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Porto il modulo in segreteria.

Porto il modulo in segreteria.
I take the form to the administrative office.
From Lesson 216:Past reported speech (imperfetto)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Porto il modulo in segreteria.

If someone said this sentence yesterday, how would I report it today using indirect speech?
To report a present tense statement like porto (I take) in the past, you shift the verb to the imperfetto (imperfect) tense. Since you are reporting what someone else said, you also change the subject to 'he' or 'she'. So, 'He said he was taking the form...' becomes Ha detto che portava il modulo in segreteria.
Why do we use porto here instead of prendo for 'I take'?
In English, 'take' has multiple meanings. When 'take' means to transport something to another place, Italian uses portare (which means both to bring and to take). You only use prendere when taking means to physically grab, pick up, or acquire something, like taking a pen from a desk.
Modulo looks like the English word 'module'. Is it a false friend?
Yes, in everyday contexts! While it can mean module in scientific or technical settings, here modulo means a form or document that you fill out.
Why is it just in segreteria and not combined with an article like nella or alla?
Words for shops, offices, and specific businesses that end in -eria (such as segreteria, pizzeria, farmacia) generally take the preposition in all by itself, without a definite article.

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