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How to say what's happened -
a few basics
Sono stata così felice di conoscerti
Ho perduto il mio cellulare
- In English the past is often conveyed in one word, eg lost, went... In Italian you need to use two words, eg ho perduto, sono andato.
- To ask someone how something was, or has been, you say: Com'è stato? 'How was it?' or 'How has it been?' To answer you say È stato... 'It was...' or 'It has been ....'
- To say how you were, you say sono stato for a man or sono stata for a woman.
- Sono, sei, è are used with verbs indicating movement too - sono andato, sono andata, 'I've gone'
- But with other verbs you use ho, hai, ha... followed by a word like lasciato, left, or perduto, lost. The ending doesn't change.
Giovanna
Lorenzo
Giovanna
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è stata
è andato
ha perduto
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in Italia
a Bassano
il suo cellulare
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Giovanna has been in Italy
Lorenzo went to Bassano with Giovanna
Giovanna lost her mobile phone
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