapassato remoto trigger.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6420\"\n                                data-type=\"multiple\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_66_6420\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> Le mura di Lucca furono completate nel Cinquecento durante il governo del Senato cittadino.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_66_6420\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> Le mura di Lucca sono state completate nel Cinquecento durante il governo del Senato cittadino.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_66_6420\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> Le mura di Lucca venivano completate nel Cinquecento durante il governo del Senato cittadino.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_66_6420\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> Il museo ha riaperto la sala restaurata stamattina, per questo Elena sta accompagnando un gruppo.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"4\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_66_6420\"\n                                                       value=\"5\"> Il museo riapr\u00ec la sala restaurata stamattina, per questo Elena sta accompagnando un gruppo.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"5\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_66_6420\"\n                                                       value=\"6\"> Il museo riapriva la sala restaurata stamattina, per questo Elena sta accompagnando un gruppo.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"6\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_66_6420\"\n                                                       value=\"7\"> Dante facette un viaggio attraverso l'oltretomba che divenne il cuore della Commedia.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"7\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_66_6420\"\n                                                       value=\"8\"> Dante fece un viaggio attraverso l'oltretomba che divenne il cuore della Commedia.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"8\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_66_6420\"\n                                                       value=\"9\"> Dante fac\u00ec un viaggio attraverso l'oltretomba che divenne il cuore della Commedia.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"9\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_66_6420\"\n                                                       value=\"10\"> Quella sera noi del gruppo guidato da Elena facemmo molte fotografie alle statue, ma le luci del museo erano troppo basse.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"10\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_66_6420\"\n                                                       value=\"11\"> Quella sera noi del gruppo guidato da Elena feciammo molte fotografie alle statue, ma le luci del museo erano troppo basse.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"11\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_66_6420\"\n                                                       value=\"12\"> Quella sera noi del gruppo guidato da Elena abbiamo fatto molte fotografie alle statue, ma le luci del museo erano troppo basse.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"12\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_66_6420\"\n                                                       value=\"13\"> I Romani conquistano l'Europa centrale in meno di due secoli.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"13\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_66_6420\"\n                                                       value=\"14\"> I Romani conquistarono l'Europa centrale in meno di due secoli.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"14\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_66_6420\"\n                                                       value=\"15\"> I Romani conquistavano l'Europa centrale in meno di due secoli.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"15\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_66_6420\"\n                                                       value=\"16\"> Appena Elena ebbe finito la spiegazione, Pietro usc\u00ec in silenzio dalla sala del Cinquecento.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"16\">\n\n                                                                        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The answers draw on classroom usage and on the Accademia della Crusca note on the <a href=\"https:\/\/accademiadellacrusca.it\/it\/consulenza\/sulluso-del-passato-remoto\/126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">uso del passato remoto<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-pr-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What is the Italian passato remoto?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>It is a simple one-word past tense of the indicative, also called perfetto semplice. It states an event that is finished and felt as having no link to the present: Dante scrisse la Commedia, i Romani conquistarono l&#8217;Europa. The distance it expresses is chronological and above all psychological.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-pr-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">How do I form the regular passato remoto?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Three conjugations: -ai, -asti, -\u00f2, -ammo, -aste, -arono for -are; -ei, -esti, -\u00e9, -emmo, -este, -erono for -ere; -ii, -isti, -\u00ec, -immo, -iste, -irono for -ire. The tu, noi, voi stem matches the imperfect subjunctive and the third plural is always -rono.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-pr-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why are so many verbs irregular, and where?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Most high-frequency verbs are irregular only in three cells: io, lui or lei, and loro, which are root-stressed. The other three persons stay regular. Learn the io form and derive the rest: feci gives facesti, fece, facemmo, faceste, fecero. Loro is the io stem plus -ero.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-pr-4\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What decides passato remoto versus passato prossimo?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Psychological involvement, not how long ago. The passato prossimo marks an event still felt as connected to the present; the passato remoto marks one felt as over and done with. An ancient event can take the prossimo if its consequences are felt now, a recent one the remoto if it is sealed off.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-pr-5\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Is the passato remoto regional?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Strongly. In the spoken Italian of the north the passato prossimo has largely replaced it; in the far south the passato remoto is used even for recent events. In written, literary, journalistic and formal Italian it is standard everywhere for narrated, concluded facts.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-pr-6\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Do I need to produce it or just recognise it?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>For most learners, especially with a northern spoken model, you may rarely produce it in conversation. But you must read it fluently, because novels, history, biography and journalism run on it. Aim for active control of the common irregulars and full reading recognition.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-pr-7\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Are there verbs with variant passato remoto forms?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Yes. Dare has diedi and detti, both correct. Bere has standard bevvi alongside weaker bevei and bevetti. Aprire and its family prefer aprii over the dated apersi. Recognise the variants; produce the common one. A few verbs barely use the passato remoto at all.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related\">Related guides<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three guides that pair with the italian passato remoto, plus an institutional reference.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-passato-prossimo-vs-imperfetto\/\">Italian Passato Prossimo vs Imperfetto<\/a>: the everyday past it contrasts with.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-trapassato-remoto\/\">Italian Trapassato Remoto<\/a>: the anterior variant after appena, dopo che.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-imperfetto-conversational-uses\/\">Italian Imperfetto<\/a>: the background tense in narration.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/accademiadellacrusca.it\/it\/consulenza\/sulluso-del-passato-remoto\/126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accademia della Crusca: uso del passato remoto<\/a>: institutional note.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udd0d In short. The italian passato remoto (or perfetto semplice) is the simple past that marks a finished event with no link to the present: Dante scrisse la Commedia, i Romani conquistarono l&#8217;Europa. Regular endings split by conjugation (cantai, temei, dormii), but the high-frequency verbs are irregular and root-stressed in the 1st\/3rd singular and 3rd &#8230; <a title=\"Italian Passato Remoto: Forms, Use and the Psychology Rule\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-passato-remoto\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Italian Passato Remoto: Forms, Use and the Psychology Rule\">Read more \u226b<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10020,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1867],"tags":[41,495],"class_list":["post-21427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-c1","tag-passato-remoto","tag-verbi-irregolari","no-featured-image-padding","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10020"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21427"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60191,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21427\/revisions\/60191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}