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Verbs that change meaning with essere/avere

Verbs that change meaning with essere/avere

Structure:

salire, scendere, correre, volare: avere (transitive) vs essere (intransitive motion)

Same verb, different auxiliary depending on whether an object is present or a destination is implied.

Example:

Ho corso per un'ora. / Sono corso a casa. **Translation:** I ran for an hour. / I ran (rushed) home.

Examples

Ho corso per un'ora.

I ran for an hour.

/ Sono corso a casa.

/ I ran (rushed) home.

Practice

Question 1 of 30 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Ho corso per un'ora."

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