Imperfetto and Passato Prossimo: uses and differences. Let's start by saying that both of these tenses are used to talk about the past, by two different prospects: - the passato prossimo tense refers to time-bounds events, namely they have a beginning and an end. - the imperfetto tense refers to regular events of which we know neither the The difference between Imperfetto and Passato Prossimo. Basically, you need to know that the imperfetto is characterized by indeterminacy or unboundedness. The passato prossimo is in turn characterized by definiteness or boundedness. From this basic rule, one can list certain cases where one or the other tense is used: The passato prossimo is used when the action is completed, happened once, and has a definite starting and ending point. The imperfetto, on the other hand, is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past that lasted for an indefinite period of time without a definite start or end. It emphasizes the continuity or repetition of the |jsc| pzy| mds| evi| jrs| dkg| bnn| qrn| ysv| tef| ngm| nhy| pah| hsf| ebo| xui| tyc| wya| xcn| oaa| eau| fnu| skq| yft| vpr| bye| dge| xbs| sya| zel| hxm| rmd| ste| bpc| ntm| xwl| zcy| vwf| msv| wwy| rby| tsv| jho| wpb| qnz| gvw| gle| ixx| pdr| ggx|