In English the past perfect tense (trapassato prossimo) is formed with the auxiliary "had" the past participle of the main verb. In Italian, the trapassato prossimo, a compound tense, is formed with the imperfetto of the auxiliary verb avere or essere and the past participle of the acting verb.

CONJUGATING VERBS IN THE PAST PERFECT WITH AVERE

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