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My Weekend — Telling Short Stories

Combine avere and essere verbs to tell a real short story about your own weekend.

Real storytelling mixes both families in the same paragraph — you moved somewhere (essere) and you did things once you got there (avere). Here's a model weekend recap you can adapt.

Sabato sono andata al mercato e ho comprato del formaggio. Poi ho incontrato un'amica e abbiamo mangiato insieme.

On Saturday I went to the market and bought some cheese. Then I met a friend and we ate together.

Sequencing words

  • prima — first
  • poi / dopo — then / after
  • infine — finally
  • alla fine — in the end

Try this now: write three sentences about last Saturday, using at least one essere verb and one avere verb. Say them out loud — speaking your own real story is what actually builds fluency, not memorizing someone else's.

Vocabulary in this lesson

  • il weekend

    the weekend

    Com'è andato il weekend?

  • ho incontrato

    I met

    Ho incontrato un vecchio amico.

  • abbiamo mangiato

    we ate

    Abbiamo mangiato al ristorante.

  • poi

    then

    Prima ho studiato, poi ho dormito.

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