Pluperfect Tense in Italian: Trapassato Prossimo

The video tutorial by Professor Dave explains the Italian tense Trapasato Prossimo, equivalent to the English past perfect. It covers the construction of this tense using auxiliary verbs and past participles, and provides examples of conjugating different types of verbs. The tutorial also illustrates scenarios where this tense is applicable, emphasizing its precision in describing actions that occurred before another past action.

What does the term 'Trapasato Prossimo' imply in English?

• Future perfect

• Past perfect

• Present perfect

• Simple past

Which auxiliary verbs are used to form Trapasato Prossimo?

• Essere and Stare

• Fare and Stare

• Essere and Avere

• Avere and Fare

In Trapasato Prossimo, when does the past participle agree in gender and number?

• With no verbs

• With all verbs

• With intransitive verbs using essere

• With transitive verbs using avere

Which verb is used as an example of a transitive verb in the conjugation section?

• Mangiare

• Skrivere

• Divertirsi

• Tornare

What type of verb is 'Tornare' in the context of Trapasato Prossimo?

• Reflexive

• Intransitive

• Transitive

• Reciprocal

Which verb is used as an example of a reflexive verb in the conjugation section?

• Mangiare

• Tornare

• Skrivere

• Divertirsi

In the situational examples, why didn't the speaker go to the opera?

• They were tired

• They had already seen it

• They were late

• They didn't have a ticket