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*Passive: ''fire, fio, fighe, fito'' "to become" + past participle | *Passive: ''fire, fio, fighe, fito'' "to become" + past participle | ||
*Middle: ''gere, gio, gighe, geto'' "to go" + past participle | *Middle: ''gere, gio, gighe, geto'' "to go" + past participle | ||
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*Near future: ''esse, so, (era), fue, futo'' "to be" + future participle | *Near future: ''esse, so, (era), fue, futo'' "to be" + future participle | ||
**For the absolute near future, ''esse'' is used in the present tense. | **For the absolute near future, ''esse'' is used in the present tense. | ||
**Relative tenses can be formed by using ''esse'' in a non-present tense. | **Relative tenses can be formed by using ''esse'' in a non-present tense. | ||
* | *Completive perfect: ''havere, havio, havue, hafto'' "to have" + past participle | ||
** | **''havere'' may be in any tense to form a corresponding anterior tense denoting a completed action. | ||
** | **This is similar to the perfect tenses, but it gives the implication that an action has been completed. | ||
*Continuous: ''esse, so, (era), fue, futo'' + present participle | |||
**Unlike in English, this can only be used for an action that is ongoing at the time referenced by the verb ''esse''. | |||
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