Venire + PP: Tense Restrictions and Usage — Perifrasi Verbali — Verbal Periphrases (B2)

Perifrasi Verbali — Verbal Periphrases·Venire + PP: Tense Restrictions and Usage

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Rule reminder

'Venire + pp' can be used in: present (viene fatto), imperfect (veniva fatto), future (verrà fatto), conditional (verrebbe fatto), and past simple (venne fatto — literary). IMPORTANT: 'Venire + pp' CANNOT be used in COMPOUND TENSES (no 'è venuto fatto', no 'era venuta firmata'). For compound tenses, 'essere + pp' must be used instead. This restriction is a key exam point.

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