Trapassato Remoto Exercises For Italian Grammar

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of Trapassato Remoto

The Trapassato Remoto is a compound tense that describes an action that took place before another past action in Italian language. This tense is used in narration, particularly in literary texts. To construct this tense, you combine the remote past (Passato Remoto) of the auxiliary verbs “avere” (to have) or “essere” (to be) with the past participle of the main verb. The choice of auxiliary follows the same rules as in the other composite tenses.

1. Dopo che tu *avevi mangiato* (you ate), siamo andati al cinema.
2. Appena lui *fu arrivato* (he arrived), la lezione cominciò.
3. Quando noi *fummo partiti* (we left), il tempo migliorò.
4. Non appena loro *ebbero finito* (they finished), iniziarono a giocare.
5. Dopo che io *ebbi studiato* (I studied), mi misi a letto.

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of Trapassato Remoto

1. Nel momento in cui tu *avesti letto* (you read), capisti tutto.
2. Quando io *fui nato* (I was born), mia madre era felicissima.
3. Subito dopo che lei *ebbe pianto* (she cried), si sentì meglio.
4. Appena tu *fosti partito* (you left), iniziò la festa.
5. Non appena noi *avemmo mangiato* (we ate), andammo a dormire.

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