Definitions

1. The compound tenses (i tempi composti) are verb tenses that consist of two words, such as the passato prossimo (present perfect). (Web site)
2. In compound tenses, the past participle (conjugated with haver ‘to have') is invariable, unless a third person direct pronominal object is present.
3. The seven compound tenses are formed with the auxiliary verb "haber" along with the past participle.
4. In Italian, compound tenses are formed with an auxiliary verb (either essere "to be" or avere "to have").

Simple Tenses

1. French verb conjugations can be divided into two categories: simple tenses and compound tenses. (Web site)

Complex Tenses

1. These constructions are often known as complex tenses or compound tenses (a more accurate technical term is periphrastic tenses). (Web site)

Languages

1. Only the basic simple tenses are given in the conjugation tables, but all languages below have also numerous compound tenses. (Web site)

Makes

1. This makes for a total of fifteen simple and compound tenses (one is not commonly used, and another does not exist at all).

Verbs

1. For example, in some Romance languages these verbs use different auxiliaries when forming the compound tenses.

Grammatically

1. The conditional mood consists of five compound tenses, most of which are not grammatically distinguishable. (Web site)

Verb

1. These participles can be used in conjunction with the verb to be, esti, forming 18 compound tenses (9 active and 9 passive).

Simple Past

1. The simple past, imperfect subjunctive, and their compound tenses, however, are rarely used in modern French. (Web site)

Form

1. It uses auxiliaries to form a full set of compound tenses as well as the passive. (Web site)
2. That is acompanied by how to for the present and pased participle and how to form the 7 compound tenses.

Passive Voice

1. No past frequentative is mentioned, no compound tenses, although the past passive participle as well as the passive voice are given elsewhere. (Web site)
2. There are four simple tenses (present, past, future, and conditional), three compound tenses (past, future, and conditional), and the passive voice. (Web site)

Adjective

1. Participle: A form of the verb used either as an adjective or to form compound tenses.
2. Past Participle: A form of the verb used either as an adjective or to form compound tenses.

Modifier

1. In linguistics, a participle is a non-finite verb form that can be used in compound tenses or voices, or as a modifier. (Web site)

Helping Verbs

1. They are called helping verbs, because it is by their aid the compound tenses are formed.

Conjugated

1. French verbs are commonly conjugated in five simple tenses and five compound tenses. (Web site)

Auxiliary Verbs

1. Auxiliary verbs are called helping verbs, because it is by their aid that the compound tenses are formed. (Web site)
2. In classical Latin sum and eram are used as auxiliary verbs in the perfect and pluperfect passive, which are compound tenses. (Web site)

Auxiliary Verb

1. The usual pattern is for clitics to precede the verb, or, in compound tenses, the auxiliary verb; e.g.
2. In French, all compound tenses are formed with an auxiliary verb (either être "to be" or avoir "to have").

Tense

1. These compound verb constructions are often known as "complex tenses" or "compound tenses", despite involving more than tense.
2. The tense in which the helping verb is conjugated will determine which of the compound tenses is being constructed.

Tenses

1. There are two tenses, Present & Preterite, plus two compound tenses, Perfect & Imperfect. (Web site)
2. The 14 regular tenses are also subdivided into seven simple tenses and seven compound tenses (also known as the perfect tenses).

Past Participles

1. That is, can one substitute experte for experite in compound tenses (and other second-stem adjectives for other past participles). (Web site)

Past Participle

1. The past participle is used in Italian as both an adjective and to form many of the compound tenses of the language. (Web site)
2. Haber is used grammatically, with the past participle, to form the compound tenses. (Web site)
3. The compound tenses in Italian are constructed with the auxiliaries avere to have or essere to be and the past participle. (Web site)

Compound Tenses

1. Notice that the perfect, pluperfect and future perfect tenses passive are compound tenses, composed of the past participle and a form of esse, to be. (Web site)
2. The compound tenses of MOST (not all) intransitive verbs are formed with the auxiliary "ESSERE" + the past participle of the verb. (Web site)
3. The past participle is used in French as both an adjective and to form all the compound tenses of the language. (Web site)

Categories

1. Past Participle
2. Tenses
3. Auxiliary Verb
4. Essere
5. Helping Verbs
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