Episode 04 - The Moment Everything Changes - Passato Prossimo Part 1

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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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🎧 Take it slow, embrace the process, and immerse yourself in Italian—piano piano!

⏳ CHAPTERS

0:00 Passato Prossimo Examples
6:40 Examples with Italian translation
7:38 Episode intro
11:16 Formation of passato prossimo
12:24 Conjugation of avere
17:02 Formation of the participio passato
19:59 Avere or essere?
21:22 Vocabulary for practice exercise
22:10 Practice putting it all together
26:46 Assignment explained
30:20 First playback of Part 3
33:26 Second playback of part 3
35:42 Wrap up
Never Too Late to Learn
A brief reflection inspired by Bill Monty’s Guide for Getting Older and his episode about Dame Patricia Routledge who, at 96, decided to learn Italian so she could sing an Italian opera. A beautiful reminder that it’s never too late to learn something new, pursue a passion, or follow a dream.

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Chapters

1. Passato Prossimo Examples (00:00:00)

2. Examples with Italian translation (00:03:49)

3. Episode intro (00:04:47)

4. Formation of passato prossimo (00:08:25)

5. Conjugation of avere (00:09:33)

6. Formation of the participio passato (00:14:11)

7. Avere or essere? (00:17:08)

8. Vocabulary for practice exercise (00:18:31)

9. Practice putting it all together (00:19:19)

10. Assignment explained (00:23:55)

11. First playback of Part 3 (00:27:29)

12. Second playback of part 3 (00:30:35)

13. Wrap up (00:32:51)

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