In Italian, there's not only a past participle, as in English, there is also a present participle. Many nouns and adjectives we use every day come from this tense, as well as from the past participle.

The card that came with the flowers for Lara contained an important message. One of the people Luca wants to question comes to the police station of his own accord.

Marco shows up with an interesting proposition for Guia. Pino gets dressed up like a priest, as he likes to do, and has an interesting conversation with Carola.

Both Andreina and Eva have some important tasks to carry out this evening. Their challenges are vastly different, but are challenges nonetheless. Let's see how they manage.

This is the conclusion of this episode. Mazzeo shows his face at school, and Camilla gets a nice surprise.

The worst-case scenario comes true, even though Nora and Ugo do their very, very best, along with Spartacus as the server and Iside in the kitchen. Who knows if that wedding will ever happen.

Alberto Angela recounts some interesting facts and legends surrounding the roof of the Bapistery and the Camposanto [cemetery].

In this segment, Daniela talks about the gerund. As you will see, in Italian, the gerund is often used by itself, whereas in English we need an extra word before it — a conjunction or preposition. We are on more familiar ground when Daniela talks about using a gerund with the verb stare (to be) to form what we call the present continuous or present progressive.

Imagine being on vacation and having to fly home during the pandemic. That's what happened to Melania who got stuck in Madrid on her way home from Venezuela.

Lara plans to go and stay at her aunt's house, though Caterina is gone. Luca is clearly preoccupied when he goes to the morgue to talk to Ginevra about the autopsy.

Did anybody hear Guia accept Marco's proposal? Needless to say, Guia is feeling somewhat trapped, and encountering Renzo with Anita doesn't help her state of mind.

Each family is intent on dictating all the details of the wedding, making it difficult for Ugo and Nora to stay on top of things — beginning with the choice of a wedding gown.

Alberto Angela takes us through what is actually a gallery of ancient art inside this cemetery, and focuses on the sarcophagi, each with its story to tell.

Daniela and Marika show us the basics of making conversation between 2 people who know each other as well as between strangers, or people of different ages.

Daniela gives us some more examples of gerunds used in subordinate clauses. Asking ourselves what questions the gerund answers can help us understand its role in a sentence.