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Modal verbs in passato prossimo: with avere

Modal verbs in passato prossimo: with avere

Structure:

ho/hai… + past participle of modal

When the modal's infinitive complement uses avere, the modal takes avere.

Example:

Ho dovuto lavorare tutta la notte. **Translation:** I had to work all night.

Examples

Ho dovuto lavorare tutta la notte.

I had to work all night.

Practice

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Ho dovuto lavorare tutta la notte."

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