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AUXILIARY VERBSYou are here: morphology > verbs > auxiliary The verbs avere (to have) and essere (to be) are called auxiliaries because they help
the other verbs to form compound tenses.
Avere is and irregular verb and it means: te have, to possess, to hold.
It is also used as an auxiliary of all active verbs, except quiet verbs and verbs of movement, except quiet verbs and verbs of movement.
Examples:
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Marco ha una bella famiglia.
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Marco ha comprato una macchina nuova.
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Essere is an irregular verb and it means: to be, to be, to exist to have the characteristics of.
It is also used as an auxiliary for quiet and movement verbs, for reflexive verbs and passive verbs.
Examples:
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Anna è simpatica
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Marco è andato a Roma ieri.
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To form a compound tense, a form of the verb to have or to be is taken and added to
the past participle of the verb.
Go to: to_have > to_be
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