Italian Italian language example using the verb mangiare ("to eat"): Mood: indicativo (indicative)TenseItalianEnglishExplanationPresente(Present)io mangio "I eat", "I'm eating"merges habitual and continuous aspects, among othersPassato prossimo(Recent past)io ho mangiato"I ate", "I have eaten"merges perfective and perfectImperfetto(Imperfect)io mangiavo"I was eating", "I usually ate"merges habitual and progressive aspectsTrapassato prossimo(Recent pluperfect)io avevo mangiato"I had eaten"tense, not ordinarily marked for aspectPassato remoto(Far past)io mangiai"I ate"perfective aspectTrapassato remoto(Far pluperfect)io ebbi mangiato "I had eaten"tenseFuturo semplice(Simple future)io mangerò"I shall eat"tenseFuturo anteriore(Future perfect)io avrò mangiato "I shall have eaten"future tense and perfect tense/aspect The imperfetto/trapassato prossimo contrasts with the passato remoto/trapassato remoto in that imperfetto renders an imperfective (continuous) past while passato remoto expresses an aorist (punctual/historical) past.
Italian Italian language example using the verb mangiare ("to eat"): Mood: indicativo (indicative)TenseItalianEnglishExplanationPresente(Present)io mangio "I eat", "I'm eating"merges habitual and continuous aspects, among othersPassato prossimo(Recent past)io ho mangiato"I ate", "I have eaten"merges perfective and perfectImperfetto(Imperfect)io mangiavo"I was eating", "I usually ate"merges habitual and progressive aspectsTrapassato prossimo(Recent pluperfect)io avevo mangiato"I had eaten"tense, not ordinarily .marked for aspectPassato remoto(Far past)io mangiai"I ate"perfective aspectTrapassato remoto(Far pluperfect)io ebbi mangiato "I had eaten"tenseFuturo semplice(Simple future)io mangerò"I shall eat"tenseFuturo anteriore(Future perfect)io avrò mangiato "I shall have eaten"future tense and perfect tense/aspect The imperfetto/trapassato prossimo contrasts with the passato remoto/trapassato remoto in that imperfetto renders an imperfective (continuous) past while passato remoto expresses an aorist (punctual/historical) past