🎙 Podcast Episode Five: Secrets Revealed – Passato Prossimo Part 2
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In this episode, we continue exploring the passato prossimo, focusing on how to recognize when to use it in a story—and how it shifts the action forward. Through Mariella’s memories and an unexpected visit from her friend Zina, we see how past events and new discoveries intertwine.
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✔️ How the passato prossimo creates movement and plot twists.
✔️ A review of your verb transformation assignment from Episode 4.
✔️ Practical tips on choosing between avere and essere as auxiliary verbs.
✔️ A lively moment with Antonio... and an unexpected guest!
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⏳ CHAPTERS
00:00 Chapter 1 Part 3 – English Translation with Italian
06:02 Introduction to Podcast
07:29 Review Assignment 1 – Verb Transformations
09:20 Review Assignment 2 – Passato Prossimo’s Effect on the Story
11:02 Recap of Passato Prossimo – Part 1
13:02 Practice Identifying Transitive Verbs
18:57 Review Conjugation of *Essere*
21:04 Formation of Past Participles with *Essere*
26:47 Chapter 1 Part 4 – Italian Only
31:08 Wrap Up
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