Home » Magazine » Italian B1 M3 — Lesson 7: Passato Prossimo vs Imperfetto

Italian B1 M3 — Lesson 7: Passato Prossimo vs Imperfetto

Italian B1 M3 — Lesson 7: Passato Prossimo vs Imperfetto — Mondosol

B1 · reading version

⚖️ L127 – Passato Prossimo vs Imperfetto

B1 · La differenza chiave tra i due passati

In this lesson you will learn key Italian vocabulary for b1 · la differenza chiave tra i due passati. Practice reading, listening, speaking and writing!

📖 Read

Mentre dormivo, è arrivato Marco

While I was sleeping, Marco arrived

🎧 Listen and repeat

Leggevo un libro quando ha squillato il telefono.

Imperfetto = background/ongoing. Passato prossimo = single completed event that interrupts.

🧠 Check yourself

Quale frase usa correttamente i due tempi?

  • A. Mentre guardavo la TV, ha suonato il telefono
  • B. Guardavo la TV, ha suonato il telefono
  • C. Mentre ho guardato la TV, suonava il telefono
  • D. Ho guardato la TV quando suonavo

Check your answer in the interactive lesson inside the course.

💬 Think about it

Cosa significa ‘Mentre dormivo, è arrivato Marco’?

✍️ Write it in Italian

Write: “I was walking in the park when it started to rain”

Now do it, don’t just read it

Audio, pronunciation practice and the quiz for this lesson are inside the course.

Open the course

More about Italian passato prossimo vs imperfetto

Continue learning italian passato prossimo vs imperfetto: Learn to speak Italian · Source: Accademia della Crusca · all Mondosol courses.


Discover more from Mondosol

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Mondosol Ambassador Program

Speak a language? Earn while you share it.

Become an ambassador: finish a course, review three lessons, and unlock your personal link. You earn every time someone subscribes through it.

Become an ambassador

Keep reading

Browse all topics and tags →

Elio Mondello Avatar

About the author

Editorial Process:

We test and review products using an independent, multi-point methodology. When you make a purchase using our links, we receive a commission. Please read our editorial process and disclosures.

From the blog

Stay up to date with the latest from our blog.

Get Happy in 5 minutes, for free

Our 😀Happy newsletter is designed to give you the 📰newest updates, help you overcome mental challenges and find your hidden 💪potential.

Free newsletter. Unsubscribe 🕙anytime.

Join 151.9K other subscribers

Discover more from Mondosol

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading