Breakdown of Avevate un pappagallo molto divertente, vero?
un
a / an (masculine)
molto
very
vero
true / right? (tag question)
divertente
fun
Questions & Answers about Avevate un pappagallo molto divertente, vero?
Why use avevate instead of the passato prossimo avete avuto?
We use the imperfetto (avevate) because having a pet is a description of an ongoing state in the past, rather than a single completed action. When describing what things were like or what you used to own, the imperfetto is the best choice.
Which form of "you" is avevate?
It is the voi (plural you) form. In the imperfetto, the verb avere uses the stem ave- and adds the ending -vate, making avevate (you all had / you guys used to have).
Pappagallo is masculine, so why doesn't the adjective divertente end in -o?
While many adjectives change to match the -o or -a of the noun, divertente belongs to a group of adjectives that naturally end in -e in their singular form. These adjectives use the exact same -e ending for both masculine and feminine nouns.