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Junior Cycle Italian: Passato prossimo (avere/essere)
How often Passato prossimo (avere/essere) comes up on the Italian papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.
CL Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years
Quick ones on Passato prossimo (avere/essere).
- Sono mangiato una pizza
- Ho mangiato una pizza
- Ho mangiare una pizza
- Ho andata a Roma
- Sono andato a Roma
- Sono andata a Roma
- fatto
- farato
- faciuto
Show the answers
(a) Ho mangiato una pizza
(b) Sono andata a Roma
(c) fatto
Common Level
Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Q16, Q18 |
| 2025 | Not asked |
| 2024 | Q17 |
| 2023 | Q18 |
| 2022 | Q16 |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
More Passato prossimo (avere/essere) questions
Passato prossimo (avere/essere), 3 marks
How do you say 'My cousins (boys) arrived yesterday'?
- I miei cugini hanno arrivato ieri
- I miei cugini sono arrivato ieri
- I miei cugini sono arrivati ieri
Show the answer
I miei cugini sono arrivati ieri
With essere the participle agrees like an adjective: arrivato, arrivata, arrivati, arrivate. Cugini is masculine plural, so arrivati.
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