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Passato prossimo vs imperfetto: contrast

Structure:

Passato prossimo = completed event; imperfetto = background/habitual

Imperfetto sets the scene; passato prossimo interrupts or completes.

Example:

Leggevo quando ha squillato il telefono. **Translation:** I was reading when the phone rang.

Examples

Leggevo quando ha squillato il telefono.

I was reading when the phone rang.

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Key phrase: “non ha voluto rispondere”

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Key phrase: “si è rivelato clamorosamente sbagliato”

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Leggevo quando ha squillato il telefono."

Andarsene (to go away/leave)

Ci as place pronoun (there)

Combined (double) object pronouns

Comparative: meno…di (less than)

Comparative: più…di (more than)